Different Rhythm

August 21st, 2010

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

After breakfast we went to the market to get fruits and other groceries for lunch, here called “almuerzo.” At the market La Mariscal, there is a huge variety of fruits, vegetables and seafood. It was definitely interesting to see. While there, Carlos gave me an “uvilla” to taste. They are small, round and bright yellow/orange, and are very citrusy. There they have ladies follow you in carts (in which you place your food in) and they help you with it to your car or the taxi. It is necessary to give them a tip because they do not have a salary. Carlos and Adriana made the food together; we ate Cebiche de Mariscos.

So, how do I feel? The night I got here I did shed some tears when I got the chance to just sit down and be alone in my temporary room. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to cry because I was immediately homesick, but more like I needed to to do so after feeling so many emotions in one day. That lasted 1-2 minutes really. I somewhat miss home right now. I miss simply being in my own home, being COMPLETELY comfortable. I’ve taken 5 minute showers because the water hasn’t been warm.

I had a hot dog for dinner… it was great to eat something I was familiar with because it left the guessing game out of my mind about how the food was going to taste and how it was going to feel. Tomorrow I will be going to church with my host mom and Juan Jose. I look forward to it.

I can’t wait until schools starts. Oh! and our luggage still hasn’t gotten here. Delta told Yonseili that it is still in Atlanta, GA, so we can buy essential stuff for the mean time and Delta will reimburse us.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY: Yonseili, Ashley and I went for a walk down the street at about 9pm. They bought sandwiches, or sanduches, at a nearby place called Panaderia and Pasteleria “La Union.” Afterward we walked a bit further down the street and we saw a young boy, about 9 or 10 years old, blowing fire out of his mouth in front of traffic while the red light was on. CRA-ZY.

I Run in the path of Your commands, for You have set my heart free. PSALM 119:32 NIV