And So It Begins...

My previous blog followed the journey of the adoption of our son from Thailand.  I had grand intentions of continuing blogging about our new family experiences, but time just got away from me and here we are eight months later and I wrote no new posts.

So what has been happening?  The short version is that we couldn’t be happier.  We are all adjusting to our new lives together and everyday is a new experience.  So what has finally motivated me to get back to the blog?  Well, I can’t resist a challenge and two weeks ago opportunity came emailing…

A fellow Thai adoptive family/former co-worker/current international exchange student host family coordinator emailed with an emergency situation.  Can you see where this is going?  Anyway within 24 hours we agreed to host a 15 year old exchange student from Thailand for the remainder of the school year.  Four days later, the student “N” was moving in.

When we agreed to become a host family we thought it would be a great opportunity to bring Thai culture into our home.  Now a week into the experience we have realized that it is also an opportunity to learn more about our own culture.  We are in experience seeking mode and so far it has been interesting for all of us.

It seemed like a good time to start a new blog to document these new adventures.  I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!