Home in Olon

We had a nice few weeks in Olon between our Galapagos trip and Talia’s spring break. Canadians with 5 and 7 year old girls (Lake and Isla) moved into our building for a few months, and Talia is overjoyed to have some kids around. Sunset Shores (the name of our building) really lives up to its name and the three of us are typically the youngest people around; having some kids move in has been great.

In addition to hanging out with new friends, these few weeks have been filled with a fun beach clean up organized by some very dedicated expats, lots of sunset swims, surf classes and a bit more practice with reading and writing. Talia resists writing, except when she’s upset with us and doesn’t want us to come into her room…and then she often regrets her hate mail and slides a sweet note under our door.Read more