Written and Read

Just a few words. The little family has arrived in New York, and we are currently using a Brooklyn hotel as base camp, while we are out chasing apartments. While this is quite taxing and not something I would recommend for the impatient, I can’t deny that it has meant that over a few days, I have gotten to know Brooklyn and Manhattan to an extent I would not have expected.
Our good son is keeping his spirits up, even if he does have a hard time here. One thing is that we have to drag him all over town to look at apartments - which could make anyone impatient - but he clearly misses other children. Has been used to being surrounded by other children every day, and he gets lonely; often, in cafes or around playgrounds, he wants to play with the other children and is unhappy to leave them.
But he goes forward, like all of us. I hope we find a place to settle soon. That will be better for all of us; then we can find him someone to be with in the daytime, and I can start looking for work.