Living in Managua isn't the worst thing to do.

First, I have Mint and Gabriel close. We live in the same house.

Second, I have half of my team with me.

Frank's already here. I'm with him now. And he's feeling much better. I pay attention to his medication, and I let him analyze me to make him happy.

Nicole will join us at the end of the semester. She wanted to finish this year at the kindergarten. She took Gabriel's class over, and she's still doing the management, at the same time, single-handedly, so she's very busy. Sometimes I worry for her a little if she sleeps enough, but she's such a strong and clever woman. She just laughs when I tell her to slow down.

We talk over video chat every day.

Tobey bites again.

We should find a solution for that. Frank thinks that Nicole should put the thinking chair in use again. I think that she should threaten Tobey, promising him that I'll kick his ass if he ever hurts my Tessa again. Nicole seems to listen to Frank rather than to me.

I can't wait for her to be here. Vaccinating is happening everywhere, and governments are lifting the curfew one by one, so she won't need an unregistered private plane to leave the country, like us.

I hope she likes fish. Frank does. We eat lots of fish.

Angling is a new hobby we picked up, Mint and I.

It's finally something I'm undoubtedly better at. Mint can't come even close.

I surprise him every day with my expertise. I know so much about fish. Sometimes I surprise even myself.

And he's a sore loser.

What's not to enjoy about fishing, then?

It's the first time I'm somewhat proud of my roots.