Author Archives: nicolezito

This year was the first time that our first day of school picture was taken in what seemed like the dead of night. We have to arrive at school by 7:05 am daily; otherwise we face traffic and the possibility of not finding a spot in the lower lot. It has been a week ofContinue reading “Firsts”

I never realized that all of my favorite movies including Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz all have children learning that they can get through a difficult time or find happiness by tapping into something that they love dearly. In Peter Pan, flying requires thinking about something thatContinue reading “Favorite Things”

This is the first year of social buddies at Nido. Without ours, we would be entirely lost. In addition to taking us shopping and sight seeing all over Santiago, she has also helped us by setting up our car insurance, obtaining a car transponder, transferring the internet into our name, paying outstanding utility bills onContinue reading “Vicky, Our Social Buddy/ Chilean Angel”

“Daddy has become Spanish.” — Mia Lehrer at Customs Day 1 It is hard to imagine that we have only been in Santiago for just three days, as we have already met so many wonderful people and accomplished so much. In retrospect, it is fairly remarkable that we were able to pack up our shipment,Continue reading “Ipswich to Santiago”