• 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!