I hate Big Mac's

To give a little bit of back ground: I just got back from Peru last week and was pretty sick and unfortunately as of today I'm still not any better. When I don't eat I feel O.K. but then that has it's problems too. So at the project this morning, after not eating or sleeping much for 4 days in a row, I started to feel pretty tired, dizzy and couldn't see to well. I felt like a useless blob there because I just sat around for like 5 hours doing nothing. So finally I got my test results back so I could get some medicine for whatever it is. And as I was having the family translate it for me they simply said "oh, it's nothing." Well I can tell you all for a fact that it's not "nothing" and hearing that made me reply (spoiler warning: this gets pretty graphic), "but I think I might at least have worms!" to which was replied, "oh that's normal here, everyone has that." And fuming words not to be re-uttered under my breath, I almost replied "WELL! In The United States of America WE DON'T have worms!" Luckily, I thought about how ridicuals that statement sounded and didn't say it. I was given a medicine for the second time this week that I'm even sure what it is or if it'll work, don't think I'll die from them but don't be surprised if I come back home with an extra toe and side burns. Then the person who was to take me to the class I was waiting all day to teach (the only reason I even stayed at the school) was late (not a surprise, just annoying). So he decided that we wouldn't go. But I had had it and asked if we could go anyways. We did. I taught and got out two hours later than I should have but I just couldn't take not being on schedule today. I just couldn't be flexible!!! I just wanted to fly home for the day. Because in America "WE DON'T have worms!"!!! So what did I do? I went to MacDonald's and bought a Big Mac so I could take my mystery pills. I hate Big Mac's. In fact, I don't really care for MacDonald's either. Any hoo, I'm sure I'll be back to being more agreeable tomorrow, I was just really over it all today! :)
(And don't feel bad for me, I'm laughing at this all now).

This story is a a testament of how much I've been adapting to living here. I mean I would never in my right mind share in a large group anything pertaining to my intestines... but I think once you become a missionary down here it becomes dinner conversation. And I'm not even kidding!

In all seriousness, I am doing so much better than I have been (besides being sick)! I really see that God has been helping me with my attitude internally and I have gotten a chance to practice being thankful in situations you wouldn't think to be thankful in. I think God's amazing because there is no way I'd ever be able to pull positive out of the situations that I normally get frustrated about (even today I was able to praise God for things in an "off day" but it made a better story to leave them out!). God is really blessing me and sending me rest and stuff to look forward to. Example, I'm getting more days off this week for Easter (Semana Santa) than I first thought!!! Also, I'm understanding way more Spanish. I finally feel like I'm warming up to people and that I'm starting to get my personality back with them. Even today when I was feeling so useless I got to just hug my adorable little girls. Perhaps that's what they really needed, but I think that's what I really needed today. So thank you God for rest, little kids, having to be dependant because I don't know anything, and even for being sick (because I realize how lucky I am normally).

I'll try to spell check this with an "English speaking" computer so it's easier to read, but no promises, just love me for the bad writer and speller I is. ;)

Peru

So I just got back from Peru yesterday. Extreme Response took a team from Canada to another Remanso in Trujillo and we helped construct part of an unfinished church there. The place was called New Jerusalem and we were building on sand, which was challenging. We did a lot of work but mostly pouring foundation and it kinda looked worse once we left than when we started! LOL. But it was the hardest part so hopefully they'll (the church members in Peru) be able to do the rest before the group comes back to finish it next year. They almost finished to roof, so all in all it was a successful week.

I've been sick for the last four days, but what else is new?

I've been doing a lot of praying and soul searching to see exactly what God wants me to do here with the challenges I'm facing while teaching English. So far I haven't gotten any answers, so I'm just hanging in there and looking for ways to use gifts I do have and incorporated them into my teaching. So hopefully I'll have peace or direction. I pray I can at least make it the rest of the new quarter with out going insane, just three more months!

Other than that life goes on the same here, lots of adjustments. Getting use to doing things illogically or the slow way... well I don't know if I ever will really get used to it, but I try to be patient at least. And I still hate 5:30 a.m. LOL.