The Basics: Yes, we are moving to Mexico!

Felicidades, you have arrived at the Waits Gambill Mexican Adventure blog! We are really excited about our upcoming move to Oaxaca City, in Oaxaca state, in Mexico. Check out our Family Year Abroad destination at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaxaca.

Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions we've been getting:

1) Why are we moving to Oaxaca? To learn Spanish! We've been dreaming about taking the kids to a Spanish-speaking country ever since we got married. All three of our children will be enrolled in local Mexican schools and totally immersed in Spanish. We picked Mexico because it's our neighbor, it's huge, fascinating, and relatively affordable, and travel back and forth to the states takes only a few hours.

2) Are we coming back? Yes, definitely. We'll drive away from 1150 Cumberland Road on July 4, 2009, and plan to return some time before school starts in July or August 2010.

3) How are we pulling this off? (Okay, no one has asked precisely this question, but we get it in one form or another...) Art will be telecommuting to his law firm, Kilpatrick Stockton, and making occasional visits back to the states to visit clients and check in at the office. Lauren has decided to leave her job at Voices for Georgia's Children, focus on learning Spanish for a year, and see where that takes her upon return to Atlanta.

4) Do we speak Spanish already? NO! We are just screwing up our courage and diving in. Please wish us luck, and send prayers and good karma!