Israel is different to anywhere else in the world. And, if you expect things to happen here like they do elsewhere you’ll be sorely disappointed. Take this program for example. We were emailed a schedule that Milla’s first class would commence at 9:15 on Sunday morning (the weekend here is Friday and Saturday, Sunday is a regular weekday). So when Milla and I arrived at 9:03am looking for an orientation or at least someone to welcome us and explain…
When planning this trip I thought it best to arrive 1.5 weeks before starting the program for us to settle into Israeli life. Truth be told, we could be here 10 years and not necessarily settle into this crazy life (that’s a whole other blog post that will come!) but we have orientated ourselves, met some great people, ate some beyond incredible food (another blog post that will come!) and had a great break before the business part of…
It’s funny, when you’ve been madly planning something for months the day always somehow seems to sneak up on you. Even though you’ve been planning every minute detail, written countless to-do lists and created piles all around your house of things you need to pack, it seems that the reality of doing this eagerly anticipated thing is so far away and it will happen “one day”. Well, today my “one day” arrived. The…
When Milla was diagnosed at birth with Down Syndrome Mr V and I knew that this would be one incredible adventure. And 4.5years later we are well immersed in this crazy, fun and rewarding life and couldn’t imagine it any other way. Some days are really hard but mostly we are like any typical family: we work hard, we play hard and we love each other beyond measure. Milla is an amazing girl. She is loving, caring, hilarious and…