Well, we are 3 months into (ok not quite but close) living in Bahrain. I am happy to report, I am adjusting! I wish I would have written more and posted more in the last 3(ish) months because I have been up and down and then some in the middle.
We took a trip to Turkey that was amazing. Amazing isn't even a strong enough word, it was (hold please, let me google a good synonym...) spectacular, magnificent, phenomenal, you get the point! I love traveling, it fills my cup and this trip was no different! Also, I was so proud of the kids on this trip. I am not saying there was no whining or fighting, there was, but ya'll, they powered through A LOT like champs. The only day they really feel apart was in Ephesus and it was so hot there were times I wondered if I was going to make it.
Anyhow, I am settling in. I know some people's names (BAM! I even call a few of them friends), I can get to the grocery store and back without using GPS, I know that you don't actually stop at the Ministry of the Interior checkpoints regardless of the signs saying otherwise, I am getting the hang of it. There have been some wonderful people who have helped me out along the way (shout out to the guy that helped me get out of the parking lot when someone Bahrain-parked {read illegally-parked} right behind me and I had a concrete wall in front of me, I would NEVER have gotten out without you!! You da real MVP!). It's still as hot as the 7th level of hell, but they claim this will change. For now I am just taking what I can get!
