So, we have a pretty large dinning room in our temporary house. To give you an idea, the dinning room table seats about twelve. It is pretty ridiculous actually. Our permanent housing will not be nearly that big, but it has been fun living like kings in the digs that we have now. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving with our upstairs neighbors tomorrow, they are hosting all of us "orphans" here in Belgrade that are still in the process of getting settled… about 20 or so of us. So, in preparations, this past Sunday we moved our dinning room table upstairs… so we have this very large empty space in the middle of our apartment. So, what do you do with all that empty space when you have an almost three year old? You him his first soccer ball of course!
The dinning room is now referred to as our soccer field… or as I like to call it "Stadium Schutz"… it is only fitting since we are living between to the two largest rival futbal clubs in the city. It is loads of fun.
It has been raining pretty relentlessly over the past few days and getting home last night was near miserable. The only thing making it bearable was the knowledge that I was living in Belgrade… how crazy is that? Although, I am living a normal 9 to 5 grind, the realization and wonder of living here creeps into by head from time to time and it is a great feeling.
So, it's been raining and when I got home Grayson and I of course had to play a game of soccer… and while we were playing I looked up and out the window and saw the most beautiful thing. The rain had become snow. The largest and thickest snow flakes I have ever seen. Now keep in mind, it wasn't all that long ago that I was living in Charleston, SC wearing t-shirts and shorts in February… and last year in Switzerland was the first time I had experienced the every elusive "White Christmas" and now, it looks like we will be celebrating a "White Thanksgiving". Very cool.
Also, on another cool note, I received my new business cards today. Although, there would seem to be anything overly special about them… the anomaly is that they are double sided… English on one side… and Cyrillic Serbian on the other. Just call me ЏонПал Шоц.
Take care,
-ЏП
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