- JAN
- M&S did a whirlwind trip to Abu dhabi, Dubai, Chennai. Weddings and why-not?
- FEB
- M,S & I hiked up Shenandoah National Parks highest point – Hawksbill summit
- The three of us did a flying visit to Houston
- Took Aarav out on a little hike to Little Bennet regional park. Poor kid trusted me enough to wade freezing cold waters.
- Farewell to the 165/211 STS/SEOs
- MAR
- FACT Training
- Moved to CDMX
- Pappaji was able to spend a good few weeks with us
- APR
- The 4 of us went to the Teotihuacan Pyramids!
- Work trip to Matamoros.
- MAY
- Miss V and Amma visit us. V explores snooker
- Family visits Basilica de Guadalupe, Xochimilco and the other touristy spots in and around the city
- Spend a terrific day in Las Estacas. S surprises me with wanting to jump into the frigid waters!
- S continues zipping on her scooter to El Angel on Reforma Sundays. Gave M a mild scare when she zoomed ahead all the way to the Panda and didn’t bother waiting for M.
- Prerna visits for a week
- Work trip to Nuevo Laredo
- JUN
- M&S visit Delhi, Parbani for Vinay’s wedding
- Work trip to Hermosillo
- JUL
- Quick trip to Baltimore for Nancy’s Arangetram
- Beautiful walking trip to Centro Historico, M runs into one of her school friends out of the blue
- S enjoys her Elaneer near the Frida Kahlo Museum.
- Lucha Libre. Meh!
- M&S visit good ol’ Boston!
- Joined CLO for a trip to Puebla. Also Africam Safari!
- Work trip to Matamoros
- S has started using her cycle with training wheels a lot more
- AUG
- Bostonians visit us for a week
- Work trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Next time around, I should stay here for a bit longer!
- Visit Las Estacas again. The kids pool was a major disappointment. Not coming back here
- Meena goes on the PLP trip to Cuetzalan
- Ballet Forklorico – Kinda nice.
- S starts roller-skating classes and school!
- Sep
- Hike El Ocotal. Oh, so beautiful!
- M&I explore the rail trail on the bike
- Flying weekend visit to Baltimore for Sharath’s 50th!
- Joing CLO for a trip to Merida. Chichenitza and Cenotes!
- Work trip to Merida
- OCT
- Work travel to Fort Lauderdale. M&S were able to join too. Great 1 week right on the beach in Pompano
- M’s parents visit us for a week
- Lead the Girl scouts fall hike in El Ocotal. Too many kids and families. Ouch. Shouldn’t have opened this to the whole group.
- Appa and Athai visit us for a couple weeks. So glad they came together!
- NOV
- Shebani visits us for a week
- Ashu Bhabhi visits us for a day. She got some terrific green coffee beans
- M and Athai visit Chingahuapan
- Took Appa and Athai to El Ocotal. Super impressed with how much appa’s able to walk! Wheelchair helped quite a bit.
- Work travel to Managua. Didn’t get to visit the volcano. Next time around maybe?
- Marine Ball. Check.
- Took Appa and Athai to Teotihuacan and Basilica de Guadalupe. They loved it!
- Missed being with the extended family … for a few moments.
- Visited the National Cemetery for Dia de Muertes
- DEC
- Malinalco Camping with the daisies. Mesmerized by the mountains all around!
- Sneha visits us for a month
- Arvind and Patti visits us for about a week
- Hiked up San Miguel – Such a terrific birthday gift!
- Pub crawl with the ESC folks. Great evening!
- We bid and got our top pick. Yaounde it is in 2025!
- Started roller skating. This is so much fun!
As I write this year-end note I realize how much I’ve not really documented. Some day I’ll get back to being more active in this space! Feliz Año Nuevo!