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we're still struggling to get the little dragon to sleep through the
night, and lately he has been fussing at bedtime, but at least he's now
settled in really well at the nursery. the staff say that his fine
motor skills are quite remarkable, and they suspect that he will
probably learn to walk before he crawls. he's learned how to clap, and
often claps to music and in response to one of us clapping, and today,
for the first time, he waved in reply to my good-bye wave, when i was
leaving to teach cello!
on the 12th, Kristin attended her citizenship ceremony so now she has
dual-citizenship (passport still needed). Tien-Long was really
well-behaved during the whole affair, and when Kris turned around to
smile at our son, he burst into laughter. please pardon the poor focus.
a highlight of our evening was an impromptu invitation to a barbecue
with some lovely Macedonian acquaintances (Radoslav and
Emilia--spelling?)
and their friends. they have a four and a half month old daughter,
Miastella. the
food and company were lovely, and it was so nice to have homemade
barbecue seeing as we have no facility or space to barbecue at our
place. next time we go to theirs, we will try to barbecue my
interpretation of Korean Beef Bulgogi and Vietnamese Thit Nuong (bbq
pork)... yum! we
then stopped by a street party organised by the South American owners
of the local pub. some neighbours were out with goods to sell, and
there was live Irish and then Samba music playing as well. the
atmosphere was incredible, and it was great to see so many families
(many of whom we'd never seen around) with children from the area
present--there was a true sense of community in the air. we were
befriended by two very cool children, whose father is apparently Keb
Darge, a Deep Funk DJ. we also met a photographer named Neil Wilder
(check out his
work: http://johnparkinsonagency.co.uk/main_menu.html), his wife Tania and their lovely kids. the pub is still playing
Latino music on their stereo, and there are still people in the street
enjoying the atmosphere. what a really magical moment in our
neighbourhood--felt a little like Sesame Street... so many interesting
people living near us.
finally, as promised, here are a couple of pictures from Tien-Long's
interview with Urban Angels Agency. sweet dreams, everyone...
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