We stayed in Ljubljana for 2 weeks with the Patty family and this was a great time of fellowship and introduction into the ministry and life in Slovenia as Americans. The Patty kids even conducted a mock Slovene school to help the girls see what life in a Slovenian class will look like.
In the first couple of weeks we were able to attend two church services in Ljubljana and one in Radovljica. The welcome we received was overwhelming and we have been able to engage in relationships very quickly. We have already been to several bbq's and partaken of a wonderful Slovenian sausage called Cevapcici - seriously amazing and seriously served at EVERY bbq we have been to!
Ashley and I were able to take a drive to an English Camp and this offered breathtaking views of the Julian Alps.
Much of the time in these first few weeks has been spent trying to establish life here. This means learning the processes and systems in place and basically bringing an interpreter everywhere! We have purchased a vehicle after making daily trips to an ATM due to no bank account here :) We now have tax id numbers and will hopefully be able to get a bank account set up in the weeks ahead. This number was needed to purchase cell phones, get vehicle insurance and registration, etc.
Last week we moved to Radovljica and moved into our home! We are camping out here since our container hasn't arrived, but we are so glad to be here! We still have much to do, but little by little things are getting checked off the list. Once the container gets here and we can clear customs then we will turn our attention towards language learning.
That is a very long update, but seems short to us considering all we are doing right now.
Maybe the next blog I will share about shopping experiences, basically we are shopping by pictures and this doesn't always work out for us!
Here are a few photos:
