friends!

many people have been asking about our social life here. do we have one?

I couldn't imagine being here without a baby. Having a baby has immediately propelled me into a world of playgroups, facebook groups, singing groups (for baby, not for me thank goodness), baby-safety talks and used-baby-stuff groups. Likewise, a baby can always serve as a topic of conversation or awkward-moment cover up when attempting to meet new people.

In a quick few months, little u has managed to form us quite an extensive social network and she can't even talk yet.

Having some friends over for sunday 'family' dinner

U and her good friend at the cafe.

We've made friends from all over the world: Ireland, Nepal, Australia, America, Austria, Holland, France, the UK to name a few places. Apparently there are other Canadians here but so far I've only met two. Neither of them asked if I knew so-and-so from Canada.

play group!

My only concern is our lack of Nepali friends. The expat community here is just so involved and so keen that the only Nepali people we see regularly are those that have married foreigners, those J works with, and our didi and Nepali teacher.

That's the things with the expat community. Many of them are working in development, or with embassies, or otherwise are on 2 or 3 year contracts and are used to living the transient expat life, moving from place to place. So they are really good at making friends. Forget the small-talk, the life-stories, the inside jokes from way back and idea of really understanding a good friend. All I needed to do was show an interest in making friends and 2 days later I had a whole group.

It doesn't matter if we don't know each other's last names, really.

u in heaven with a friend and toys