Baby Mebuki is adorable and cute as can be, she's 11 month old. She was a bit shy at the beginning with us, but we're getting to know each other and she's a joy to be around. Here's a picture of both of us. It's great to have a baby at home.
They arrived late, tired, stressed and with loads of luggage as they're here to stay. They had problems with their visas, as Itchi got his work permit and visa all right but they couldn't get the visas for Mariko and the baby before leaving Latvia, so they're here with tourist visas until they can sort their situation out.
They're very nice, interesting and ultra-polite as the Japanese are told to be, and they're cooking for us as a thanks because we refuse to get any money for letting they stay.
When Patxi was a few month old we moved to Cambridge for a year. For some bureaucratic reasons we had to leave England for a few months in order for "the husband" to get his working visa, and it was very stressful to find a new place to live in a city we didn't know. At least we spoke fairly good English by then and "the husband's" boss helped us a lot as we even stay with him and his family for a few days until we rented our own place. So I totally understand the situation this family is going through and I'm glad we're giving them a hand as they don't even speak Spanish. This is sort of a karma thing for me, as people helped us when we were in a similar situation and now we're able to help others out.
We're a bit crowded as the flat is not that big. They're using P's bedroom as it's the one with a small toilet and allow them a bit of privacy.
Itchi went to work on the very next day after they arrived, which was a surprise for us as not many people are working until the 7th of January, but they seem to be quite a workaholic group he's in.
Poor Mariko wasn't feeling very well and she's been sick. I think it's a mix of all the stress of a big move to an unknown place plus the new food and water that, although are perfectly safe, it takes sometime to get used to.
They've already seen the flat I saw and liked so they're renting it. Luckily the señorita who owns it speaks English very well. The furniture is already there and the landlady got the electricity connected in a record short time but they're still waiting for the gas, in order to be able to move.
After that they'll have to deal with the local bureaucracy in order to register as living in the city, then getting a GP and so on. As they don't speak Spanish, I'll help them as much as I can around my working hours. This is very good for me as it takes my mind of my own feeling of sadness and loneliness after Darwin's untimely dead. This is going to keep me busy.
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