New Starts

Yesterday was quite a historic day for us “estadounidenses.”  As Obama started his new job, so did I.  (Kim)  Of course, mine should be much less demanding, but getting back into pediatrics in Spanish will have its challenges as well.  Things went well and the biggest challenge so far is communication (and pronounciation) in Spanish.  Still, I am glad to have this chance to put my months of language school, not to mention medical training to use.  Isaac is not very excited about taking a bottle in my absence, so we will see how he does.  My commute to work is drastically reduced to a 2 minute walk instead of a 20-30 minute drive.  And I was reminded how much I love my profession and look forward to serving this new patient population.

Nathan started back to school as well yesterday, so now we are all back to our routines.  Paul will start leading a Bible Study tonight (in Spanish, or course) for the family practice residents who are rotating at the hospital.  This responsibility is shared among the doctors, so he will do this once a month.  We are excited to have this chance to interact with our collegues about issues of belief and faith and we pray for a fruitful discussion.  We pray for blessings on your “new starts” as well!