Changes

It is interesting how life in Singapore has changed for us over the past few weeks.  With the newness and excitement of Singapore wearing off and the kids wanting to play with kids their own ages (instead of me) I have begun to reach out more and enroll the kids in some activities.

It has been hard to get together with kids the same ages as Emma, Kate, and Jake because they are in school until late afternoon.  Thus, I turned to a homeschool group that I found online.  We were invited to their "not back to school" picnic last week and were nervous but excited to meet some new friends.  There were about 50 kids at the picnic and we were all a little overwhelmed when we walked in.  The group is made up of both Singaporeans and expats who have chosen to homeschool for various reasons.  We met several families who had 5 and 6 children; wow!  We did manage to meet several kids that Emma, Kate, and Jake would want to get together with and we were proud of ourselves for going.

Another change has been that we are not doing quite as much exploring as before.  We were seeing Singapore at such a rapid pace that we were concerned that we had seen almost everything.  We are now going on "field trips" about 2-3 times a week.

As we settle in here, we continue to be grateful for this experience and opportunity, but we are also grateful for what we will return to in CA.