Of the four of us, Lil Mason has transitioned the best yet. No surprise as he was an easy going baby since day one. He does do things that little boys do and especially with an older sister to torment- cheers to good, on-track development. However, his concept of where we are and where we came from is rather entertaining and makes a lot of sense with a twinge of sadness. When he references Colorado or "home" he says "in the other world where we used to live with Honey? Can we go back there?" or "what is this world called again?". It is such an appropriate description especially for a child that one can't agrue. Hannah does correct him at times and it frustrates him. So this world, Indonesia is where we live now.
Things are rapidly changing here in the new world that we've grown accustomed to. All of a sudden there are people everywhere. When we arrived, literally, the next day people/families left and a mass exodus ensued and we have lived here with few. Now there is a buzz of life and laughter from children. I am actually nervous as I know that this means another transition. I hope that with school the kiddos will be better off but fear rejection and troubles- it's gotta be hard being the new kid. Hopefully the short stint they had in school will ease the blow but to be determined.
We didn't have to buy school supplies which was nice but kind of sad to not make a fuss over going back to school which I enjoyed when I was little. I might just bring them up to the "department store" (note term used very loosely) and buy them something to insight excitement for school?
So from one world to another Selamat Malam (good night)!
The life story of a little suburban, American, family that picks up and moves all the way around the world to a small town in Indonesia and then returns home. Hear the stories of their cultural challenges and amazing adventures as they re-discover life in America.
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
The other world and where did all these people come from?...
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