SOOOOO Sorry this is SO late! I actually started writing it last week (on Thurs) but haven't been able to post it until today (Mon)... I know it has been awhile since you've heard anything... please forgive me!
There is schedule here of how our classes go that is pretty different from what we're used to, but makes for really fun times at the end of the week! On Monday and Tuesday we have spanish classes, aka, "brain mush time" (hahaha). Then on Wednesdays and Thursdays we do volunteer work in the morning and have culture classes in the afternoon. Wednesday is cooking class, and Thursday is fruit class.
For our volunteer projects, I will be working at a center for the elderly, Lindsay will be working at the elementary school, and Cole will be giving tours at the Canopy. It's going to be great! We'll each work separately on Wednesday, and then on Thursday we're going to work together at the "Comedor de Ninos" or the Soup Kitchen that feeds many of the children around here.
All of that being said, at cooking class yesterday we made tortillas. They are made with corn flour and water and there is a kind of specific technique for making them round. The joke is that if you can make good tortillas, you can get married. We all can make perfect tortillas! hahaha!
Because our volunteers projects don't technically start until next week, we went together this morning to the soup kitchen. Our friend bryan that was here last semester, worked there, and it was great to see people that knew him. That is one of the most wonderful things here- we already have a connection with these people because they know our friends. We had a wonderful time recycling cans of this red energy drink and we made some wonderful new friends. The day would not have been complete though without our new friend Emmerson, who is 7 (I think) and crazy! He "taught" us his can-smashing technique and was certainly a reminder of joy! We couldn't stop laughing! It was great! We look forward to many more wonderful weeks working there and forming relationships with these new and beautiful people!
Thursday afternoon we had "La Clase De Frutas" in which we learned about and tasted many of the unique Costa Rican fruits. Victor, who also teaches the dance class, teaches this class and he is quite artistic. His fruit arrangements are gorgeous! We tried more than 13 fruits, most of which we did not know before. There were some that were extremely sweet, or sour, and other that were so bitter than one bite was MORE than enough. However, the pineapple here is the richest I have ever tasted. I wish you could taste it too!
Each day brings new and wonderful things, as well as new challenges and learning experiences.
GREAT is the Lord's faithfulness, and His mercies are new every morning! This has been shown to me over and over again, as I have seen God's provision in a new way everyday. From excited children, to humanitarian work, to the opportunity to learn about new food, God's provision is never-ending. Thursday evening we went back to Santa Barbara and ate at the same restaurant we had eaten at earlier in the week and we were talking about what it means to really live a life free of worry, and to recognize how God really does "give us this day our daily bread." Praying before meals has become something even MORE important to me here. Those short prayers are quite moments in my days and a reminder to my heart to always be thankful, no matter what the circumstance.
We exist to glorify and give thanks. Let us not forget the greatness of our God.
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