Another week in the books. We have now officially lived here two months—the longest I have ever lived in a different country. We are learning a lot and do really love it here. We've been getting used to working more (want to learn more about what we're doing? Shoot me an email!), and adapting to the [...]
Author: Nathan & Ana
A couple of twenty-somethings living in the middle of Missouri raising two kids under the age of two.
Happy Nurses Week!
A week that I love so much! Being a nurse is one of the things that I am the most proud of. My meager year and a half of working with mamas and babies was challenging, difficult and tiring but it was also oh so rewarding. I have always said, and continue to stand by [...]
Our week in pictures!
Decided to just dump some photos instead of writing a whole blog—let's be honest, pictures are the best part anyways. Thanks for making it this far. If ya got any questions about us/what we're doing or you have any comments about my poor photography skills—drop a comment below (or an email works too)!
Traveling with a Newborn—What to Pack
Side note: I'm not sure when a baby stops being considered a newborn, but I decided to go with newborn instead of baby because Hez was very much a little squish compared to a bigger squish. Also, sorry for all of the low quality photographs.. our nice camera was packed with our big suitcases. Two [...]
Three Months!
Our little man is three months old! It seems insane that he has not been on this earth longer, maybe it is because we have scrunched so much into his short little life. Hezekiah is such a joy! He continues to be an easy-going little babe. We had a meeting the other evening and he [...]
A ride on a motorbike and a trip to the grocery store.
We've lived here for over a month and I figured it was time for me to have my first 'official' motorbike driving lesson. Nathan's been driving me around since he basically is a professional motorbike driver, and I feel very comfortable and content with him being my chauffeur. However, I knew I needed to learn, [...]
Motorbikes, new plants, a lot of baby smiles and one really cute frown!
What a week it has been! My goal was to try and update this thing once a week, but life is busy and living in a new country is full of exciting things, and so maybe I should just set a more realistic goal. Anyways, we have lived here a month! It is unbelievable. We [...]
Two weeks in the book!
Hi friends! We've successfully lived in southeast Asia for two weeks! It simultaneously feels like three days and also four months (maybe I'm still a little jet-lagged). These first two weeks have been full of getting acclimated to the city, figuring out our bearings and beginning language lessons. We were so blessed to have Nathan's [...]
Happy International Women’s Day (yesterday)!
Woohoo! Women are awesome, they are incredible, they are resilient and they are worthy of being celebrated. A day that I didn’t even know existed until last year, is celebrated so heavily here in Asia. From advertisements everywhere, to stores having special sales, to the flower carts on the side of the highway being packed with [...]
We made it!
We successfully traveled across the world, seven week old baby in tow. I would be lying if I were to tell you I was not jet-lagged (maybe three hours of sleep in the last two days), but I am so happy to be in our new home for the next couple of years. I am [...]
THE DE PENNING FAMILY 