We've been having some interesting adjustments around here...or maybe I should say I'm having some interesting adjustments around here. How do I explain this? One day looked like this:
We didn't have water
We had water but then had no electricity
We didn't have water but we had electricity
Finally we had both together for a brief time
Then we lost both alltogether
Then we ran out of gas (no hot water)
Now the water is back...the electricity is back...and we have gas (though the water is tepid at best)
fun times? Not sure. Its definitely something you just have to laugh over...otherwise you'll just cry all the time...and thats just not okay :p
Each week has its challenges, and this is only one of them. Its like we say: If its not one thing, its another. Its definitely character building.
Last night I went to bed with a crazy headache from the constant Spanish throughout the week and so exhausted I couldn't even cry though I totally felt like it. My roommates (both Argentine with no English) decided to stay up talking until 1 or 2 in the morning. I wanted to join them, but my head hurt too much. Frustrated? yes! Yo estoy muy frustrada porque entiendo mucho, pero no hablo much en espanol....entonses no puedo expresarme in espanol!!! (I am very frustrated because I can understand a lot, but I can't speak very much in Spanish, so I can't express myself in Spanish. Adjustments/flexibility.
Though I'm totally at peace and extremely excited that I'm here...there are days that I wish I could just hide away and not hear Spanish for awhile. Even in my dreams I hear Spanish (apparently thats a good thing :p)
While I'm adjusting here...I'm also aware that a LOT is happening at home! Last week my little sister announced her engagement!! So happy for her and Collin! At the same time my dear friends who've been helping me along, headed home. Along with all of this I found my host family and am in the process of preparing for four months of super intense :p language learning, as they don't know English at all. At the same time as all of this I found out that my friends had their baby, another friend is pregnant, more weddings and changes of lives. I am also anticipating the ending of one phase of my time here (the CCMT portion) and the saying of goodbyes to all my new friends...needless to say its been a whirlwind of 2 weeks.
Who knew that me, the one who hates to miss out on things, who hates to say goodbye, who likes to build deep relationships with people, is the one that has been called to do these very things on a much too regular basis. Adjustments.
whew! Talk about challenging! But I am reminded: I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength! And there is nothing that can seperate me from His love :) Praise the Lord I'm not doing this on my own and that there is at least one constant in my life :)
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