I spent my birthday at an English camp, and one of the my missionary friends gave me peanut butter for my birthday. Mmmm. I was sung to two times on Saturday, and another time on Sunday. It was really nice to feel so special and wanted. The youth group gave me a long, warm sweater...I guess they give birthday gifts...it's a pretty tight-knit group. Eva, one of the young women who lives in my apartment building and is in my small group with church gave me a pretty scarf when I invited her over for hot chocolate. Angelita made me a pretty cream colored scarf.
I had a wonderful weekend at English camp. Well, wonderful and not at the same time. I woke up sick (a cold) on Friday morning, but I decided to go to camp anyway. By Friday evening I had a bad sore throat and I suppose a kind of high fever (I was soooo cold and three coats, a sweater, and a blanket didn't help.) I like to believe I'm on the mend now. This weekend I was very tired, but enjoyed it anyway. The place we went was absolutely beautiful. I forgot to take photos, but I stole some from my friends Tamy and Ismael.
My favorite part of the camp was being in the mountains and having time to spend with friends. I enjoyed meeting the Spaniards too and having conversations with the language learners. It was a camp for high schoolers through adult. Many people said that they could sense a difference in the workers (us) at the camp. We hope that it opens doors to people who are searching for more meaning in their lives. Many did not want to leave at the end of the weekend. I know I didn't!
Some other highlights:
Skipping rocks (or failing, then watching others do so)
Crawdads
Looking at stars
Smores and a campfire
Church service in English
Getting closer to people here
Climbing a tree
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We're having Thanksgiving here this Thursday, since the lady I live with is getting a knee replacement before the real Thanksgiving. Various of her children are married to Americans, so it will be a real Thanksgiving, I suppose. The trickiest part is getting the turkey here before the Christmas season. You have to order it special.
Oh, and Amy...thanks for writing. Looking at wedding rings must be exciting!
I didn't even think that they would not have turkey in their markets. We were explaining the Thanksgiving story to our Burmese students, except the translator kept trying to add in the buffolos from later history stories. Anyway, you might ask if the Spainards that you will spend Thanksgiving with know bout the original Thanksgiving. Hope you are feeling better! Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteMost of the people I spent it with did know...the reason they celebrate it is because the family is mixed American/Spanish. Some people have married Americans and so the kids are like mixed cultures.
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