I am so excited to finally get my blog up and running! Having never done this before, I was a little apprehensive.
So far things are going great here in India! There are of coarse a few things I don't necessarily enjoy about it, but I could probably say the same for anywhere else I have lived. A few of my biggest challenges have been... finding places to buy groceries, learning what the new names are for foods I am familiar with and trying to communicate exactly what it is I am looking for. Although many people do speak some English, they still have a hard time with my accent as I do with theirs. A few of the things I love about it are... I have a maid, it is almost always sunny, I have a pool and I get to learn about a whole new culture!
Later tonight Josh is going to start the journey to Germany so he can pick Halee up! I would have gone myself, but they charge half a ticket price to travel internationally with an infant! I so can't wait to get Halee here! I am also really excited about getting Megan and Brittany here, but sadly they wont join us until the end of the month. It will be sooo nice to have all of us back together again. What a roller coaster ride this whole getting everyone to India event has been!
Yesterday I had a chance to go to a playgroup and meet a bunch of ex pats that live in the area as well! It was so nice to meet such an amazing group of women! I feel lucky to know I have the chance to make some good friends so early on.
Claire has been adjusting well to the area. I am a little sad/glad to say she has made fast friends with the maid.. I was a little heartbroken the other day when I was playing with Claire and the maid just had to walk by for her to go crawling and fussing after her. Oh well, at least she likes her(;
Josh really wants us to get a cook, but next to running errands and caring for Claire, having a Maid has made me feel somewhat useless, so I am hesitant about it. Of coarse the only reason he wants one, is so she can teach me some Indian cooking techniques. Finding a cook is somewhat of a challenge though, because nobody really uses the internet to its full advantage, so finding one is pretty much just word of mouth. I have heard a rumor that an ex pat is moving from the area, so her cook should be available in October. I guess we will see where that goes.
Josh seems to really like living here. He seems to enjoy his job position , his coworkers and just the area in general.
I am going to do my best to keep this blog current so we can keep everyone up to date.
So far things are going great here in India! There are of coarse a few things I don't necessarily enjoy about it, but I could probably say the same for anywhere else I have lived. A few of my biggest challenges have been... finding places to buy groceries, learning what the new names are for foods I am familiar with and trying to communicate exactly what it is I am looking for. Although many people do speak some English, they still have a hard time with my accent as I do with theirs. A few of the things I love about it are... I have a maid, it is almost always sunny, I have a pool and I get to learn about a whole new culture!
Later tonight Josh is going to start the journey to Germany so he can pick Halee up! I would have gone myself, but they charge half a ticket price to travel internationally with an infant! I so can't wait to get Halee here! I am also really excited about getting Megan and Brittany here, but sadly they wont join us until the end of the month. It will be sooo nice to have all of us back together again. What a roller coaster ride this whole getting everyone to India event has been!
Yesterday I had a chance to go to a playgroup and meet a bunch of ex pats that live in the area as well! It was so nice to meet such an amazing group of women! I feel lucky to know I have the chance to make some good friends so early on.
Claire has been adjusting well to the area. I am a little sad/glad to say she has made fast friends with the maid.. I was a little heartbroken the other day when I was playing with Claire and the maid just had to walk by for her to go crawling and fussing after her. Oh well, at least she likes her(;
Josh really wants us to get a cook, but next to running errands and caring for Claire, having a Maid has made me feel somewhat useless, so I am hesitant about it. Of coarse the only reason he wants one, is so she can teach me some Indian cooking techniques. Finding a cook is somewhat of a challenge though, because nobody really uses the internet to its full advantage, so finding one is pretty much just word of mouth. I have heard a rumor that an ex pat is moving from the area, so her cook should be available in October. I guess we will see where that goes.
Josh seems to really like living here. He seems to enjoy his job position , his coworkers and just the area in general.
I am going to do my best to keep this blog current so we can keep everyone up to date.
This is great! I would love to keep informed of your adventures via this blogging platform. Thanks for calling us this week. Your pre-MCAT timing was perfect. Don't forget to post pics on here. Love you :)
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