This is The Day That The Lord Has Made.

Well, it has been a super busy week. We started working with our youth group and observing in the schools, which was exciting, frustrating and hilarious all at the same time. I{m not really at liberty to say too much about the school experience here, but I do have to share one story because it is just too good to pass on. Our first observation was in the afternoon and the kids were crazy. I felt bad for the teacher because they were super out of control and us being there did not help. Our presence was really distracting, which was illustrated when the students continually called the teacher over to whisper in her ear. The teacher then shared with us that "You are a beautiful woman," and other revelations. At one point a student told the teacher that she wanted us to sing a song in English. The teacher then asked us if we knew the words to "This is the day that the Lord has made." Thanks to my Godless upbringing I was able to give an emphatic "NO!!" but the poor girl who I was there with was not so lucky. Her years of vacation bible school betrayed her and before we knew what was happening she was standing in front of the class singing Evangelical hymns. (Thats what they are called, right?) It was pretty funny... Anyway, I have been so busy with training tasks that I feel like my Spanish studies have taken a real backseat. I{ve been feeling a little frustrated because I feel like I am at a standstill with my learning. I have to remember though that it is normal to hit walls in language learning and that I will break through any day now, but it is just a little scary when I realize that swearing in (hopefully) is only two months away. Well, that{s all for now, I need to get cracking on those verb tenses! Oh yeah, one more thing- the past two nights it has rained. It was awesome!! It is insane though because the house I live in (and most others in my town) has a tin roof and it is so loud that you can{t hold a conversation. After bitching so much about the weather in Portland, I was surprised by the sheer elation I felt when I heard the first raindrops. I guess it{s true what they say "You can take the girl out of Portland, but you can{t take the Portland out of the girl."