a week---finally feels real!

at the top of jesus christo montana--we hiked this with our teachers

We have been here just over a week; already it feels like much longer. But they say the first week is the longest and then the rest of the trip will fly by—hopefully not too fast. 

view from our apartment

first grocery shop....just a few dollars for all of this...
homemade beans are at easy as they look.
but were getting better

just us

We are at a small café called “el gato negro” –the black cat. It is quite popular as seats are always occupied. The coffee is grown locally and brewed daily, very environmentally aware. Three fans are turned on high, barely making a difference in heat whether on or off, but still contributing to airflow.

The sun is hiding behind clouds, yet it feels as if the rood of the café has been lifted with the sun beating down. Sweat constantly forming on all parts of the body, trickling down.

Days blend together, no difference between Monday and Thursday. Everyone seems to be doing the same thing as the day before, even us.

Our clothes haven’t changed making it even more difficult to differentiate the days from the others. 

Rain is constantly falling from the sky, just as much as it would back at home but in condensed version.

We have been so privileged to be taking Spanish lessons. Luckily we are learning one on one –better for both of us. Rachael has been doing very good, probably going to be fluent pretty soon.

San Juan Del Sur is popular for surfing, so we had to try it—both for the first time. My teacher’s brother owns a surf shop so she set us up with him. I don’t know why I haven’t tried it sooner! We were both able to get and ride the wave.  

fresh pina

our dinner--before we discovered that we could make our own beans and rice

we couldn't help ourselves--no bake deliciousness

When we first got here we were wondering what we were going to do, or how we would be able to do anything here. After we had talked to the library it seemed more of a burden to volunteer there then anything.

 Asking God daily what his plans for us here are, taking each day as it comes. He continues to put us in situations where we are able to just be us –giving us opportunities to talk about our trip and all that comes with it. 

It feels that those are the moments God wants us to be in, enjoying our daily lives and continually glorifying him for all the many blessings He has given us. 

Although we didn’t have much expectations and we aren’t necessarily working in an orphanage every day, God has been teaching us daily of His unconditional love and how he wants to bless and take care of us.

Please continue to pray and think of us. 

at the top of jesus christo. sonia, rachael and yida!

spanish lessons.. we were all playing hangman
or something like that

water bottle waste bin... neat

Sonia, such a great teacher

hanging out with Yida (my spanish teacher)

candy... it keeps us going