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seniors
Next week we start our final trimester of language school. We’ll sort of be like the seniors on campus, or something like that. The ones that all of the new students look at and (oh so utterly mistakenly) think “If I could just speak Spanish like THEY do, then I’d be set.” And really, it’s [...]
no tengo opinión
This trimester our grammar class has been covering something called the “subjunctive mood”. Sounds pretty scary, huh, like the type of thing that would give your average student nightmares. Our school has an infamous 15 RULES TO UNDERSTANDING SUBJUNCTIVE (I was really tempted to record an MP3 and insert here (like I even know how [...]
Dios sabe
Our team has a lot of unknowns ahead of us. Nate and Deb summed it up well in their last prayer update. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, or if you don’t receive it, you can read it HERE. The last several years for us have been unknown after unknown after unknown. [...]
an average day
Today was a pretty normal and very relaxing day. Nothing in any way strange or culturally stressful happened today (yippee!). So, I thought it’d be a good day to make a list of “things I did today that I probably wouldn’t have done if we lived in the U.S.” Enjoy. – watched Saturday morning cartoons [...]
look at me now
You hear a lot, as a student of ILE, that learning Spanish may not be God’s primary purpose for bringing someone here. I think the first time I heard that I knew it was going to be true of my experience. The past month or so, I’ve been struggling with culture shock issues, language learning [...]
sleeping in the big girl bed
Leading up to and since returning from our short trip to California last week, I’ve been insanely busy, going pretty much non-stop. And since I really need to get to studying and don’t have a lot of time to put together a thoughtful, meaningful post right now, let me just post something that’s quick and [...]
otherwise known as culture shock
I’m thankful for our training in cultural adjustment. Stage 1, where you think everything is wonderful, has come and gone. I remember thinking that our old, ungrounded stove that was prone to shock you was…quaint. But now, I think my rose-colored glasses have been replaced by smog-smudged ones. Please don’t get me wrong, I still [...]
regarding food:
A few weeks after we moved here, I remember feeling very frustrated one night with the food we were eating (which wasn’t anything that Jil had made, by the way). It wasn’t that the food was really bad or anything, it was just that it was different. And even though I’d even tried the same [...]
incarnation and creation
My daughter thinks Jesus is a doctor she met once. I’ve utterly failed as a missionary and I haven’t even made it through language school yet. Granted, she’s only 2 years old, but still. Each night when I lay her down, we have a bit of a routine, where I’ll tell her that I love [...]
a respite
This trimester I am doing the same FARO program that Brian is doing. So far, I absolutely love it. I have some very kind and very-willing-to-help people on my route that I talk with twice a week. All of them work in or own a store of some sort in our neighborhood (pharmacy, convenience store, [...]
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