The Big Apple

So if you are not on Facebook or for some reason aren't on my email list (let me know and I'll put you on!) we've moved. No longer are we the multi-cultural family in Nepal, now we will be the multi-cultural family in New York City.  Anuraj got a job and we packed our 6 suitcases and headed over the ocean September 7.  After teary and heartfelt goodbyes to family, friends and co-workers in Nepal, we have quickly reaquinted ourselves with Americana.  Anuraj has been settling into his job and renting a room in an apartment a block from Central Park while Anusha and I have been traveling.  First to Goshen to see Anusha's grandparents (i.e. my parents) and one of my sisters (along with wonderful family and friends), then to Colorado to see my sister, brother-in-law and niece.  

Some of the common questions we've been asked:

Q:  What will you (Jill) do? 

A:  Settle in and look for a job.  If I find one, great, if not, hopefully there will be so much to do that I'll be mentally stimulated to the max!
Q: New York? How do you feel about that?

A:  Weirdly enough, Kathmandu to New York does seem like a good transition!  Kathmandu taught me (Jill) how to navigate a city and while some things will be the same (relying on public transportation) other things will be different (snow!).  Plus, who can complain about museums, activity and the energy of NYC! 

Q:  Do you have a place to live?

A:  Apartment hunting in New York City is beyond overwhelming and we're hoping to settle that by November 1!

Q:  How's Anusha handling it?

A:  Well, for a 3 year old, I'd say quite well.  She was very sad to see our house being dismantled.  Our little apartment in Kathmandu was all she knew . . . and she still refers to "home" as the place where Menaka (our nanny/househelp) comes.  She's having a wonderful time seeing her family and also missing her papa while he's back in NY and globetrotting.  But she's sleeping well, eating better and enjoying it all . . . along with almost daily doses of ice cream!

Stay tuned for our adventures in the Big Apple!

*As usual, I have to apologize about pics.  This times it's because all of our "goodbye Nepal, hello NYC" pics are on a hard drive that happen to be with Anuraj.  I only have a few NYC pics, and this was the best of the lot for now!





Anusha in the subway our first week in New York.
Her new thing is to make a funny face for the camera.