2/2/09

Hello!

Well it has been another amazing week! I am so happy to be here in Chile!

La Nuevita

So the other companionship in our house was changed. Hermana Stapp, a blonde, blue-eyed girl from Alaska, used to be with Hermana Quilca, from Peru, but Hermana Quilca left and now we have another blonde! She is called Hermana Norton. And she is REALLY new and hardly speaks Spanish at all. So now everyone calls ME the Latina, because I am the only brunette and have Latina blood. It's funny. It's really crazt to see this new girl and remember how I was when I first got here in Chile almost 7 weeks ago. I am sooooo happy that I came here speaking Spanish. I honestly thought that I didn't speak Spanish and would apologize to everyone about how bad it was and they would always tell me that it was actually very good. They would tell me that they couldn't believe that I was new in Chile because I wasn't afraid to talk to whoever about whatever. I didn't see what they meant until now. Now I see what a blessing it is to be able to speak the language.

Bichos Galore

So the other day we were visiting with a cute little family that lives in the humblest of houses when all of the sudden we were attacked by a swarm of bugs. I am not exaggerating. Because their house is made up of some pieces of wood and some nails, there are lots of little holes where bugs can come in. And here we were sitting around talking and all of the sudden in came in honestly hundreds of bugs. They were EVERYWHERE. All over our books and our clothes, in our hair, on the gound. The 3-year-old daughter got up and started to squash them. It was actually really funny. I couldn't stop laughing. We ended up having to leave early. What an experience!

Breaking Out

So the other day when the other girls in the house left they locked the door from the outside. So when we left we realized that we had no way of getting out. Without even thinking, I took off my shoes and jumped from the window in the kitchen to the balcony, a few feet to the right. We live on the 3rd floor. After I did it I realized that it wasn't a smart idea. But . . I survived!

I love you all and am so grateful for the support. You have NO idea how much it means to me.

HCEG