The beginning of our RV trip in 2008!
The last time I posted on our miura-adventure website, Andrew was a sophomore at Morro Bay High School, Nikki was a freshman and Lauren was still in elementary school. A lot has happened since then and our family adventure continues. In an effort to keep from being completely overwhelmed with starting where I left off, I am writing with the most recent events and going back from there.
Since our days on the road in an RV, much has changed. The kids and I lived with my mom (“silly grandma”) for a year while Ken returned back to work with Praxair. In July 2012, we moved back to Curitiba Brazil, a city we lived for 3 years from 1999 to 2002. Ken has always said, “You can never go back”, meaning how difficult it can be to move back to a place where you lived before. Curitiba was always the exception to the rule so when the opportunity came up to move back here, we jumped at the chance.
It was a tougher transition this time with the kids being older. But I can happily say that we have all adapted well and we are enjoying our time in Brazil. Andrew is weeding through his options for universities in the states, Nikki is preparing her top 20 university list and Lauren will be going into high school in August. They all attend the same school, the “International School of Curitiba.” We are living in the middle of the city in a 9th floor apartment. We have a lovely view and love to explore all the different “barrios” of the city. The food here is fabulous and we often take pictures of the different dishes we are enjoying. We will include some of these pictures as it’s all so darn yummy! Thanks for coming along on the ride with us!
Our family (with Austen Browne) along the Rio coast January 2014
