Ok so, Teohuacan is actually pronounced Tae-wah-cahn. and
did you look it up yet? it is so beautiful, really. and the people of inner
Mexico really are incredible. some of them dont have much, but they work hard
with what they do have.
Another thing i love about mexico, the hugs. literally
everytime we see/meet someone (women only of course) they immediately hug us
and give us a kiss on the cheek. its so sweet! i might come home a little
awkward, like in-your-space kind of way. no worries though:)
Speaking of that, no boundries thing, i have been kissed
at from passing cars quite a few times. the first time it happened, i was just
innocently walking at looking at people passing by and you know that awkward
moment when you catch eyes with someone while your people watching. yeah. and
then, while this eye contact was still in play, he made a few really loud
smoochy noises at me... ah... needless to say, i try not to look in any more
cars in case it might happen again. also, i get things like
"muguerita" (which is like saying "little white girl")
yelled at me quite a bit. and people like to use the few english words that
they know with me, so there are quite a few "hello, whats your name"
phrases going on as well. i really cant help but laugh because thats exactly
where im at with my vocabulary, only with spanish...bah.
I'm seriously am like a little kid here. i wont lie, it
really drives me nuts, but then sometimes i can zone out of conversations and
no one really blames me. most of the time i really try to listen though. i try
to listen so hard that i feel like my ears might start bleeding from the
effort. when i hear english, its like a really comfortable pillow for my ears.
dont get me wrong, spanish is beautiful and i love it, but i will love it more
when i cant understand and speak a little bit (ok a lot) better.
I really do like the food for the most part. its usually
chicken and pasta. we have actually had very little rice. dont know why, but im
not complaining..im a fan of spaghetti. oh. so i like it except for the part
where you have to eat every single bite and you are expected to ask for
seconds. im getting expert at eating really slooow. also, it doesnt hurt that
im so blaringly gringa, because i think they kind of expect us to not eat very
much for some reason... thank you missionaries before me, for setting the bar
pretty low. oh, another thing, dont know if i told you this yet, but we eat a
little bit of breakfast in the morning and then one big meal at 2 and thats
about it. kind of different, but i dont mind at all.
So we are both new to this area and we are trying to get
to know the people and places better and better everyday. but there are a lot
of old investigators that we have to follow up on and see why they stopped
meeting with the missionaries. in the notes that the elders that were teaching
one investigator it said that the reason he was dropped was because he didnt
want to quit chickens. we were really confused about that, so we went to see
this guy and we came to find out that, yup, the reason he stopped meeting was
because he raises and fights roosters and he doesnt want to quit. haha. for
real. he has like a million roosters at his house. some of them even have
little foot leashes..haha love it.
Ok so over all, i am loving it here. it is really
difficult, but we grow the most when we have to work a little harder right?
Keep saying your prayers and choosing the right. its the only way to find that sweet joy that we all crave.
I love you all!!!
You are awesome!
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