We're Here! We're Here! We're Here!!
Monday, July 30, 2012 at 3:03PM 
I can't quite believe it.
Ten days ago, I was flying back to Japan from North America. Since then, we've unpacked our suitcases, fought off jet lag, taken a 1000 KM visa-related day trip to Tokyo, then packed up boxes, purged our closets, emptied our house, sent our belongings on a journey down the Pacific, and bid farewell to the city in which our family was born.
We flew across the equator, and here were are now, all three of us in Jakarta, where exploits untold and adventure unborn are waiting.
There's so much to say about this hurly-burly maelstrom that has been my life for the past couple of weeks. I'd love to tell you about how my girl has been such a champ; my mixed feelings on leaving Japan; questions about parenting though transition; the amazing welcome we've received in Indonesia. I want to write about how the weather is perfect, the crushing humidity I feared, well, we left that behind in Japan.
I want to tell you about chicken satay, and things wrapped in banana leaves, and horns, and scooters, and traffic, and Ramadan, and fruit unfamiliar and sweet. I want to write about how people smile and wave, and make googoly-eyed faces at my girl and tap and tap her on the cheek I want to tell you how I'm terrified, and exhilarated, and so beyond excited to be here.
The stories will come, but for now, I'm cocooning myself in the quiet of our hotel room, hunkering down and resting with my family. We're here, we're happy, and I can't wait to tell you more.
Reader Comments (6)
So excited for you!!!!
Congratulations! Welcome to your new home and your new adventures!
Hi guys
What a surprise! And not even a goodbye to your birthing partner!😥😳Still we wish you all the best in Indonesia, just watch your belongings a bit more carefully !!
Hi,
So happy to hear that all is well - can't wait to read more - I'm so excited on your behalf - ps I love love love the picture of Stella on your next post.
PSPS chicken satey - if you find a good recipe I would love to read and try it out - so I can get a bit of the exotic life in dull old Copenhagen.
Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone!!! So far, so good.
Yay! So very excited for you to have landed safely. Can't wait to hear more.