We are here

Thanks for your prayers as we traveled.

Our flight arrived from Newark this morning around 9:30 Lisbon time. We were delayed about an hour on the runway because of rain. The girls did phenomenally well on the trip. They both slept for most of the night and are in bed now. Emilia actually dozed off at the dinner table.

Kyle and Jayme were waiting for us after we passed through customs and picked up our luggage. Emilia showed her wings (the plastic king they pass out on airplanes) at customs, and they just waved us through after scanning our passports. I think the wings are really what got us through so quickly.

Heather and I are both pretty exhausted, but it has been good to spend the day talking with Kyle and Jayme. We took short naps this afternoon and are trying to make it to a normal bedtime to help with the adjustment.

We have met the first student, Haydee. She is originally from Peru but most recently lived in Barcelona. She plans to begin classes in the fall at EuNC. She and Emilia have already played some games and colored together. The house is full of 100 of her post-it-notes. Classes are supposed to begin on Monday.

We also had a chance to take a quick walk around the neighborhood this afternoon. The girls discovered that snails are quite common here (maybe like roly-polys at home) except the snails are easier to spot. I think they've already adopted a few as pets though I don't think they've managed to sneak any into the house yet. I'll try to get a picture of the girls and their gastropod friends posted at some point.