So it is monday. It looks like it is about to downpour. It does that almost everyday here in Xela but for a very short period of time. It often is incredibly hard yet beautiful. It happens in nicaragua too.
This weekend was pretty sweet. I went to a friend´s house for Saturday night and Sunday. Her family was a blessing. We talked at night and just chilled out. I went to there church as well which was a bit pentecostal however they were a modern church with technology and all which was wierd but interesting. On Sunday afternoon we ate dinner and ciesta! After that I helped her brother in math. Really it is like an addiction for me to teach. He said he struggled with algebra. So I started to help him. I also learned some spanish math words kinda cool. I got back to my house at like 9:30, read some and went to bed. Yet still I am tired and a bit sick (so probably will nap before homework time) – which is to write about my trip to Hawaii so i can practice my tenses. I was blessed to be able stay at their house I got to practice spanish and chill some – it was like a retreat. Jorge says on the trips when there are anxious moments and difficult times often times they are followed by something good. For instance: on the trip in June to Abangasca Sur we weren´t sure about water and we were all nervous and praying about it. When we found water we had a huge water fight which bonded us with the community. Here when I had a particularly rough week. I got to spend the weekend with a family that felt like family.
So today: I went to class and have a new teacher. She is more relaxed and encouraging yet still corrective and helpful. WE spent a lot of time conversing and we will work on my pronunciation. Sometimes I think I just need to slow down my thoughts etc. so I can communicate more clearly – same in English.
This week seems to have a brighter future than last. 
Lisa
Jennifer said,
July 9, 2007 @ 2:48 pm
You’re so lucky to still be there!!! I just wanted to offer my words of encouragement about espanol: you are the queen of learning Spanish. You are learning so much more than you think. There is like, nothing that can mess with the way you are all over the map in Central America!
In my experience learning languages, I would wake up and study every day and I felt I was getting nowhere. I was lost in a world of flash cards and irregular verbs. I just wanted to give up but then one day I woke up….and it all just clicked and began to make so much more sense.
I had some friends over to the house to look at Nicaragua photos. We prayed for you. There are some great photos of you with the kids, and of you teaching class! =]
ERO said,
July 15, 2007 @ 4:49 am
Estoy feliz que estas aprendiendo mucho! Amigos hacen todo la diferencia!! Tengo algunas aqui que han ayudadome mucho. Espero que este semana estara mejor!