So I thought I left the rain in Portland…but apparently it decided to follow me to Argentina. Over the last three days we've had some pretty extreme downpours. It was nice at first because the days were incredibly hot (well, mid-to-upper 90s) and the thunderstorm that came was awesome, to say the least. Yesterday was okay, overcast and drizzly, but then early this morning (probably around one or two in the morning) the rain started coming down in buckets and didn't let down until around 8am. Now, don't get me wrong, I have always loved the rain…but I also enjoy the sunshine. Maybe I'll be eating my words once the heat returns, but I do miss seeing the sun.
Beyond the rain things are going pretty smoothly. We just started our first day of the English immersion course and will be placing students into tutor groups by the end of today. The students are all very nervous, and I think overwhelmed. I sympathize, its no easy task to speak another language. But I am confident that by the end of the week they will have gotten a little more comfortable with us (and we with them) and we'll be having a hard time not hanging out until late hours into the night J. I look forward to getting to know each person here and observe how they grow in their language learning.
Now, for myself, I am getting excited and extremely nervous for the time where I will be immersing myself in Spanish … intimidating to say the least. Maybe it's a little strange, but there are many nights where I go to sleep saying Spanish phrases or words in my head, trying to get it stuck in there J. We'll see how well I do as I jump head first into the ocean of language learning in two weeks. I am confident that this is where God wants me, and I am confident those he puts in my life while I'm here are going to be a perfect part of His plan – I just need to take hold of the courage God has for me, and to remember that He has me in a tight hold within His hands. What a blessing to know I am not alone on this journey!
Hopefully soon I will have pictures to post, until then, imagine a little cottage-like home with a porch that looks out into a backyard with trees and a clothes line. The birds are singing, and in one of the eaves of the porch there is a turtle dove sitting on its eggs. It's a nice setting, even with the wet and muddy ground and cloudy skies.
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