Long Time

Wow, I didn't really realize how long it has been since I posted anything until I got on and saw that my last post was on the 14th of July. I have been a slacker. Things have been going well and although there has been a lot going on, there doesn't really seem like there is too much to blog about. I was talking to Mike about it, and I think part of the reason is that there is so much to do around here and so much more going on, that it seems normal. Not like when we were in Kalimpong, if we had one little outing I would take the camera and make sure to blog it.

We have been making friends here, with locals as well as with other foreigners, and that has been really nice. Caleb has had plenty of new friends to play with and that has been really nice for him. Lots of other couples with kids our age here, so we have been able to go to the parks, or just visit each other's homes and visit, and it has been SO nice. I really want to get a picture of the ladies that I have been visiting with that sit outside the apartment building every evening, but I am not sure how they will react. I still have to get to know them a bit better. A couple of days back I made some apple turnovers and took them down to share and they really enjoyed that. Most of them don't speak any English, so conversations are very limited, but it a good opportunity for me to get out of my comfort zone and to learn. Usually we go down and Mike will hang out with the kids while Caleb rides his scooter and Judah tries to find anything to get into. We have talked about how it must be so strange for them to see Mike come with me and help me out, because the men here are nowhere to be seen. There has been one husband that we have seen, but the others must be off at work.

Also, another thing we have noticed here is that it is a huge thing to have servants here and most of them come from either Indonesia or the Philipines.... So if you go to the park you will see all these Philipino women playing with the kids, and the Arab people are just sitting at the benches or tables visiting. So different then what we would see at home.

Ok, I will try and take more pics and post them soon.....