My name is Alida, that's uh-lee-duh, and I blog at Blackpurl's Knitpickings...an expat journal. I write about the ups and downs of life as an American living abroad. I love to take photos, meet new people, try new foods, crochet and knit (as the purl in Blackpurl indicates), learn about new cultures and be involved in the community. I guess I feel safe enough with you all that I will also say that we are missionaries, not yo grandma's idea of a missionary... we are 12 Step Recovery missionaries who are simply out carrying the message as Step 12 dictates. So every now and then I also give updates about our work.
I live with my husband of 29 years and it still feels weird not to have our sons at home anymore. But since they are 23 and 20 I can hardly begrudge them a life of their own! I started blogging five years ago just before we made our first international move from the United States to Russia. We have enjoyed time in the countries of Cyprus, Italy, Turkey and Ukraine but our travels are not always glamorous. We were in Ternopil, Unkraine during the H1N1 quarantine several years ago. We lived in a crappy apartment for two months in the stunningly beautiful Istanbul, Turkey last year while we waited to find out if our Russia visas would be renewed.
We are just beginning our life here in Belize and there are so many interesting things to see right in our yard!
And now that we have a car we are ready to explore the caves, the Mayan Ruins and beaches. Lookout Belize,..here we come!
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