MARK: This week was a roller coaster for us and we're both exhilerated and dizzy from the ride. We found a realtor (Vanessa) whose upbeat attitude and seemingly endless connections quickly allayed our fears of being pushed into a dour, lifeless house by the embassy. Vanessa showed us a fantastic apartment that we fell in love with in a lively active neighborhood called Escalone; filled with shops and restaurants its everything we could hope for.
Friday night we attended a benefit dinner for the local children's hospital (Hospital Bloom) and danced the night away to a wonderful latino band; our new friend Dan Gilbride was the catalyst for both our social foray through his volunteer work with the hospital and our housing solution as he introduced us to Vanessa. We're very fortunate to have met him and hope we can return the favors some day soon.
Today we're lounging around; we had a great breakfast at Shaw's, a lovely chain bakery/restaurant, and will be heading to the gym in a little while. Then off to an orchid show (!) and maybe visit Kevin and Elizabeth at their new house.
Kathleen has been Skyping this morning and we're both still awed by how well it works, particularly the video. That's it for now
Kathleen & Mark - two kids from Rogers Park, living and traveling around Central America...
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