We have arrived!!!

We have arrived safely in Tansen. We moved into our apartment yesterday and it is beyond what we have ever imaged.  Our home is very spacious and we have a panoramic view of the mountains. We are living above the clouds!! In the morning, looking out the window we see white below us, surrounded by a shore of mountain peaks....people call it the "white lake".  With the heat of the day the "white lake" disappears to reveal the valley below.

                        We took this photo on our hike.  The building is where we live. Below are the clouds!!! Just below the trees is the hospital. I will upload some hospital photos soon. 

Ryan, Win and I went for a morning hike. Just outside our home is a beautiful hiking area.  We hiked for about 2 miles-the most beautiful sites I have ever seen. Everything is so green and the air feels so pure. This morning the skies were clear and we could see the Annapurna mountain range in the distance-mountains towering above the other mountains.

                                                                   6am Hike!!

In our building are 4 other missionary families. All have been here for a few years. The missionary families are here from Norway, India, Sweden, USA. All have multiple children.  Winslow is the youngest. We are going to start a play group for the young ones who are not yet in school.  

Win enjoying some crackers in his newly painted highchair.

The mission hospital appears well organized and equipped with patients lining up out the doors.  We will be learning much about it over the next months here. 

The people of Nepal are very kind and have big hearts. They LOVE babies! Winslow gets all kinds of attention where ever we go.  He is called Babu-Win which means baby boy win!

Today, Ryan has a hospital orientation. Tomorrow he will just fly right into it. The hospital seems to be very busy. I have decided to spend the first few weeks making our home a home and helping Winslow get back to a normal sleep schedule and daily routine.  This past week has been tricky with the 10 hour time change.  Overall, he is adjusting well. It just takes time.  Now that he has a crib, sleeping will be much better for him.  

It appears cooking taking quite some time here. We are not supposed to drink the water so all of our fruits and veggies have to be first soaked in iodine.  And washing dishes, baths for Winslow need to have boiled water. Everything is all washed by hand. So as you can see, its a process.  We have a woman named Meena who is our Didi. She comes to our home to help me with household chores, laundry, cooking and childcare.  She does not speak English and I do not speak Nepali so we have to work out a system. I already feel very blessed to have her help. Today, she is taking me to the market to buy some food and things for the home. 

Once I feel settled and Winslow is comfortable with Meena, I plan to do some Child Life work in the hospital. There is a pediatric ward.  I have spoke with the Pediatric Physician and a few nurses and they love the idea of Child Life here. I hope to put in a few days a week and even do a few presentations, teaching the students and nurses some Child Life techniques. 

We have all remained healthy so far. Please continue to pray for us and the people of Nepal.  

Thanks for reading!!