It seems weird to have so much time to focus on what we are doing here. At home our church work was always pleasantly interspersed with family and friends, etc. Maybe that's why they take senior couples away from home! What I have realized is I could have prepared myself much better to serve out here. Senior couples are asked to do so many different things. For a year before we even talked about going on a mission I kept feeling like I needed to practice the piano because I would need that skill sometime in the future. I actually did start practicing a little but not nearly enough. We have four new couples coming here this month and the two that I have heard about both have had their calls for some time and have been in contact with who they are replacing here so have been able to prepare at home many of the specific things they will be doing. That is such a great help.
Scott is working hard trying to teach me Spanish! Just when you think you are actually learning something you here a native talk and you can't understand a thing they say. It is much easier to understand the non-Dominican's Spanish.
It has been a quiet day here in the apartment. It is Holy Week here so the kids are all our of school and the stores have all been closed today. I don't know where everyone went but there have been no taxis out side our window and very few buses. Even the horn-honking traffic has been minimal.
When we get home Scott needs to open his own cafe. He always has someone he is feeding. Tonight it was the two guards - one came up and ate with us (Pedro) He's 44, non married, has two teenagers. Louis is my favorite. He is 21 or so and every time he smiles his whole face lights up. He and Pedro are around 6 feet tall and neither would weigh much over 100 pounds. They both look like the pictures we have seen of starving Africans! I'll have to see if they would let me take a picture of them.
Scott has spent the day planning, praying, and worrying about his presentation tomorrow for the area presidency, the seventies and the seven mission presidents in this area on the music goals for the area. I've spent much of that time helping him plan, pray, and worry but being very grateful that he is the one giving the presentation!! Thought I'd add another water bottle picture just for fun.
Scott is working hard trying to teach me Spanish! Just when you think you are actually learning something you here a native talk and you can't understand a thing they say. It is much easier to understand the non-Dominican's Spanish.
It has been a quiet day here in the apartment. It is Holy Week here so the kids are all our of school and the stores have all been closed today. I don't know where everyone went but there have been no taxis out side our window and very few buses. Even the horn-honking traffic has been minimal.
When we get home Scott needs to open his own cafe. He always has someone he is feeding. Tonight it was the two guards - one came up and ate with us (Pedro) He's 44, non married, has two teenagers. Louis is my favorite. He is 21 or so and every time he smiles his whole face lights up. He and Pedro are around 6 feet tall and neither would weigh much over 100 pounds. They both look like the pictures we have seen of starving Africans! I'll have to see if they would let me take a picture of them.
Scott has spent the day planning, praying, and worrying about his presentation tomorrow for the area presidency, the seventies and the seven mission presidents in this area on the music goals for the area. I've spent much of that time helping him plan, pray, and worry but being very grateful that he is the one giving the presentation!! Thought I'd add another water bottle picture just for fun.
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