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Legos, December and Romania!

I got to help put a Lego toy together today with a six year old boy from Syria living in Romania.   It was awesome…our team from Budapest took the day to see this family who made it to Greece earlier this year and are seeking asylum and were ‘assigned’ to Romania.   They are in a small town, and they have 6 months to find a job and a place to live.   It was pure joy – the little boy called me ‘Madam’…how cute is that?   We didn’t talk much, I don’t know Arabic and he doesn’t know much English but Legos has pictures with instructions – it was quite fun actually.   His Dad speaks English and when I was introduced to him, he said isn’t there a saint Carol?   I said – yes, of course there is!   So I will not let that one go for a while…saint Carol - has a certain ring to it don’t you think? That was a good start to this blustery, cold and beautiful December.   I fly ‘home’ in 12 more days and will see most of my family for Christmas.   We will celebrate together – I expect there