It has now officially been seven months since we left home. Most days are good but some days I just really miss home and my family. In the paper here it had a picture of Obama and the women on The View. It mentioned that he had been on Dave Letterman also. Somehow it seems a little demeaning to the office of the president of the United States. We don't need someone who is a good conversationalist, we need a good leader!
We went to get on the elevator the other day when the door opened and standing there was a big white dog. His owner was to the side that we couldn't see so it was quite shocking. They have about as many dogs here as they have people. I've never seen a dog inside the building though. Every morning there are people who walk their own dogs and professional dog walkers here on the sidewalks. In the city they are contained but in the outer areas of the city they are everywhere and just run free. Don't know why they don't starve to death because they certainly look like that could be a possibility.
Sunday night after lessons in Oriental we traveled across the city and outside the city to San Crystobal. The roads here are scary at night because there is more crime and because many of the motorcycles and taxis do not have lights. Plus pedestrians are everywhere and because of their dark skin they just blend in with the dark if they don't have on lighter color clothing. I really want to see San Crystobal in the light. There were 30 + people waiting for us. So Scott needed my assistance to play the hymns they want to sing. One I had never heard of but the other was ok - scares me to death but I just keep thinking that if I will try the Lord will bless me. And He did! Scott told them about the music program. Usually we do a stake group with people from all of the wards. This ward has so many people that want to take lessons that they don't want to have to be involved with the stake. There were many men there and they were so excited to come up and see the keyboard.
The Bishop is in the white shirt - such a great man. He will be good to work with. The only time we could set up lessons for them was at 7:00 Sunday night which I don't like because of the traveling at night conditions but they are thrilled to be able to learn. Hopefully we can teach them.........
I don't know where I left off on the last blog so will go back to yesterday. Our temple trip , all of four blocks, was good. A woman of 80 or so was going through for the first time with her daughter. Her daughter was in tears half of the time and by the end the woman was too. She is the first black woman I have seen with gray hair, eyebrows a n d eyelashes. There were three other women, me, Scott and Pres. Cornish. Scott went again tonight but I stayed home to have some alone time.
We went to get on the elevator the other day when the door opened and standing there was a big white dog. His owner was to the side that we couldn't see so it was quite shocking. They have about as many dogs here as they have people. I've never seen a dog inside the building though. Every morning there are people who walk their own dogs and professional dog walkers here on the sidewalks. In the city they are contained but in the outer areas of the city they are everywhere and just run free. Don't know why they don't starve to death because they certainly look like that could be a possibility.
Sunday night after lessons in Oriental we traveled across the city and outside the city to San Crystobal. The roads here are scary at night because there is more crime and because many of the motorcycles and taxis do not have lights. Plus pedestrians are everywhere and because of their dark skin they just blend in with the dark if they don't have on lighter color clothing. I really want to see San Crystobal in the light. There were 30 + people waiting for us. So Scott needed my assistance to play the hymns they want to sing. One I had never heard of but the other was ok - scares me to death but I just keep thinking that if I will try the Lord will bless me. And He did! Scott told them about the music program. Usually we do a stake group with people from all of the wards. This ward has so many people that want to take lessons that they don't want to have to be involved with the stake. There were many men there and they were so excited to come up and see the keyboard.
I don't know where I left off on the last blog so will go back to yesterday. Our temple trip , all of four blocks, was good. A woman of 80 or so was going through for the first time with her daughter. Her daughter was in tears half of the time and by the end the woman was too. She is the first black woman I have seen with gray hair, eyebrows a n d eyelashes. There were three other women, me, Scott and Pres. Cornish. Scott went again tonight but I stayed home to have some alone time.
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