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As our year in Puerto Escondido comes to a close, our family is filled with emotion. This tropical paradise and these beautiful people have taught us lessons that will stay with us for life. Most of all, the ever-constant reminder that from discomfort, comes growth.
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We all know that mothers want to spend quality time with their kids on Mother’s Day. However, there’s something else that every mother craves deeply. It’s something that moms rarely ask for. Something that shouldn’t only be reserved for Mother’s Day.
My first year as a mother of two, was the hardest year of my life. It was the year that I didn’t recognize myself. The year that I felt like a shell of the person I “used to be”. The year that I suffered from postpartum depression.
The New Year is an opportunity to start anew, but did you know that reflecting on the past has deeper impact than resolutions? Here’s why.
Three months ago today, our family pulled out of our driveway in Toronto, Canada, and drove to Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it?
Yep. We just pulled out of our driveway & drove to Mexico. Just like that.
We moved to Mexico, where all of our worries would disappear and all of our dreams would come true.
Ummm….nope. If only.
Today was hard.
It was the first day of school for our girls here in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
We chose this school because of it’s small class sizes, it’s creative education model, and it's incredible parent community.
A new country, a new school, and a new language. It’s a lot for all of us.
I felt hopeful that the first day would go well.
It did not go well.
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Awful things happen every day.
When you see these events on the news, you somehow feel separated and protected. Those things only happen ‘out there’, and they would never happen here, in the multi-cultural, diverse, and safe city that we call ‘home’.
But something awful did happen here.
We have been home in Toronto for seven days.
The past two days have included freezing rain, snowy conditions, and severe winds.
The weather, of course, is a shock to our systems after spending four months in Mexico.
But the weather is only the tip of the iceberg.
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Happy Spring, friends!
We have one week left of our four-month family sabbatical and big news to share!
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Day 60 of 118.
We have been here in Puerto Escondido for two months.
TWO MONTHS!
That is half way through our four month family sabbatical.
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Mexico, Day 39 of 118.
The heart softens.
The mind opens.
The soul thrives.
Our kids still drive us bonkers.
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The Christmas sun is setting here in La Punta, Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
I am relishing in the calm after the long-awaited, and highly planned-for celebration, that is Christmas.
Last night for Christmas Eve, we ate dinner at the incredible restaurant below our apartment. Loyal to my Italian roots, I enjoyed a mouth-watering seafood spaghetti. It made me feel closer to home, to my family.
The small, cozy space was filled with many people that we have met over these past two weeks. It was comforting to feel the energy of our newfound community.
Our family of four said Buenas Noches, and headed to bed at 10pm.
That’s when the locals began their celebrations.
We are quickly learning that there are no noise rules in Mexico. Literally, NONE.
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It’s Saturday night in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico.
The girls are asleep, Arjan is reading in the balcony hammock, and there is live local folk music playing in the distance.
Today we truly ARRIVED.
What a transition these first five days have been...
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