Hello! We're the Finchers from Nashville, TN. Check back here often to read about our adventures in our new life at the City of Children in Ensenada, Mexico.
© Jeff & Natasha Fincher
Aug
30
On Friday, during our morning break from class (around 10am), we decided to go down to the taco stand one block away rather than the bakery across the street we usually go to. I’ve eaten at this taco stand several times which has a very loyal local clientele. This stand consists of a cart where the [...]
Aug
28
Today was an interesting day. We started off by going to breakfast at what we have found to be one of our favorite new breakfast restaurants in town. We went with 3 of our friends. After eating together we spent time praying for each other. We plan on doing this each week. When you sit [...]
Aug
25
Today was the first day of school for our kids here at the home. They all came down to the bus and vans wearing their new uniforms and sporting their new backpacks. They were all SO excited to be going back. This weekend we had a back to school party with the teens at Stan [...]
Aug
22
Aug
22
I shot this video while on the canopy tour. It’s really short but you get the idea.
Aug
20
What a day!! We are in our second full week of language school and are totally overwhelmed! There is SO much to learn! So after sitting in class for 6 hours today, we were ready for some fun. We have become really good friends with both of our classmates. Karen is a lawyer from Maryland. [...]
Aug
18
When Jeff and I moved, of course we had to bring our two labs with us. Having them around has been such a blessing, and made our new location seem more like home. One of our challenges with the dogs right now is getting a fence set up in our yard. That aside, today brought [...]
Aug
17
Here are a couple of pictures from our anniversary dinner this weekend. We went to this amazing restaurant right up the road (15 minutes) from the home called Laja (www.lajamexico.com).
Our good friend Matt Steidl had shown us a show on PBS that featured this restaurant. We sat outside on the back side of the [...]
Aug
17
Yesterday, a group from San Diego came down to the City of Children for the day. The group of around 15 people was spearheaded by Patti’s sister, Maggie. Over the past several months, they have collected recyclables and then saved the cash they received to use for the kids here at the home. With the [...]
Aug
14
Today is our ninth anniversary! We celebrated by going to language school for 6 hours. Actually, it’s been a great day. Thursday’s at the language school are field trip days. So after lunch we went to a great museum in the middle of the city where we learned a lot about the history of Ensenada [...]
