(8/20-8/23) Monday was busy! I woke up and spent just a few
minutes reading before Claudia came and asked what dessert I wanted to make for
Donce. I had forgotten the list and just remembered that banana bread was an
option so I picked that one. While Claudia was gone Eli, Katie, and I made
lunch and hung out talking for a bit. We also helped Eli make the announcement
video which was fun because I got to yell in Spanish and hit Eli with a stick,
don’t worry, it wasn’t very hard. After lunch Katie went to class Claudia got
back with all of the groceries. I started on the banana which took about an
hour to make. Once it was in the oven I started cleaning the bathroom because
that was my chore for the day. Then I got the banana bread out and cut them up
and placed them on the trays for later. Then I helped Eli cook the main dish
which was Pastel de Papas. Basically mashed potatoes,
beef (I think), onions, eggs, and cheese. It was pretty good. Small groups
started at 7 which mine was good, I still wish I could comprehend more. Donce
started at 8. We ate, listened to a talk, and then passed out the desserts.
After that we played which table can guess the most soundtracks. Our table
didn’t win, but we didn’t lose either so I didn’t have to clean the kitchen!
Woohoo! While I was in the living, I taught some students how to play Ninja! We
played that for about an hour and then everyone went home. Good night. Tuesday
wasn’t really eventful. I read a lot. Some people came over for lunch, Phil’s
girlfriend Eli, a girl named Fernanda, Edison, then the regulars Claudia,
Frizz, Phil, Eli, and me. We had lunch and then people left. I played guitar
for about an hour and then finished a book called Searching for God Knows What.
Later that night Brent tried to do Insanity with us, but dropped out after
about 10 minutes. Poor little guy. I also had some friends Skype me which was
awesome to see them! Wednesday was very cold and rainy, the high was only 45. I
liked it though. I started a new book called A Room Called Remember. It is a
pretty great book so far. Katie and I took Eli to lunch because her birthday is
Friday and we don’t have a lot of free time. Fernanda and Amy came as well. We
went to Waya’s which is this salad place. It was good. We even played the game
sweet and sour out the window waving at random strangers. After that I came
home and started reading the Bible in Spanish. I’m trying every way I can to
learn this language. It was a pretty low key night. We did Insanity and had
dinner. I read to kid in English which was funny, he asked me to. Later that
night I got to Skype Aubri which was very cool. Thursday I woke and couldn’t
breathe out of my nose. I guess the cold and rain finally caught up with me. I
pressed on though. I went grocery shopping with Greg with took an insane amount
of time to do. When we got back I had to run around for two hours getting
everything ready. I had to bake brownies, finish the Café a lo Gringo things
and print them, and set up for Café a lo Gringo. It was hectic but still a good
day. Café went very well. They enjoyed the two activities which were Bingo and coming
up with skits. After Café, Tertulia started and it was a very awesome night.
The subject was love so the worship band did an acoustic set with songs about
love and heart. I loved it. David gave the talk and I understood it more than I’ve
understood any other talk so far so that was a win. Afterwards we just hung out
and cleaned up. Fun fun fun. Also, everyone said my brownies were the best!
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| my friends at Donce |
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| teaching them the game Ninja |
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| worship |
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