The movers came, packed up nearly 90% of our house withing 4 days and gone was the massive container heading towards Seoul for our next adventure. I was so happy when they finally arrived to pack the things because that meant progress and one step more in the direction I've been looking for months now: EAST!


We were left with an emptied up house or you could even call it a massively decluttered house if you wish. That was a strange but good feeling. For the first time during our travels around the world we are keeping a home base. My challenge now is to make it homey and cozy so we can come back for vacations and family and friend-reunions. And you know how I love remodeling spaces!

It is all a bit calmer now here and I am trying to figure out how to live in this space another way.

There is so much space and I am now taking out things from the basement and the garden to add it to the vast spaces left.


And of course I cannot resist painting some walls in new colours. this is partly because they need it and partly therapeutic. I've been worrying about Japan a lot. I was always so interested in this beautiful country and now was even drawn closer to it after entering the doll world, the Japanese crafting scene, the wonderful magazines and all the great people I met on Flickr. And then there was this catastrophe that seems to get bigger every day. And involved is not only a country I have feelings for but also part of our future: Seoul is so close and therefore also our moving plans come into focus again in a different angle.

As you can see in the map, Fukushima may be miles away from Germany, but it is close to Seoul where my husband now is working and looking for houses for our family... This is all so sad and I can only pray and hope that this atomic catastrophy will come to an end so Japan can start anew and rebuild itself.

As for our family: we put our flights on hold and we are waiting now for the situation to clear . To not go mad about all this there still is daily life: children have to be waken up, lunchboxes packed, children to be driven to sports events, attending music lessons, seing friends, doctr's visits and the like. We are talking about Japan and what happens at the moment. Even more so because Pauline took up Japanese at school this semester voluntarily (She said: "Mummy, with us you never know - maybe one day we will be even moving to Japan and then I will be prepared") and her teacher is coming from the region now destroyed by the Tsunami...
But I have to maintain normality and so I am preparing another Birthday: Moritz will be turning 10 on Sunday and we will be having a small party at the local swimming pool for him and his friends.

1. pool party, 2. m, 3. Goggles, 4. university club swimmers, 5. Black Forest Cake, 6. Cuba Gallery: VW Van, 7. Swimming Pool, 8. 999, 9. Swimming pool, 10. O, 11. Bunting, 12. Swimming Pool, 13. R, 14.Pool, 15. Pool Water, 16. alice, 17. letter I, 18. The Pool, 19. pool, 20. T, 21. Swimming Pool, 22.Scrabble Letter Z, 23. 10, 24. England v. Portugal 7/1/06
See, occupied and hoping the best! We are keeping Japan in our thoughts and I am amazed what people have been doing in the Flickr communities these days. You can click onto the links for the pictures and find your way through charity events, raffles and the like. This is another thing I so love about Flickr: The fast reaction and how people are working together and act quickly to help and be there!
1. ARt FOr JAPan, 2. Dolly Community for Japan!, 3. "the other side of the world" getting closer, 4. A Radiation detector in Tokyo #quake #Japan #radiation, 5. help {japan}, 6. Japan !, 7. Japan-2011, 8.Charity Events For Japan, 9. Untitled, 10. ♥, 11. japan, we love you, 12. Japan quake, 13. Japan Needs Your Help (Donate Now!), 14. Japan Kisenuma, 15. Japan Quake 24x36, 16. one in a thousand
Hope to greet you soon with better news!