Lonely?

(CT, Summer 2006)

But the biggest surprise was the visit of the priest of our parish (it was a catholic school). To be honest I never had a priest in my house before. He even brought somebody who speaks German because he worried that I would not understand him. And he invited us to a 4th of July party at his house. (He gave the small party just for us! He thought we must feel lonely...)He also invited some people from the parish who speak German. We had a wonderful time and we met our closest friends there. Father M. is one of them. We never expected how the people would welcome us.It was absolutely overwhelming.

After few weeks we had friends in our house and Jakob had playmates.

Did I mention that Jakobs Kindergarten teacher is my American “sister” now? She told me where I have to get books for Jakob, where I have to sign up for soccer and where we should go in case we need a good doctor.

Our start in Milford could not be better. I did not feel lonely at any time. And I always had/have people around me who introduce me to the real American way of life. There was and is still so much to learn!