Pieces of me in letters

A little over two weeks since my last posting. I can happily say that I have made progress in adjusting to this new city

The most important progress: I’ve made new friends! Yattaaaaa!!! I feel extremely lucky because it’s almost too good to be true. It was all started when I sent an e-mail to local Indonesian community association  mailing list, asking where I could purchase Indonesian herbs and spices. Many kind replies, but one reply was more than kind. She said she knew good stores to get everything I needed, and in fact she would be very happy to take me to those stores! Waa!
We exchanged phone numbers, and made plan to meet up. I suggested that we meet up somewhere near a train station downtown (habit from Tokyo!). But she said she would just pick me up because she had some work to do near my neighborhood anyway. And so she did, and she took me around the city and to her house to see her husband who worked from home. Irma, my new friend, is a very talkative and very genki Indonesian girl. Her husband Anthony is from Greece. They just got married about 7 months ago. A relativey newly wed just like my partner and I. When I arrived at their house, I saw a boat in the garage. Later I found out that Anthony and my partner have quite a bit in common. They both have a boat, they like fishing, and they both have a jeep to pull their boat
Later that day Irma’s friend Lorein came over and three of us went to have dinner in China Town. Food was great, and we had so much fun together. Like Irma, Lorein is a very talkative and genki girl. She is hilarious too!
Last weekend Irma threw a pot luck party at her house, for her friend Carlos who just finished his first marathon ever, and for me (^_^). Food was great. Indonesian, Mexican, Greek, Indian, and so many other things! So much fun!
Thank you Irma… for everything!