Hola!



So I hope that you are all enjoying an event filled Saturday night! I got back from town about an hour ago and am ready for a night of relaxation and fellowship with the "gringos" here on base. However I must say that today was a spectacular day in and of itself. Let me expound:



So this morning/afternoon we went into town and tried our communication skills (or lack there of) we had a scavenger hunt where we had to ask towns people different questions to fulfill the points. I went out with Heather and Missy, Heather knows a lot of Spanish and was a very patient teacher encouraging us to use what we know and helping by giving new phrases to use with the people in town and translating when they answered back with words we couldn't understand. We met quite a few people today and I hope that we will be able to build on that foundation and create relationships with those people.



At about 2pm we met up with the rest of the "gringos" or white people (that's what they call us down here) and went to lunch with the groups that will be our Saturday lunch groups for the rest of the year. After lunch Tashia, Jon and I went back to the market in search of grasshoppers. Tashia said that I had to eat one (yes I'm blaming you Tashia :)). So after wandering around the market without success we finally found a woman who lead us to a vendor who had them and graciously (not sure if that's the right word) let us try one. My first grasshopper...interesting, not exactly disgusting, yet not exactly appetizing. After the grasshoppers we decided to get some coffee at a local coffee shop (I was happy to hear they have coffee shops with espresso drinks) and had a good time of fellowship.

Tonight I had alone time God sitting on the hammock, watching the lightning and drinking coffee (it was lovely) and felt so blessed to be here learning more about my Jesus and learning about how to be best be his vessel. I still don't know what exactly it is that God is calling me to, but its ok because I know that it's in His Hands and there is no better place for my future to be, right?
You can continue to pray for me in the language area I still have a ways to go, but I know that God is right there with me. Thanks for all of your prayers in this area I have definitely felt them!