New car

Andrew and Harper are downstairs at the big toy. I can see them from our kitchen window three flights up. The toy is a three-story jungle gym, with swirly slides and all. It is the first day of Saturday soccer and there are children and parents running everywhere. Andrew and Harper are hanging back observing the organized chaos, perhaps deciding when it will be their turn to participate. It is rainy and overcast and reminds me of home, I have the first glimpse and pangs of really missing my family and friends. I suppose that means we are settling in a bit. I am writing this and making an egg sandwich, which reminds me of Miles (Andrew’s Dad) for some reason. The dark cloud is bringing more rain. When it rains here it really pours. You are drenched instantly the only difference is that it is still warm. It a little like walking into the bathroom after someone has taken a long hot shower but still I like it.
Some time has past now; we have taken our first adventure in our new car. It is a Nissan Exterra. It cost us more than any car combined that we have purchased so far. We are sharing a car and driver with our neighbors. Philip is our driver and I like him a lot. He seems honest, tries very hard and is really nice to Harper. It feels good to have a car and some freedom I have already been getting a bit of cabin fever living right next to work, campus is already feeling small.
Today while we were out we bought phone cards off the street because I ran out of minutes here. The cards actually worked. (Often times they don’t) We also saw a man with a full mattress folded in half stuffed with goods on top of his head riding on the back of an okada. It was amazing.