Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Since you have gone into specifics, I think its slightly less inappropriate for me to ask something that is really on my mind- are your kids both not yet in school(i can guess one isnt, based on the pack n play) or do you enroll one in the local schools for however long you are there?
I couldnt tell if its a 2.5 week drive all at once or if its 2.5 weeks of driving over many months(you mention 3-6 months per stop).
Its a fascinating setup you guys have and the logistics are interesting.
The kids are 2 and 4.
Typical travel assignments are 13 weeks with 2-3 weeks between assignments. Most people bounce locally within a few different hospitals. My wife and I are a little different. We want to maximize adventure and have fun in an area we probably won’t ever move to
The logistics are daunting. We need two travel assignments and one of those needs to be PRN or part time, availability of a furnished house, and a daycare without a waitlist (some cities, it’s years long). We also rent our house out to other people doing the same thing, and that can be difficult from thousands of miles away.
By this fall, I expect to put both boys in a Montessori school and stay in one place for a while.
This will be a huge road trip, I don’t think we’ll take another assignment that zigs the country again. Besides the poor reliability of Subaru, it’s been a pretty fun time.