The beginning of a new adventure

Recently, my youngest son has been asking me: "Mommy why are we in Brazil? Daddy'w work brought us here, my love." In fact it is a much deeper question, meriting more than this answer. It is our love of adventure, our desire to meet the other, our wish to make a difference. I will certainly be able to tell you more in a few posts.
Now how did this expatriation started? How did we get here?
For us our Brazilian adventure started recently. In fact, the readers of my previous blog would know that we were in a limbo for a few months, "on the way out of Beijing" yet unaware of our new destination. Then the news fell on us: Brasilia. No time to prepare, the movers were there 4 days later. Oh, yes, we did get just enough time to buy some garden furniture, but that was about it. Then we waved away goodbyes to our dear friends in China and took off for a few weeks on holidays; Tel Aviv, Istanbul and Bretagne and Paris. Quickly, Brazil was awaiting us.

We got here a few days ago, landing with honors, carrying aboard our plane the Olympic flag for the next Olympiads. A brigade of journalists and officials waved at us from the tarmac, our arrival was grand and promising!
Welcome to Brazil, my kids!