Five years ago, I closed the door of our Parisian apartment, my heart beating with a mix of apprehension and excitement. Destination: The Hague. For our family, it was the adventure we had been dreaming of for years, a professional opportunity for my husband, a new playground for our children, and for me, a leap into the unknown. What I didn’t know yet was that this new life would shatter my certainties, only to allow me to build something much bigger.