Hotel breakfast buffet...notice the pancit on my plate
Soooo, looks like we're moving into our condo early. We were supposed to be here for 3 weeks while our place was being prepared, but another family of five didn't get their visas in time, so we now get their condo, and they get ours when they come. Same building, just two floors up. Talk about whiplash. :) We had unpacked all of our things, sure that we would be here for awhile. Nobody is over jet lag yet.
But I had been thinking by the pool that day that it might seem like a long, weird vacation to us to stay here for 3 weeks. Ben had been sad that a little boy his age hadn't responded to his request to be friends because he didn't speak English. Maybe living in a place with a lot of other English speaking kids will provide some helpful security we can use to launch out from.
God knows best. He has a plan, though I don't feel ready to do things like deal with the cable company and try out a yaya (that's an extra set of hands with the boys.)
We went to the Embassy today to deal with some paperwork, and Evan left his Pokemon cards. He thought he'd left them in the first shuttle van that picked us up from the hotel. (Newcomers get shuttle service a good bit in the beginning.) Wailing ensued when he realized it. I asked the driver of the shuttle on the way back about it, and I got to listen to him radio around looking for the cards in Tagalog. "Gibberish gibberish 'Pokémon' gibberish 'Mrs. Bragdon' gibberish gibberish." :) The cards were recovered, BTW, to much rejoicing.
The ride back to the hotel was hot and in crowded stop and go traffic. We were all melting and queasy by the time we arrived. It's about 95 degrees right now. This is the hottest time of the year here. The traffic really is as bad as everyone was saying. That was the low point of the day for me.
But we will see our new place tomorrow, and our sponsors will take us around our new area. I'm hoping for the best. Right now I feel like an actor in a crazy comedy/drama, and I'm trying to laugh. What will happen next? It's all so surreal.
This may be my last post for awhile because we're losing our lovely hotel Internet. So I'll see you when I see you. Peace out.
Yay for early move-ins! I wish I had heard this earlier, but somebody told me just the other day that the best way to get over jetlag is to stand on the ground with bare feet. I hope you don't still have jetlag, but good to remember for future travels! We miss you all. Thanks for the updates!
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