Summer is a time to reconnect with the old and discover the new. It is the time for travel and it is the time to create memories. This year is no different. Colombia, as always, brings us home to friends and family - lots of 'em - and opens the doors to keeping our excitement of home alive and our social schedule full. For Irini and Amalia it is a chance to know a little more about themselves, their families and the many friends we've met along the way.
Little glimpses of change can be seen every day. Just today Irini marched around the house talking loudly in Spanish. She and Amalia followed their abuelita around the garden and planted potatoes in hopes that, in a year's time, they will find plants adorning the back garden. They have rekindled loving contact with Taita ("Taitaaaaaaa" says Amalia when she sees him), with Javi and Caro (who stayed here with us for a long while) and have reunited with their extended family, most notably with their cousin Mariana and Camila (whom they met for the first time).
Add to that the visiting of our old friend Jody (who now works in Sao Paolo but who used to work in KL with us) and the visits with ex-CNG classmates, students and friends and you've got one more action-packed yet splendidly heart-warming summer experience. Life has been good to us here, as it has always been. As it (life) moves us on to warmer climes it makes sure that the connections as just as they should be, strong and appreciated.
No comments:
Post a Comment