i wish i'd bought those rainboots...
it's rainy season right now in mexico. and i knew that coming into it. i LOOKED and looked at rainboots before i left and never bought any. mainly because of suitcase space. now i'm wishing i had brought some! it's rained almost everyday in the evening. around 7ish or so. and it's not really just a mist. it's a POUR. the streets flood because it's so much rain in such a short period of time. it's not bad when you're inside somewhere though :) what IS bad is when you're walking around the downtown area, the zocolo, and the thunder starts then the rains come pouring down and your ride is about 2 miles away. our solution? find the closest ice cream shop and eat some yummy goodness while the rains pour and the streets flood ;) it's going to rain like this probably through september. when october hits, we shouldn't have this kind of rain.
i also wish i could attach the smell that i'm smelling right now to this blog.
one of my neighbors is cooking breakfast and i wish i could prance over there and they would invite me in for some of that yumminess.
SO, some good news. we got our ceilings fixed! no more moldy patches or leaking roofs. our landlord came saturday around 12ish with a man to begin the work. that man worked SO hard for a LONG time. we heard him up there just a workin away.
speaking of our HOUSE here are a few pictures
this is my bedroom. i still have some work to do.
these were taken the first day..
currently looking for curtains so i can take down that dreaded sheet.
and the suitcases are now unpacked.
and the shelves a little more organized-ish.
oh, and my bed is made.
and THIS ladies and gentlemen is our favorite room.
el bano.
isn't it cute?
Cecilia took us on a Puebla city tour bus on Friday. Brittan and I have taken it before when we were here studying but it was nice to take it and relax and hang out with the other teacher girls. It was a different tour this time so we got to see some new parts of Puebla. It was a little cold, surprisingly. But we still managed to get a little sunburned. Here is a picture I took from the double decker tour bus.
after the tour bus, Cecilia took us to a market for CEMITAS
cemita (wikipedia) - a cemita, also known as a cemita poblana, is a Mexican sandwich and street food that originated in the city of Puebla. It is distinguished from a torta by the fluffy sesame-seeded egg roll that it is served on. Additionally, the ingredients usually are restricted to sliced avocado, meat, white cheese, onions and red sauce (salsa roja).
in other words, pure goodness in sandwich form.
Hungry?
That's about all I've got for you as of today. We have been staying busy organizing our house, meeting with the school, and hanging out with friends. It's been lovely having time to relax. I'm excited about meeting our co-teachers tomorrow and learning more about what our year is going to look like. Tomorrow is our official first day of work which means responsibility starts in t-minus 20ish hours. We get to see our classrooms on Wednesday which is going to be SO lovely. I've only been waiting about 23 years for my first VERY OWN classroom :) No more playing school. I'm the real teacher now!
Pray for relationships here. That I can form some solid relationships with people and learn more about this country first hand. Pray for spanish - that I continue to practice and improve. Pray for Brittan and I as we begin this year, that we start it off on the right foot and can encourage each other when we have those discouraging "off" days. Pray for the students, health, money. And lastly, pray that God use me in big ways. BIG ways.
Sending love from Mexico! :)
-meggie
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
great cloud of witnesses,let us throw off everything that hinders
and the sin that so easily entangles,
and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men,
so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3
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