Today I had coffee at my house with an American woman who lives within walking-distance of my house. A lady we met here gave me her number. I confess I was delinquent about calling the fellow American. She actually called me while I was in the US, so had to cut the call short because of the steep phone charges. This morning I finally called her since we're now home in CZ. She came over with her maybe 5-year old daughter. She was pleasant and communicative, but the daughter was a bit out of control, unfortunately. She mentioned there is another American (a young au pair) who sometimes lives in our village area. I suggested we all go for a walk sometime soon. She is an artist/stay at home mom and her husband is the director of an international school downtown in the city. Perhaps even my husband and hers might meet up to maybe make friends. She said she's 40, while I'm 50. Her husband looks in his late 50s, while mine is in his early 60s. I don't see these age differences as significant. Only our lack of children as a possible disconnect.