A Thanksgiving Update

We have officially lived in Argentina for a week! We still can´t believe that we are here! I have really created a little island for myself. I have yet to go into the city because, well, it is just more difficult to do a lot here with two kids in tow. There is limited handicap accessibility, which means that it takes more effort to get the three of us with a double stroller in and out of just about anywhere. I walk to the downtown area of our suburb just about everyday to check email and get out of the house.

We dad Thanksgiving dinner with a small group of other expat families. The time with other Americans was needed! I speak very limited Spanish and thre are very few people whom I have come in contact with (retail stores and security guards) who speak English. We have only seen two Argentine children out during the day in the entire week (excluding Saturday) that we have been here and both have "attacked" Abe. Once in a restaurant where a little boy came to our table and tried to start kissing Abe and crawling on his lap. When we asked him to get down a few times in both english and spanish, he did not listen. The waiter finally came over and pulled the kid off of Abe and took him to his parents who were apparently on the other side of the restaurant eating and hadn´t really noticed that he was gone. The second time a small child, about 2, walked up to Abe and started poking him all over on his arm and face. He was just being a kid, but needless to say, the interaction with other children from Virginia and other parts of the States was really a huge relief for Abe. They had a house full of toys and the other boys his age. He didn´t want to leave. I think that it was nice for him to see tha tthings will be different for him here when he has his own toys and starts school and makesnew friends. I think that our move has been the most difficult for him. He has known most of his friends in Virginia since birth and this is a big transition. I know that in a couple of months he will have worked through the transition.

They are just beginning work on our new kithen in our permanent house this week, so we will be in temporary housing through the holidays. We have had the opportunity to walk through this permanent house and we are very pleased. We think that it will be great for our family and will work with our own things. Honestly, I don´t really mind not having most of our belongings, but I am really looking forward to getting them because I realize what a comfort it is for our children to know that they will still be able to play with there favorite toys and sleep in their own beds.


We have setup our computer at home, but will not have internet for another week, so until then, communication is limited and difficult. When we get internet, our phone number from the States will once again work. If you call it now, I can listen to the voice messages through my email.

Despite the previous complaints, we really are grateful to be here. This is a wonderful city and we look forward to having many more wonderful experiences here. I look forward to catching up with everyone very soon!

Bienvenido a Buenos Aires

I just want to let everyone know that we have arrived to Buenos Aires safely. We will not have internet access for sometime, but I found an internet cafe a long walk from our house. I will try to update you periodically until we have our own internet access. We have hundreds of pictures from Disney World and Buenos Aires that I will post to flickr.com.

We love and miss you all! Who knew that so few people would speak english? Here is to hoping that I don´t have a lot of trouble expanding on my limited knowledge of the language!