Despite taking 6 months off from the blogosphere, I am back in it now for the long haul. Somehow our life back in the US seemed rather mundane compared to the constant barrage of new experiences Ghana offered us and so I decided to take a bit of time off from recording our lives and commentary. But, now I have good reason to get inspired to write again, as we are off to Lima, Peru in about a week where we will settle for a few years likely. Alan has gotten a job with a mining company there. But, our time back home has been wonderful. We've made a nice home with all of our African furniture and crafts.
Eli got settled in a wonderful Montessori preschool here in Athens where he made sweet 1 year old friends and has learned so much, and I have been busy baking with a local caterer which has been great fun. And meanwhile, Alan was busy looking for work both in the US and abroad and got a lot of quality father-son time with Eli while I was baking away.
We've enjoyed spending so much time with my parents, have gotten some good time in with extended family with visits down to Miami to see my brother, sister-in-law, and their 2 boys as well as attending Alan's cousin's wedding where we got to visit with much of his family. Alan and I took our first mini-vacation without Eli to Charleston, SC which was great fun. We've enjoyed watching Eli soak up new experiences that he just didn't get in Ghana like going to parks, going down slides, taking long walks, and playing in sandboxes. He is learning things so fast and is now starting to communicate with words (well, we can understand some of them) which is really exciting.
But now the time has come to move on to our next adventure. We always knew Athens might only be a temporary home, as Alan would likely not find the right kind of job in such a small town. We remained open to moving abroad again and so when Lima, Peru appeared as an option, we jumped on board. I have always wanted to live in a Spanish-speaking country because I know it is the only way Eli and I will really learn Spanish. We will be close to Alan's sister and her family who live in Lima which will be wonderful, given she has two children not far in age from Eli. We will hopefully get to travel around South America and learn about Peruvian culture while we are there. I'm looking forward to the amazing culinary world of Peru and all the colorful crafts we will surely find. I'm really optimistic about the experiences we are going to have but am also realistic that the beginning may be rough. So I will document the best I can our path towards acculturation and all the comical stories that will probably occur while on this path.
Eli got settled in a wonderful Montessori preschool here in Athens where he made sweet 1 year old friends and has learned so much, and I have been busy baking with a local caterer which has been great fun. And meanwhile, Alan was busy looking for work both in the US and abroad and got a lot of quality father-son time with Eli while I was baking away.
We've enjoyed spending so much time with my parents, have gotten some good time in with extended family with visits down to Miami to see my brother, sister-in-law, and their 2 boys as well as attending Alan's cousin's wedding where we got to visit with much of his family. Alan and I took our first mini-vacation without Eli to Charleston, SC which was great fun. We've enjoyed watching Eli soak up new experiences that he just didn't get in Ghana like going to parks, going down slides, taking long walks, and playing in sandboxes. He is learning things so fast and is now starting to communicate with words (well, we can understand some of them) which is really exciting.
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