We're Here

So, we arrived in Argentina at 3:15 am on Wednesday morning. During our 8 hour lay-over in Panama, we toured around and got to see the Panama Canal which was amazing. David, Andrew & Johnny are the best travelers ever.

Once in Argentina, we were welcomed in a big way even at such an ugly hour. (And miraculously, all of our luggage arrived as well. The experience at the COPA check-in counter at LAX should be a post in and of itself.) We slept for 8 hours in our temporary room in the church (that is stocked full of food, beds, and coffee). We have ridden the colectivo (bus), bought jackets for the boys (to say the climate is different here is a huge understatement), and walked to a park. We are in the process of looking for a house to call home.

Today is Día de los Niños. (Children's Day) The church sponsored an event for children and our boys jumped right in and were in age-appropriate groups (which means they weren't together). They held their own.

Here are quotes from each boy regarding their experience:

Johnny (not Juanito, it's Shonny): "It was fun! But, I don't really know the language, so it was kinda weird."

Andres: "There was a funny joke and everyone was laughing really hard. I just went 'ha ha ha'. I did not understand one word of the puppet show."

David: "I'm not exactly sure how it went because I don't know the language."

There is a lot more I could say and write. But, I'll leave you with a mental image of me with dreadlocks. I haven't had the courage to shower yet (it's in the men's bathroom with no shower curtain and the drain is on the opposite side of the toilet so it takes about 10 minutes to sweep the water down - even a 60 second shower). And my main form of cardiovascular exercise is my bodily shaking due to the cold temperatures - I think I've actually lost weight on this regimen.

We miss you all and are trying to enjoy the adventure.