The first week... Transistions

Here we are in hotel number 2 after arriving in Rancagua, Chile late last Saturday night. You might be wonderingwhy we are in our 2nd hotel, in short the first one had 3 twin beds and only a parking lot for the kids to run in~need I say more?? So far I think that the time is going way to fast... And because we are in a hotel with 2 toddlers I am so glad for this!! I am sure that you are all wondering how we have been spending our time and how the kids are adjusting. Here is a recap on the last 5 days.
After some much needed sleep on Sunday we woke up to clouds and soon found ourselves a rainy day. But stay inside we did not! Karim and I bundled the kids up and put them in the stroller and off we went for a 1.5 mile walk. We passed by a potential school for Sofia but other then that it was just a time to check out our surroundings which would include the mountains that we are surrounded by. Later on we went to Monticello which is a casino/ arcade with shops and restaurants all connected to a hotel. The kids LOVED this!!
Monday my first day without Karim but with the kids of course.... We didn't do much just hung out at the hotel. It was a beautiful sunny day so we did go outside and play for a while. In the evening ( like allmost 8!) we took the kids on their first playdate. Fun was had by all and we look forward to more dates in the future! Of course it was another late night.
On Tues Karim picked us up at lunchtime and we drove over to Colegio La Cruz. We thought S would love it but shedid not. I think that she is having a very hard time with our move.. new language, new surroundings and I know she misses alll of her friends so much. After the school visit it iwas off for a late lunch and then around 8pm we went on a night tour of the Country Club, Los Lirios. This is my forst choice for places to live so it was great to see at night. Of course we got turned around and a little lost but it was great to just drive around.
On Wednesday we had another playdate/lunchdate. This time the kids were older and in school so S and J mostly played by themselves and wa tched movies. I think they had a great time because they were out of the hotel from 1-8pm. We also changed hotels on this day. We are now at IL Girdinio. It is beautiful. It is camping in luxary. I say camping because our room is heated by a wood burning fireplace. It is my job diring the day to keep said fire burning or be cold.
This brings us to Thursday. Again today we did not do much at all. The highlight of our day will be when I drive us to th grocery store to pick up a few things.

I hope that this blog will not bore you but merely keep you updated on what we are doing here in Chile.

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