Being apart from my wife and kids in Madrid and visiting them only a couple times during the year has been tough for me. Fortunately, daily Skype Internet-video-conferencing keeps us close. I have Skype set up at home and in my office and need only a mouse-click to call my family – it’s easier than dialing a phone. The Menkens-in-Madrid have Skype on their home PC and iPad and using a mobile hot-spot can video chat with me from anywhere. I’ve chatted with them riding the bus through town and have watched my boys' soccer practice. See the screen-shots below. And it’s all FREE!
Daily Skype chats mimic regular life; sometimes we have great talks and sometimes the boys are just horsing around, but we're still integrated in each other’s lives and are still a family unit. Here’s a sampling of Skype screen shots from the past eight months.
Sharing daily news.
Telling a joke.
Skyping from the bus traveling through Pozuelo.
Watching futbol practice.
Talking about school.
Christmas cuddle.
Make believe patricide.
Playing piano recital songs for dad.
Talking about life.
Saying “Good night.”
Love those screen shots Dan!
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