Well, it sounded catchier in my brain when i was singing it to myself.
Hey y'all, IM BAAAAACK!
I know, I know. Everyone missed me, my antics, and my craziness. But thats why you should follow me on social media. Bc I don't ever stop on the Facebooks. Anyway.
We are back! On the continent that is. In beautiful beach-y Dakar, Senegal!
It's been a while, folks. And as you know from other posts from other Posts (Ha!) the internet here isnt the most reliable. So just bear with me and I will try my best.
Where should I begin?!?!
Let's go back, say December 2019.
-Knox, LuLu and I moved back to the United States bc we were OD'd from Ouagadougou. Was it going to be for 6 months? Indefinitely? We had no clue. (More on that whole fiasco in a different post. I have to let Ryan proofread it before I post it bc I am going to get quite spicy with my opinions.)
-March 2019, Shit hits the fan and the world implodes on itself. We all went through it, no need to dwell. Homeschooling parents, seriously kudos to you. Y'all are the real MVPs.
-The rest of 2020, a couple of visits from Ryan. Thank goodness he could come visit as much as he did. It really was great. Of course I had my wonderful friends and family around, they are the bestest.
-2021, so far has been a true whirlwind of a year. Found out we got our dream Post of Dakar. Ry came home for good in March, but was in DC and going to school for Portuguese. Knox finished his first entire school year at one school in person the whole time! Quite an accomplishment for that kiddo! And then dealing with another Transatlantic move.
Lerd, hear me and help me. I cant keep moving over the ocean all willy nilly nonchalant. So we went from California to Morocco, Morocco to Germany, Germany to DC, DC to Ouaga, Ouaga to Ohio, Ohio to Dakar. All since 2014. THIS MOMMA IS TIRED.
So here I am. Sitting at my absurdly large dining room table, in a new apartment, in a new city, in a new country, telling you all my life story. Once again.
I hope Dakar is as friendly, inviting, and as fun as Ouaga was. I truly did love it there. But I am sure Dakar will have its charms and its quirks. Our apartment is really nice, our furniture is beyond (NO DREXEL?!?!) and the people we have met so far have been so sweet and accommodating to all our needs and asks. I learned during our last tour in Africa that I need to put myself out there. I have to initiate conversations. I need to put my big girl pants on. But thats hard for me. I know I seem like the outgoing type but my crippling anxiety leaves me in my bed with the lights off wanting to be left alone. Not this time. I can't. I won't.
I even applied for a job, y'all. Thats step one. Like my first big girl job in over 12 years. A paycheck?!! What?!!? Im putting my big girl work pants on, fingers crossed.
So this post just turned into a rambling of nothing. But I will be sure to be more focused and to the point in future writings. Just wanted to give y'all a run down of what has been happening. I have miss you! Missed you comments and your "I totally read that in your voice" and "I can hear you laughing from over the ocean".
Thanks for sticking with me. Nothing like a new experience to get me in the mood to write!
xxxoo, Bean
PS- I am so rusty at this. I don't remember how to take down the back round photo! Please disregard Franklin. He is not with us in Dakar, but we did find him a new lovely home in Ouaga, along with Bowie the cat. Miss them both!
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