Birthday Week Exploration
For the second part of Daniel’s birthday week vacation we rented a car so we could do some exploring.
For the second part of Daniel’s birthday week vacation we rented a car so we could do some exploring.
As we mentioned in our last update, I (Ammi) was approved for residency August 4th. We went to MUP August 17 for my fingerprints and the last of my paperwork. I had my permit in-hand August 24th. Daniel was approved August 24th. We hope to have his paperwork at MUP done by the end of
We’re currently staring down the end of July, and it has been a difficult month. It started with Cirrus getting a grass seed in his ear that had to be removed while he was under anesthesia. Followed by two weeks of holding him down to apply antibiotics to his ear. It did not work, and
This was our first 4th of July living abroad. We have the holiday off because our US based work teams have the holiday off, and we’re staying on their schedules for now. We celebrated by taking a much needed actual vacation and practicing the Dalmatian Art of Fjaka. Basically we rested and did nothing for
I’m shocked it’s already June. This summer is passing quickly. Daniel and I are working on a new side project with a tight deadline on top of our regular work. At work we’re both on deadlines too. Our days consist of sleeping late, walking the dogs, working second shift hours for our American time zones
I realized we hadn’t written here in a while to catch everyone up on our lives. We spend our weekdays walking the neighborhood, trying new foods, and working. Our weekends are filled with exploring further Split destinations, garden upkeep, board games, video calls to friends back home, and tourist watching. Daniel takes at least one
For my birthday we decided to explore Marjan, the largest park in Split. Marjan has been used as a park by the residents of the city since the 3rd century. It’s covered in a Mediterranean Pine Forest – so I masked, since I’m allergic to Pine and Cedar. We entered the park on the North
We were very nervous about finding a pet friendly apartment in Split. The listing websites are difficult to navigate and don’t have a lot of options. Luckily Expat in Croatia helps find their clients apartments, and Lucija found us one we fell in love with very quickly. It was actually the first one we looked
We spent a beautiful few months in Old Town Split right next to Diocletian’s Palace. January — March is beautiful and quiet in Old Town. The tourists start showing up towards the end of March and we didn’t want to stay in the middle of the tourist season in the tourist area. Living a decade