Things I've enjoyed the first week or so:
sunshine, sweating, those great school polos, heavy, heavy rain and strong thunder and lightening and running, bruschetta, different leftovers for lunch, meeting people, conversations with Kate, being with the students—want more of this (pray for camp), coffee in the morning, laughing, prayer times, scripture fitting and convicting, walking, Belen, smoothie mishap, getting settled quickly, having other Wheaties here, making it through the week, the ferria (market), walking up in the mountains, church, skyping, reading Gracias, picnic lunch, quick-drying laundry, internet operations at the house, honesty of students . . . I'm thankful.
Allow me to explain the lesson from the smoothie mishap--don't forget to pay for your food, even if the person you are waiting to pay sends you back to your seat. When you leave, they will follow you and kindly explain your mistake. Whoops. Embarrassing. (this gringa did pay up. I like that place.).
Also, you probably already know but the ferria is wonderful (We go to one a couple of towns over) because you get the sights and sounds and smells of real life:
Xylophones playing, lottery ticket vendors calling out, fruit stand vendors trying to get customers' attention, little streets crammed with people, rolling baskets, vegetable stands, meat vendors, fresh pupusas or empanada tents, fresh juice booths, customers and their families or their dogs, money being exchanged, and life going on all around--the church right behind, a performing group packing up, a group of bicyclists out for a ride, homeless and wealthy, trucks and cars and buses, and luckily this Sunday, sunshine.
such good gifts we get each day!
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