Things I´m adjusting to:
-A semi-cold shower in the mornings. Water heaters are expensive here, so most houses have an electric heater attached to the shower head. I didn´t know how to work the shower for the first four days and resigned myself to the idea of taking cold showers.
-Not understanding everything in my surroundings. Oh, wait. This happens back at home on a regular basis.
-Being aware of my surroundings during my walks to and from school. So far everything seems fine, but a fellow student at the Institute had her backpack taken during her walk to school yesterday morning. I´m guessing it can´t be any worse than walking solo in my neighborhood back in Houston at night, but yesterday I decided to stay for chapel so I could walk home with a girl who lives in my neighborhood.
-Relying on others for things that I need. I know God´s been reminding me that I shouldn´t and can´t rely on my own strength for the things I need.
-Not having my day planned to the last second. Back at home I´ve tended to fill my daily life with people, activities, email, etc, from the moment I get up to the second my head hits the pillow...all for what reason? It was weird not to have somewhere to go Wednesday night, and it´s a little bit weird to be stripped of all the things I normally do back at home.
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Your last point was the best. That's how we should live our lives. Freely. Taking what happens in the given moment and going with it, like Jesus. I think that's one of the ways he attended to people and needs as they arose.
you know you're in latin america when...
all your commas are accent marks! :)
Glad all is well - soak up every second, and in approximately 3.5 years you'll be moving to costa rica if all goes as planned.. jeje
(lol! I can't figure out the keyboards here, although I'm finally starting to figure out how to put in accent marks when I type in Spanish, jajaja)
Ha, I'm well-acquainted with those shower heaters. One time I accidentally got some water on it while taking a shower and got shocked.
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