church, salsa, and kids - does it get any better?

January 23, 2008

Let’s see… what have I been up to recently. I went to church Sunday night – one of the few evangelic in the city. My friend Chelsea put me in contact with a missionary couple at an evangelical church down the road from me. I went to that church Sunday night and met a lot of really nice people. We met the pastor’s wife, who preached that night, and she did not speak English but everyone else I met did… so I feel like I cheated a little bit but I was glad for it. Everyone made me feel really welcome and I can’t wait to go back for youth group this Saturday night. Once exams are over there will be a lot more Spanish people there. (Their exams go through the middle of February – and I thought 1 week of exams was bad… try three)

We went salsa dancing again last night! It is so so so much fun. It is definitely a lot different than swing dancing with regards to the steps, but I feel like a lot of the turns are the same so it’s really easy for me to pick it up. The club we go to is called Salsa Mayora, and they teach a lot of lessons there so hopefully I will be able to take some. We are friends with some of the teachers so I learned a lot last night. :) happy day

More Great News!! I started my internship yesterday! We are volunteering at a hospital, playing with kids in the cancer wing. I got to hang out with an 8-year old girl named Elizabeth (Eli for short… so cute!). She was really sweet and so much fun. Another volunteer, Nacho, came in and we all played hangman (in Spanish of course… that was different) and he showed us a new version of tic-tac-toe. When we left he helped me get find my way back to the plaza, and I met up with friends at Poë for some of our favorite tapas.

So, things are going well. I miss everyone from home, and miss a lot of things that are familiar to me. But I am loving this city more and more everyday I am here, and there is still so much to do and see!

PICTURES!!! This one at the top is a view of the Sierra Nevada mountains. :) Soo pretty!

Here are some more pictures for you!

http://clemson.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2152338&l=be423&id=12714857