A Very Merry Christmas 2007 to all our friends and family.
On Sunday December 9 we went to Zvannieki with the vicar of the Anglican Church and had a Christmas feast with church congregation members and Zannieki residents. Zvannieki is a crises care home for children in the Cesus region of Latvia about a two hour drive from Riga out in the countryside reached by dirt roads and set in a large open field. On the two hour drive Bob had a good opportunity to discuss with the vicar children's services in Latvia. He is still working at understanding what services are available and what the needs are for his students of social work. I have been doing some shopping at the Christmas markets which are set up in the various laukums (squares) of vecriga (old Riga). Bob finished his teaching schedule for December last night and we leave today for Germany. We plan to spend Christmas week with the Limans, Bob's German family from his American Field Service year during high school, 1961.
We are flying Ryan Air and hear it is quite something....We plan to be back in Riga for New Year's. So to all our many friends and family a very Merry Christmas....be safe...be joyful ...and be hopeful ....
1 comment:
Hi Bob and Cheryl! Merry Christmas to you two/too. I was scanning the internet the other day and decided to google Bob and found your blog. It is great that you two are in Latvia - how cool! I have read and enjoyed your whole blog. Fascinating... I will send you our Christmas e-mail letter soon, but wanted to say hi and Merry Christmas to you both.
Chris Tappan
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