Since the 19th
of March we’ve been in the big city, Singapore, and the town of Barat. In Singapore we successfully obtained new visas, though they will last only six months. We were also blessed to see friends from our days in Dallas. We both had our first babies in Dallas, just
a month apart.
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| Our friend's children with Caedmon and Whitman |
Though still in Asia, Singapore felt very western to us.
While walking around the city I noticed many people pushing strollers
with miniature fans pointing on their children.
At first this made complete sense to me as it was quite hot. Then I realized this was evidence we were no
long in our current country of residence.
Here, in our country, fans are rarely used in homes. People believe they will make you sick,
especially if pointing directly on you.
It was difficult for me, at first to return to our
country as Singapore has so many western qualities, from shopping to wonderful
out door parks. When we did return, we
were joined by my parents whom met us in Singapore.
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| sightseeing with the grandparents in Singapore |
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| more sightseeing at one of the lovely large gardens |
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| a children's water park (free!!!) |
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| Lilly pads as large as Whitman at the Botanical Gardens |
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| children's area at the Botanical Gardens |
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| with Grammie J |
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| with Papa J |
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| A visit to the Zoo. The boys wanted to return almost everyday we were there, unfortunately it wasn't free;) |
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| Caedmon's favorite animal at the zoo. |
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| We, or I since the boys were too nervous, got to feed bananas to the Rhinos. Apparently they only have molars! |
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| The Kangaroos could have hopped along the path with us! |
It was nice to be
able to show my parents a bit of our life here as well. We even
had the opportunity to take them to Barat.
More than anything the boys loved having their grandparents here!
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| A mountain city. My mom kept asking if we've adjusted to the climate. Though I frequently am wet with sweat, I was actually slightly chilly that day, where as my parents were not! |
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| A small zoo (4 exhibits total) in the mountain city. |
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| the town of Barat in the back ground |
After saying good-bye
to my parents, we packed up our house in the big city and are now back in
Barat. We do not yet have a place of our
own in Barat, but our lease in the big city ends the middle of May and our goal
is to find a place of our own in Barat.
