We finally got our real Internet and cable yesterday so I am back to blogging and skyping for as long as I want! No more modem with limited capacity!
And as I realize that it is almost been a month since my last post, I am reflecting on all the newness in our lives that has occurred in the past few weeks. The most fabulous piece of new news is that we have finally moved into our apartment here in Lima. We are still in the same district as our temporary one, San Isidro, but is much closer to Eli's new school. We really love the new place and are finally feeling more or less settled. Our container arrived from the States a few weeks ago but after spending several weeks in the port, we got it delivered 1 1/2 weeks ago. Thankfully we had my mom here and Alan's mom here to help us with the move, unpacking, and arranging our things. Here are some pictures of our new place!
The neighborhood is quiet and in fact we are across the street from the Russian embassy so we are well-protected! We have 2 wonderful parks within walking distance and a grocery store, pharmacies, banks, cafes/restaurants all within a few blocks. We've started to meet some of our neighbors as well so slowly, it is starting to feel like home. That is...after a full week of either no water, no hot water, or no electricity! It was a rough first week to say the least but after resolving issues with our water heater, and after the building paid their water bill, and after the city finished their maintenance on the electricity in the area, we now have all three!
For Eli, his big new adventure is his new school. He had his first day last week and so far is adjusting well. He is going to the Jewish school here in Lima and it is pre-k-12 but he is in a nicely protected wing of the school with all the other pre-k children so if feels like a small nursery school. His class is small, only 7 children, and he has a warm and sweet teacher named Silvia and a teacher's assistant, Alejandra.
Here's Eli in his new school uniform. That will take a little getting used to by me, at least!
Luckily, for me Silvia speaks perfect English so when we need to discuss something important, I can at least understand fully. Although Eli still cries every time I drop him off, she says he's fine within seconds of me leaving.
The last few weeks, we've had the pleasure of having family visitors. Alan's mom was visiting for a few weeks and my mom came for about a week and a half. It was great having family nearby and we tried to soak up as much as we could with them. We had several excursions and activities with Alan's mom to the Lima Zoo, to a district called Barranco which is an artsy area catering to young people in Lima, to a nearby town for an amazing feast of unlimited rotisserie chicken and french fries, a day at the club for swimming and playtime, and a few quiet Shabbat dinners both at my sister-in-law's and most recently at our new house.
And with my mom, we managed some fun but mostly were busy dealing with the no water and no electricity situation and running around to get the loads of things necessary when you move into a new place. But we enjoyed a little market tour with my Spanish tutor, Mariana, on Friday and learned and tasted new fruits and then we went for a nice brunch last Sunday with some new friends from the American and Canadian embassy. We got a few visits in to the park and Eli loved playing with all the new cars and trucks she brought him.
So things have finally quieted down, with the visitors back home and Eli in school, and the house mostly unpacked. I will continue to work on my Spanish with my tutor, which is steadily getting better but still as frustrating as ever sometimes, and we will slowly start to put together the baby's room as we are counting down at 27 weeks now! I hope to spend more time taking pictures and writing about our experiences here too, now that we have our Internet up and running.
And as I realize that it is almost been a month since my last post, I am reflecting on all the newness in our lives that has occurred in the past few weeks. The most fabulous piece of new news is that we have finally moved into our apartment here in Lima. We are still in the same district as our temporary one, San Isidro, but is much closer to Eli's new school. We really love the new place and are finally feeling more or less settled. Our container arrived from the States a few weeks ago but after spending several weeks in the port, we got it delivered 1 1/2 weeks ago. Thankfully we had my mom here and Alan's mom here to help us with the move, unpacking, and arranging our things. Here are some pictures of our new place!
The neighborhood is quiet and in fact we are across the street from the Russian embassy so we are well-protected! We have 2 wonderful parks within walking distance and a grocery store, pharmacies, banks, cafes/restaurants all within a few blocks. We've started to meet some of our neighbors as well so slowly, it is starting to feel like home. That is...after a full week of either no water, no hot water, or no electricity! It was a rough first week to say the least but after resolving issues with our water heater, and after the building paid their water bill, and after the city finished their maintenance on the electricity in the area, we now have all three!
For Eli, his big new adventure is his new school. He had his first day last week and so far is adjusting well. He is going to the Jewish school here in Lima and it is pre-k-12 but he is in a nicely protected wing of the school with all the other pre-k children so if feels like a small nursery school. His class is small, only 7 children, and he has a warm and sweet teacher named Silvia and a teacher's assistant, Alejandra.
Luckily, for me Silvia speaks perfect English so when we need to discuss something important, I can at least understand fully. Although Eli still cries every time I drop him off, she says he's fine within seconds of me leaving.
The last few weeks, we've had the pleasure of having family visitors. Alan's mom was visiting for a few weeks and my mom came for about a week and a half. It was great having family nearby and we tried to soak up as much as we could with them. We had several excursions and activities with Alan's mom to the Lima Zoo, to a district called Barranco which is an artsy area catering to young people in Lima, to a nearby town for an amazing feast of unlimited rotisserie chicken and french fries, a day at the club for swimming and playtime, and a few quiet Shabbat dinners both at my sister-in-law's and most recently at our new house.
And with my mom, we managed some fun but mostly were busy dealing with the no water and no electricity situation and running around to get the loads of things necessary when you move into a new place. But we enjoyed a little market tour with my Spanish tutor, Mariana, on Friday and learned and tasted new fruits and then we went for a nice brunch last Sunday with some new friends from the American and Canadian embassy. We got a few visits in to the park and Eli loved playing with all the new cars and trucks she brought him.
So things have finally quieted down, with the visitors back home and Eli in school, and the house mostly unpacked. I will continue to work on my Spanish with my tutor, which is steadily getting better but still as frustrating as ever sometimes, and we will slowly start to put together the baby's room as we are counting down at 27 weeks now! I hope to spend more time taking pictures and writing about our experiences here too, now that we have our Internet up and running.
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