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gigi's avatar

Great insights and progress shared! A whirlwind it has been! Oh that table! He's fantastic! Oh that chair, with that circular arm? That's is fabulous whomever designed that! So so sorry to hear Filha and you all had to suffer "confusion" and frustration and probably fighting panic emotion in that, what sounds like such a hideous 2nd school experience. Especially for Filha. I just feel she is a magical child, either the way you write about her or her images and movement, make her jump off the page to say hello and connect with me. Thanks again, I am always so eager to read your words. I have questions. I didn't get them in. I am happy if you keep answering more as we all wanna know about the expat to >>>><<<< fill in the blank country experience. I would so love to see what you have done with your house, what it's interior breathes like, the new environment you cuddle your life in. I hope it has lots of light and windows.

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bob peckham's avatar

As always I read your words with delight... having moved here ourselves (off and on as we still have a house and family in the US) I find your writings to be lovely versions and variations of many of my/our own thoughts, written with a humble and very personal eloquence which is quite endearing. We're retired, no kids in school etc etc so of course many differences, but I grew up "overseas" myself and was perhaps a version of Filha's her gross boy friend, many many years ago(!), so it's all SO familiar. Kudos and obrigado to you, and keep on keepin' on!

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