LIFE UPDATE : 2018

 

first

the belle is not abroad

{Unless, of course, you started following along while we were living in London and then yes, we’re now abroad in the USA!}

We officially left London late summer and spent a few months traveling the world before settling back in North Carolina. It’s not abroad but we still love traveling + escaping abroad to new destinations — so I’m keeping the name! The Belle Abroad is here to stay.

what’s next

life in north carolina

You may not know that we actually moved to London from NC — so this is home to us! When we decided it was time to leave London, *bittersweet tears*, we knew North Carolina was the only place to go! We love living so close to our family and friends.

I am excited to share our life here with you but if you’re here for all the travel inspo and tips, fear not, I still have the travel bug!

But if you also LOVE all the other things…fashion, beauty, home decor, fitness…stay tuned — I am excited to expand my creative content here at TBA.

and…

getting personal

I never expected moving back to North Carolina to be harder than moving across the ocean to another country…but it is.

I should have been a little prepared for it, our families and friends kind of all predicted it, but I thought it would go smooth, easy, natural. Truthfully, it has been everything but. Don’t get wrong, I want this — we chose to move back + honestly, are really excited about it. Just maybe expected a lot of that excitement to overshadow all the hard bits.

I’m still working through this transition phase but would love to hear from y’all — if you have tips about adjusting to or from living abroad.

and of course,
thank you for following along through all of these adventures!

caroline

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4 Comments

  1. I’ve dealt with it too! I was living in Belgium for a few years and had to move back to Kentucky. I knew eventually I would move back to the US but I didn’t really expect to move back to my home state immediately. It took a bit of time adjusting, but what really helped me out was just traveling. While I didn’t go abroad again for quite some time, I explored my own state, I drove around for the hell of it, made weekend trips out of state. So maybe it’s something you all can do!

    1. Hi Amber! Thanks so much for sharing with me! I think that sounds like such a good plan — there’s so many beautiful and unique places stateside that I always forget about 🙂