{"id":2844,"date":"2014-03-30T20:01:08","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2014-03-30T20:03:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T00:03:55","slug":"simeon-sidenotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/?p=2844","title":{"rendered":"Simeon Sidenotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Simeon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2849 alignleft\" alt=\"Simeon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Simeon.jpg\" width=\"241\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Simeon.jpg 837w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Simeon-193x300.jpg 193w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/Simeon-660x1024.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>We have gotten asked a few times about how Simeon is doing in Ecuador and the adjustment from the States.\u00a0 When we ask him how he likes Ecuador he says &#8220;doing good.&#8221;\u00a0 That&#8217;s a good sign that he&#8217;s fairly comfortable since that what he used to say after getting out of preschool.\u00a0 The first couple of days he asked when we were going &#8220;home&#8221; leading us to explain again multiple times that Ecuador IS our home.\u00a0 Once, we told him we were going home, and he said &#8220;which one????&#8221;\u00a0 I suppose it&#8217;s obvious that he has lived a lot of places in his short life, but he seems to be taking it all in stride.\u00a0 One thing I was worried about is that he would become more shy because he is not able to speak Spanish yet.\u00a0 Well, that has proven not to be a problem.\u00a0 He continues to speak English and talk a mile a minute as the receivers of his anecdotes look on, puzzled.\u00a0 I&#8217;m glad he continues to\u00a0be himself\u00a0and learn Spanish words here and there.\u00a0 He is planning to start preschool right around the corner from our apartment.\u00a0 It will be 5 days a week for 4 hours a day.\u00a0 They primarily speak Spanish there, although they do speak some English too.<\/p>\n<p>It really helps that he is outgoing because he goes right up to Ecuadorian kids and wants to play with them even though he knows he can&#8217;t communicate. \u00a0The other day he was playing in a kiddie playland (like what they have in some fast food restaurants) with a bunch of Ecuadorian kids and we hear him shout out in English, &#8220;Watch me! \u00a0I&#8217;m snowboarding!!!&#8221; \u00a0Even if the Ecuadorian kids had known English, I highly doubt they would have known what snowboarding is.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2855\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-30-10.24.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2855\" class=\" wp-image-2855     \" alt=\"Simeon and bunch of new friends at church that want to play with the little blond white boy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-30-10.24.09.jpg\" width=\"395\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-30-10.24.09.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-30-10.24.09-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-30-10.24.09-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simeon and bunch of new friends at church that want to play with the little blond white boy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>His good friend, Caleb and he were reunited last week and they basically picked up where they left off.\u00a0 Caleb is speaking Spanish and English, which obviously helps Simeon.\u00a0 I think they have enjoyed being together.<\/p>\n<p>You can tell he misses what he knows in the States.\u00a0 He was very excited to talk to cousins today and has told both sides of grandparents about what he has been up to.<\/p>\n<p>Simeon draws a lot of attention with being a little white boy with blond hair but he takes it all in stride and doesn&#8217;t seem to mind the extra attention. \u00a0Ecuadorian kids are very sweet and loving and so they accept him even though he isn&#8217;t speaking Spanish yet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2856\" style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.21.20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2856\" class=\" wp-image-2856    \" alt=\"Pictures of Simeon and his best friend Caleb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.21.20.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.21.20.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.21.20-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.21.20-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictures of Simeon and his best friend Caleb<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.20.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2857\" alt=\"2014-03-21 18.20.47\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.20.47-1024x577.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.20.47-1024x577.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.20.47-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.22.40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2858\" alt=\"2014-03-21 18.22.40\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-21-18.22.40-1024x577.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-25-11.09.41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2859\" alt=\"2014-03-25 11.09.41\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-25-11.09.41-1024x577.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/delp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/2014-03-25-11.09.41-1024x577.jpg 1024w, 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