We had always talked about taking the family to either China or Taiwan for a year. We realized that the 2017-2018 academic year would be the best timing for the kids’ school, but it seemed hard to disconnect from work and everything else at home in California. However, when Mike quit his job in April 2017, we started talking about this adventure as a concrete possibility. By mid-June we had committed to taking the kids out of school in the U.S. for a year, and by mid-August we were in Taipei!