A place for us to live

At the end of last week, our colleagues in Kyrgyzstan looked at an apartment for us. We had tried not to be too picky when thinking about how we would like to live, but nevertheless had a few criteria for them - within walking distance of the children's school, secure, and with four bedrooms, so that we can host guests easily.

The apartment that they looked at (in the block in the picture) fits the bill brilliantly: it is about 1.5 kms from the school, is on the third floor and has good security, and has four bedrooms (in fact, the guest bedroom even has it's own bathroom!) So, we have said yes, which is very exciting.

So, hurrah - another part of the jigsaw is in place!

Vaccinations

Today we are all going to get stabbed! Fortunately, because we have all been inoculated numerous times in the past we just need boosters; so we are all having a rabies jab, and most of us are having one for Hepatitis B. Felix and Rosie are not exactly ecstatic at the thought but are bearing up, bolstered by the promise of a trip to McDonalds afterwards! They are holding to the conversion rate of one Happy Meal per injection...

Thinking about it, it does seem ironic that we reward / encourage / bribe them to face up to something that is good for their health with something that is not!