School Meetings:
We had meetings this week for the start of school. We talked about the school calendar and the schedule for the school day, as well as the individual students and their progress in English and their overall studies.The first week of August, I will be attending the ACE training classes here in Monterrey. I will be enrolled in the English classes. I completed these once before, but it was a loooong time ago.
The first day of school is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, August 19.
Market Day!
On Tuesday, Jenny took me to the Market. It is set up in a similar fashion as a flea market in that each booth is owned separately. We looked a lot and bought a little. The food on this table is all fried. There is some chicken, some tomatoes, and some jalepenos.
New Food of the Week:
While at the market we had "real" tacos with pineapple water to drink. They were very good ~ definitely better than Taco Bell or Taco Pronto. They were folded on the bottom to keep the meat from falling out. We had one each of chicken, beef, and pork.
After the market we went for a frozen yogurt treat. I will you tell you my flavors, but you can't judge until you try it! I had pineapple-coconut with oreos and it was very good!
Ladies' Soulwinning: (still the silent partner)
Mrs. Carrie Suhl was our leader again this week and I was privileged to be her partner. She led one man and two young girls to the Lord. We went to a mountain road very close to the one we went on last week. Twelve lady soulwinners led a total of thirteen people to Christ.
Mrs. Brenda Ashcraft led two people to the Lord while she was out of town, including one lady of the housekeeping staff of their hotel.
Mrs. Brenda Ashcraft led two people to the Lord while she was out of town, including one lady of the housekeeping staff of their hotel.
Language Update:
I continue to work with the Rosetta Stone, and one of the ladies here helps me each time I see her at church or visitation. She will ask me simple questions in Spanish and help me properly answer. So far, she can understand me, but I am not using the right tenses or forms of the words. In Spanish, she asked me if Jenny were coming soulwinning this week (she did not). I meant to say: "I did not ask her yesterday, so I do not know." Instead, I said: "I no asking her tomorrow, for I not did knowing." She knew what I meant, though, and we got a nice laugh
I continue to work with the Rosetta Stone, and one of the ladies here helps me each time I see her at church or visitation. She will ask me simple questions in Spanish and help me properly answer. So far, she can understand me, but I am not using the right tenses or forms of the words. In Spanish, she asked me if Jenny were coming soulwinning this week (she did not). I meant to say: "I did not ask her yesterday, so I do not know." Instead, I said: "I no asking her tomorrow, for I not did knowing." She knew what I meant, though, and we got a nice laugh
MONEY MONEY!
If you look closely you can see the numbers on the coins. Roughly,1 dollar = 15.7 pesos
and 10p 5p 1p 50c 10c
1 peso = .064 dollars (1/2p) (1/10p)
or
1 peso = 6.4 cents
.5 peso = 3.2 cents .5 peso is 50 centavos (50c)
.1 peso = .64 cents .1 peso is 10 centavos (10c)
So, the larger coin is 10 pesos, or a little less than $1.
The smaller coin is 10 centavos, or less than a penny.
I will let you figure out the rest of the coins.
Some pics of the boys:
We had craft time this week, thanks to my good friend from Chicago, Gloria Sanchez, who sends me the same crafts she does with her grandchildren. The boys love painting. You can see their personalities shining through in these pictures.
I thought I had seen some weird bugs in Hot Springs, but I
believe Mexican bugs have them beat in both factor of
weirdness and numbers.
2. Weird and Unusual Entrance and Exit Ramps
Actually, these are not really ramps. I haven't driven yet;
I am not sure I am quite ready. Also, the street layout when
you are not on the highway is virtually nonexistent.
We had craft time this week, thanks to my good friend from Chicago, Gloria Sanchez, who sends me the same crafts she does with her grandchildren. The boys love painting. You can see their personalities shining through in these pictures.
(L) Tommy:
Concentrating intently
(R) Jonathan:
Excited to have
the paintbrush
(B) Lucas
the paintbrush
(B) Lucas
Some Things God Used in Arkansas to Prepare me for Living in Mexico:
1. Weird and Unusual InsectsI thought I had seen some weird bugs in Hot Springs, but I
believe Mexican bugs have them beat in both factor of
weirdness and numbers.
2. Weird and Unusual Entrance and Exit Ramps
Actually, these are not really ramps. I haven't driven yet;
I am not sure I am quite ready. Also, the street layout when
you are not on the highway is virtually nonexistent.
3. Crazy Drivers
WAY WORSE!
4. Ability to completely ignore clocks and watches
Except for church, which always starts on time and usually
ends close to the same times, no one ever seems to know or care what time it is. I must admit that Arkansans seemed to
have been stronger in the ability to ignore the clock, but
here "late" means much later.
WAY WORSE!
4. Ability to completely ignore clocks and watches
Except for church, which always starts on time and usually
ends close to the same times, no one ever seems to know or care what time it is. I must admit that Arkansans seemed to
have been stronger in the ability to ignore the clock, but
here "late" means much later.
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