New #1: Location- Obviously, I'm in a whole new place and that's oh so apparent every day! The new place became truly official Wednesday when I moved my things down to the city from Xela.
New #2: Friends- I've got a new roomie named Tabitha and I've met a number of other teachers and families from the school. I also spent this afternoon/evening at a new young adult group and really enjoyed making new Guatemalan friends there. My roomie and I hope to attend regularly.
New #3: School- I'm really excited about a lot of things at my new school, but change is change and it will take time to get used to. For example, my new classroom is significantly larger than my old classroom, BUT I have about 4 or 5 different sized/shaped/designed desks.
New #4: Adventures- I'm learning to drive here!!!!! Let me tell you, this is HUGE! Guatemalan drivers are CrAzY, especially in the city. I don't even like driving in cities in the US, so this is a big step. My roomie is not so scared so we've had some adventures out and about getting to know the city.
(Re-) Newed #5: Passion- I've desired for so long to live close to New Life Children's Home and now I finally am! I spent all day Thursday with the kids and couldn't have been happier! When I arrived, school was still in session, so I was able to visit with my school kids and afterwards I had the afternoon to hang out with my kids from the Home. One of the highlights was definitely rolling around in the grass having a tickle fight with a few of the girls. :) I was completely exhausted by the end of the day, but it was so worth it. I love those kids SO much...words can't really express it.
So, there's an update on some of what has been going on in this past week. The days have been very full so it's hard to believe it's only been a week. I expect that this week will fly by, however, and I'll soon be starting school. Thank you for your prayers! There's lots to be done this week!
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