Fewh!

I made it through the first week!! = ]
It has been an overall amazing week.  Classes have gone very well - I have picked up on the language, that I have learned so far, pretty well.  I really like it, so that helps. My classes are vocabulary, grammar, phonetics, translation, a lab, and drills - I really love them all. Living here is frustrating, to an extent, because everyone around you speaks Spanish and once I walk back into town there is not a single soul who understands a word of English!! On the other hand, I love living in town, because it is encouraging me to learn more, to learn faster, and it helps me hear it everyday in order to force me to understand it. So God knew what He was doing when He moved me here - He saved a room in a Christian Mexican home for me to live in, where I am hearing and speaking the language daily.

Physically, the only thing I have struggled with is the bugs/small creatures.  They are EVERYWHERE, all the time.  The first night I had huge spiders that were bigger than baseballs, but not tarantulas. But after seeing them, every time something tickled or itched on my body - I freaked out. I would pray that God would take my fear away and to help me concentrate on something else, but the second I itched I'd move quickly to turn the lights on. Oh it was silly. Now, honestly, I am used to the bugs already. The thought of them keeps me from going to sleep right away, but at least it doesn't take me three hours to fall asleep like it did the first two nights.  Last night was kind of funny though - my room was infested with fleas.  I think I am going to come home permanently smelling like bug spray. But I thank God everyday that I have not come into contact with a scorpion or tarantula in my bedroom.

Emotionally, I have been great! I have not cried yet - don't be so surprised, Malia and Mom. = ] But I have not missed much from home except being clean/not sweating every second/no bugs. Other than that, my heart is content here.  I get to talk to Mom over the internet or phone nearly everyday so far so I do not feel so far away! Just feel like I am still at college - so that is a blessing.

Spiritually, God and I have had a lot of quality time together.  We actually have a set time to talk now.  I like to stay busy and with people.  Here in Mexico, I am forced to slow down for numerous reasons and have a lot of time to reflect, pray, read my Bible, and sing to Him. Alone time is something I am not good at (for many reasons), but slowly am learning to love it.  If anyone has any good passages/lessons for me to read - let me know! = ] I finished reading the two English books I brought with me by Max Lucado - so I am needing some new material!

Will write again soon.
Que tengas un buen fin de semana!
Dios te bendiga!
Me Amo Te = ]