I've just booked a ticket for my nephew Elijah to come see me next summer. (Just typing that sentence is making me tear up.) I am so excited to have him come visit us. So proud that he's independent and mature enough to do so. So glad that we are lucky enough as a family to be afforded such opportunities. So thrilled to share my new country and life with my own blood. So happy to have an excuse to visit tourist attractions I normally can't drag my dear husband within 50 yards of. Woohoo!!
This trip is as much for me as it is for Elijah. It's a way for me to feel a little less alone on this strange island while simultneously broadening my nephew's view of the world be a few thousand miles.
Plus, I absolutely LOVE playing the role of tour guide. :)
That's lovely! How old is Elijah? Hope you all have a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteThanks Erin! Elijah will be 13 in March....
ReplyDeleteHi Julie,
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and loved reading it but was sad to see you stopped writing in 2010.
I share the same feelings as you though I am a brit in the US.
Would love to know how you are doing now.
Sarita
Hi Sarita! Thanks for the lovely comment. I actually have a couple of half-drafted posts I've not published and you're giving me the impetus to do so.
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