Life with Liv

  • And the countdown begins…

    Today marks 13 days until the big move. That is less than TWO WEEKS!!

    The tears fell heavy this morning and I thought to myself, “Who the hell just picks up and moves to freaking Belgium!?!” Sometimes this feels like the biggest, scariest, most exciting thing I will ever do. Other times I remember this is something I dreamt up, pursued, and made come to life.

    We hosted New Years in our home two nights ago. We had a murder mystery dinner and we all showed up dressed like our characters, solved the mystery, and danced until the clock struck midnight. Right around 11:30pm I went up to Ben and said, “These are the moments I am going to miss the most.” My people. Our home. Celebrating holidays with the ones I love.

    Leaving my friends and family is hands down going to be the hardest part of this move. Time to get back to packing!

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  • Hello World!

    Hello World!

    Hi there! My name is Liv (Olivia) Ratner and I am about to embark on a life-changing adventure. I have accepted an international assignment in Brussels, Belgium for the next two years with my company, Komatsu. If you’ve never heard of Komatsu, Komatsu provides essential equipment for the construction, mining, forest, energy and manufacturing industries. Look outside your window on your next car ride for construction equipment, and you’ll probably see our excavators! 

    I hope that this blog will allow my family, friends, colleagues, and anyone else chasing their dreams to have some insight into what it is like to live, work, and travel abroad.  

    Some other fun facts about me:

    • I just got married in March of ’22 to my husband, Ben. Ben is the most hard-working, loyal, funniest person I know…and I am so thankful that he is willing to join me on this journey
    • We have a mini-aussiedoodle named Mallow. She is very intelligent but has more energy than the law allows
    • One of my goals is to go to all 50 states in the US; currently I have been to 31. Only 19 more to go!
    • I studied abroad in Barcelona in the summer of 2017 with one of my best friends Rachel, so I’ve technically lived abroad before
    • My friends would best describe me as the clumsiest person they know (seriously)
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