Le Tango around the World!

When people ask me if I am going to live in Belgium, I usually respond that I wouldn’t because the weather is bad… well, this time is worse than ever!!! I arrived here on June 22nd … and we are July 6th, and it hasn’t stopped raining yet!!! Yeap, almost non stop rain for two weeks with high temperatures of 55 F… (15 celsius!) can’t take it anymore!!! But I’ll be flying to Barcelona on Sunday!!! For sure sunny and warm.

So, Belgium. Well, it is always nice to be back here (even if the weather is really bad), but the food is great and the beer as well eh eh eh. I have spent my time here between two things pretty much: babysitting my two little nieces and sorting through my stuff that arrived from Washington.
Now, you have to realize that I haven’t really been around kids for … well about 12 years!!! I used to play with my nieces when I was visiting, played with my niece in the states as well… but every time, I was either leaving them with their parents or they were going to bed!!! I really enjoy playing the auntie, the one who can do crazy things with them, and because I see them once in a while, it is ok!!! This time was a little different! My parents were away (they usually take care of them when they come back from school), and over the weekend their parents had to go to a Bday party, so, now that Tatie (that’s me) was back and according to the parents and grandparents had nothing better to do than to baby sit!! I have to be frank with you… I am not sure they were quite sure it was a good idea!!! they kind of sort of trusted me, but let’s face it, I am the crazy one who travels, is not married, has no kids and they are not sure can even cook for herself. So, taking care of a 6 and a half and 2 and a half, was probably not something I could do!!! But …. it actually went very well! I really enjoyed spending time with them, and i think they had a great time too… we played, we baked cookies, they slept over one night as well…. quite a lot of fun…. I really like being the aunt!

Then this week I spent it sorting through all my stuff that came back from Belgium… the clothes I might still wear, the tango shoes I cannot do without (eh eh eh ), the papers, books etc… my whole life of 12 years in my appartment in DC. Thank God I had my little niece to help me! She and her sister had so much fun trying on the shoes and clothes, jumping in the big box full of clothes, using the empty boxes as houses….
But now, I am all set, ready to start a new… and on Sunday I am flying to barcelona. To spend some time there and figure out if I want to live there!!! More to come!