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I guess part of the expat life is making new friends, saying goodbye to them, and then making new friends again. Of course our Cuencano friends are still here, luckily! 🙂

June was a rough month for us, as first our Alaskan buddies moved back home on June 10th, and then our friends Steph & Nic moved back to Stevens Pass, WA on June 28th. I miss having coffee and one-on-one time with Steph on Friday afternoons. And we miss hanging out with Ashley, Scott, Cormac & Story for Easter brunch, birthday parties, camping trips, and family dinners. Family friends are the best, when kids get along and parents get along…

Nic & Chef in the airport in Mexico City.

McVans in Baños de Ambato.

In July my bridge buddy Rachel & her family moved back to Baltimore. Jade says she misses Millie, Rachel’s 9 year old daughter, and she wants to go visit her as soon as we move back to the States. 🙂

Rachel, Jon, Millie & Ben

We met some new friends through Steph in July: Kari & Chad & their daughters Serena & Ali had lived in Cuenca for 18 months, moving back to South Carolina about 4 months before we got here. They were back in Cuenca for a month, and we had a wonderful time hanging out with them. It was kindof like falling in love, as a whole family! We hung out with the Carsons 5 out of the last 7 days they were in town. Kari is a Spanish professor, and all nine of us spoke mainly in Spanish with each other while hanging out.  The day Riki dislocated his shoulder, Kari & Chad & the girls were coming for dinner. They came anyways, and put the kids down to bed while I went to the hospital to see Riki. What lifesavers!

Carsons & Praileys at Le Petit Jardin restaurant