Our first holiday away from home (excluding Halloween!) was a success! It was quite an adventure, and I'd like to share it with you!
We spent our Thanksgiving with many other American families (about 50 people including children), and drove a LONG way to get there! We left at 4:30am and drove about 7 hours from our city to P city, where we stayed for the night. Then, the next morning we left at 5am for a 12 hour journey to S city, where we spent 3 days for Thanksgiving. It was AWESOME! We had all of the wonderfully American Thanksgiving foods, of which my favorite was mac and cheese, as was Kyle's, and Corinth's favorite was ham. :-) We also all enjoyed pumpkin pie! I loved relaxing with other English speakers, and I really, really loved that I could let Corinth run and play with the other kids and not have to worry about nationals here picking her up, taking pictures of her, and pinching her cheeks (which is what happens every time we go out on a normal day here). It was a very relaxing and refreshing time. After those 3 days, we travelled with all of those friends up to K town, a town in the foothills of the Himalayas, which was just ridiculously beautiful and cool to know that I was in the tallest mountain range in the world! NBD... In K town, we had a retreat, where we enjoyed more rest, relaxation, great company with one another, and breathtaking views of the mountains. From our hotel, we could see Nepal, Bhutan, and the 3rd tallest mountain in the world. Pretty spectacular! After 3 days there, we headed back down the mountain to S town and stayed the night, followed by a LONG journey back to our city.
That journey included: a supposed-to-be 12 hour drive that ended up being 16 because of: a luggage rack almost falling off a car and having to be transferred to another car in our caravan, a car with a dead clutch plate that had to be replaced, and for which we spent 3 hours in a (very nice and hospitable) car dealership, and to top off the night we were in an accident with a semi-truck getting stuck to the side of our car, smashing the 2 doors in (not completely) and having to be backed up in traffic so it wouldn't completely rip off the front panel of our car. I have never, NEVER been more happy to get out of a car safely! The next day, we travelled back to our city for what was supposed to be 7 hours but ended up being 8 1/2, and about 10 minutes into it the driver of our car hit a guy on a motorcycle. Let's just say that I never want to ride in a car again! :-)
God gave us a great week of rest and relaxation with friends, and then Satan tried to take away our joy from our trip, but was (of course!) unsuccessful! I am thankful for this week, for all of you, and mostly for Jesus Christ, who gives me hope and blessings every day! Here are a few pics of Thanksgiving!
We spent our Thanksgiving with many other American families (about 50 people including children), and drove a LONG way to get there! We left at 4:30am and drove about 7 hours from our city to P city, where we stayed for the night. Then, the next morning we left at 5am for a 12 hour journey to S city, where we spent 3 days for Thanksgiving. It was AWESOME! We had all of the wonderfully American Thanksgiving foods, of which my favorite was mac and cheese, as was Kyle's, and Corinth's favorite was ham. :-) We also all enjoyed pumpkin pie! I loved relaxing with other English speakers, and I really, really loved that I could let Corinth run and play with the other kids and not have to worry about nationals here picking her up, taking pictures of her, and pinching her cheeks (which is what happens every time we go out on a normal day here). It was a very relaxing and refreshing time. After those 3 days, we travelled with all of those friends up to K town, a town in the foothills of the Himalayas, which was just ridiculously beautiful and cool to know that I was in the tallest mountain range in the world! NBD... In K town, we had a retreat, where we enjoyed more rest, relaxation, great company with one another, and breathtaking views of the mountains. From our hotel, we could see Nepal, Bhutan, and the 3rd tallest mountain in the world. Pretty spectacular! After 3 days there, we headed back down the mountain to S town and stayed the night, followed by a LONG journey back to our city.
That journey included: a supposed-to-be 12 hour drive that ended up being 16 because of: a luggage rack almost falling off a car and having to be transferred to another car in our caravan, a car with a dead clutch plate that had to be replaced, and for which we spent 3 hours in a (very nice and hospitable) car dealership, and to top off the night we were in an accident with a semi-truck getting stuck to the side of our car, smashing the 2 doors in (not completely) and having to be backed up in traffic so it wouldn't completely rip off the front panel of our car. I have never, NEVER been more happy to get out of a car safely! The next day, we travelled back to our city for what was supposed to be 7 hours but ended up being 8 1/2, and about 10 minutes into it the driver of our car hit a guy on a motorcycle. Let's just say that I never want to ride in a car again! :-)
God gave us a great week of rest and relaxation with friends, and then Satan tried to take away our joy from our trip, but was (of course!) unsuccessful! I am thankful for this week, for all of you, and mostly for Jesus Christ, who gives me hope and blessings every day! Here are a few pics of Thanksgiving!
Happy playing on the slide!
Lots of yummy food!
Corinth playing with friends- my favorite part of the day!
Thanksgiving family photo!
K town, foothills of the Himalayas- beautiful!
Behind us is the 3rd tallest mountain in the world!
Now, we're preparing for Christmas- this is how we decorate presents here! :-)
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