Yesterday we planned on going to the Lagoon with the girls, but the truck needed new tires so we couldn´t go. Instead Taylor and I went with Kegan and Miriam to look for tires. They picked us up around lunch time and we headed to the mechanics. On the way there Taylor thought she saw Pastor José so we turned around to go say hi. We pulled up to the curb where he and some other people were standing. Taylor leaned over and started waving only to receive blank stares. Turns out it wasn´t Pastor Josè but someone who looked like him! It was embarrassing but also hilarious.
The mechanic was not there so while we waited to hear from him we drove over to Miriam´s house. Her house is connected to her other family members so we got to meet them. They were really nice and welcoming. She also told us that her whole family lived on the same street, corner to corner. We had rice, beans, meat, and scalloped potatoes for lunch. Miriam took an empty Coke bottle next door to the store to get it refilled for us. Instead of throwing away 2 liter Coke bottles they get them refilled, which is cheaper than buying a new one. It got really hot inside so we took chairs outside to sit in the shade. There was a group of younger boys playing soccer in the street and Taylor and I got to play around with Miriam´s cousins. Out of nowhere it started pouring rain (that happens often) and it only lasted about five minutes. We decided to leave when it stopped and said goodbye to her family. We couldn´t get tires that day so they drove us back to our house. It was extremely hot so me, Taylor, Tania, and Crystel took a walk to the store to get orange Fantas. The store was small inside and if you wanted something you had to "order" it from the window. We ordered four Fantas and walked to the park to drink them. We sat on a bench and sipped our refreshing drinks through straws. It cooled us off and we were very thankful for that.
Back at home I helped Tania and Crystel draw some pictures for their nursing classes. They worked on homework for a little bit and then all of us worked on some Spanish and English before dinner. Taylor and I have been helping with dinner and we got to help make plantains. They taste better than potato chips and are much much healthier. Each day we get closer to the girls. We have so much fun together and even though we can´t necessarily converse with each other we still manage to have a good time. At first we were all pretty quiet, but that has definitely changed. Now we laugh at everything and talk constantly. We have a lot of jokes and even gave each other nicknames. Mine is ´una gata bella´ which means pretty cat (I think because I have blue eyes I look like a cat) and Taylor is ´una gata chila´ which means white cat. We gave the girls American names that we thought suited them. We compare our skin colors and decided the girls have café (coffee) and me and Taylor have leche (milk) colored skin. Our goal is to be café colored by the end of the month...
Off on another adventure we took a walk to the pharmacy after dinner. It was a lot like the other store we went to where we had to order from the window. The store sold other random things as well. While we were waiting everyone who walked by would stare at the ´gringas´ or white girls. We get a lot of stares and even people who wave to us. I think they do it just to see our reaction, which is usually waving back. :)
Today me, Taylor, Claudia, and Patricia went to the mission house to help clean. The team comes in this Saturday so we have to have everything ready. We swept the floors and polished the wood on all the bed frames and doors. The rest of the cleaning will be done tomorrow. We are back at our house now and Miriam told us to get plenty of rest because tomorrow we have to be ready to leave at 7:30 in the morning. We will go back to the mission house to clean and then off to the supermarket to buy enough food for the team. (a.k.a. ALOT)
Things are going to get very busy this weekend so we are resting up and enjoying the time we have to hang out. Keep a look out for more pictures coming soon on Facebook!
Adios for now!
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