We have been without internet all week so I do apologize to those of you who have faithfully been checking for updates. This week we've been trying to settle into our new apartment. Brian and I attended the Bolivian Baptist Union weekly prayer breakfast in Tuesday morning. It was a little different than the last time I attended, this time EVERYTHING was spoken in spanish. It was my first experience since we've been here of really feeling like a fish out of water. After that we made another trip downtown to "the cancha"(the market) to buy some issential items for our kitchen. We can now make 10 cups of coffee ( instead of 1 at a time) and have toast and even wake up on time in the morning if we so choose.Brian and I also started daily spanish lessons this same day which has now shows us of all we've learned in our classes in Canada and already forgotten. Blanca our instructor is very patient and gracious.
The kids are both pretty bored lately but Daddy took them on an aventure this morning to find a park nearby. Sarah and I went to a Saturday mini market just a block away this morning. There is a whole street that's closed off Saturday's for a smaller version of the massive market. We came home with some beautiful flowers which were so incredibly cheep. Each bunch of flowers is less than $1.o canadian. We are also able to buy fresh fruit and veggies daily which is such a treat. There are many things we see daily that definately remind us "we're not in Kansas anymore Toto". I will leave you with this week's favorites
1. Kids sitting on their parents knee while they're driving a car
2. 2 adults on a moped and the guy on the back holding a 20lb propane tank
3. Fruit like bananas and oranges going moldy on the outside of the peel. What does Canada do to the fruit so that that never happens.
3. Fruit like bananas and oranges going moldy on the outside of the peel. What does Canada do to the fruit so that that never happens.
4. People sitting in the back of a pick-up truck, even along the edges.
5. Dogs roaming everywhere and not a single one of them on a leash
6. Pointseta's and geraniums as a shrub
7. 4 adults and 4 kids going out for dinner and the bill is only 40.00
8. Jaywalking is not only allowed but most times necessary to cross the street
9. Wine served for communion in a Baptist church... yes you heard me
10. Hearing the lady that walks by you in the market yell out to all of the other sales ladies Tourista.....
Is your dining room closed off by glass doors? If yes,,, what a concept!
ReplyDeleteWow...what neat experiences...you are so blessed, even though we miss you all! I think of you often and so my prayers go up often for you. May the Spanish come easily as time goes on.
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