So, we've been here almost a week. Claire is settling in to work, and the rest of us are trying to find our rhythm. On Saturday, a colleague took us around town. We went to a bazaar, a grocery store, and a Turkish restaurant. It was fun, if a little daunting. All that Russian!
We've been told that we will be able to move in to our permanent housing on Sunday, which is a real positive for us. Today, we got to see the new house. It has lot of space, as well as two rabbits and a turtle. They are still touching up some details, but it is all quite exciting.
We went there after some introductory meetings at the embassy. It was nice to see the facility, see the commissary, and meet some of the people in our new community. We even got to meet the ambassador, which was cool.