el dia de amistad

    Today was a day of friendships.

    Let me give you some history.

    When I visited last December, I stayed in the girls room in the volunteer house which consisted of me, and some Honduran college girls that work here when they aren’t taking classes. Ever since I decided to come, I dreaded the idea of being the only American girl, because I didn’t really bond with the two girls.

    Fast forward to a couple months ago. I found out that another American girl was going to be here when I was here. It was an answered prayer.

    Leah is out of college and of course a mature adult, so we didn’t hit it off, we just kinda met. But over the past couple of days we have been able to talk a lot and have some good conversations cause we don’t really have anyone else to talk to.

    Or so we thought.

    There are currently four other Honduran college girls that work here, and are pretty good friends.

    Until the new house is built, I share a room with Leah and two of the other girls. We talk, in English, cause I’m scared to use my Spanish, except every once in a while when we have a much needed question.

    But today was different.

    Doris (a current roommate and Honduran) was starting dinner and needed some bananas and asked if Leah and I wanted to help her carry some back.

    

    While making dinner and a fruit salad, Doris and I were trying to teach Leah just two words in Spanish. I don’t think either one of them stuck. We helped Doris understand the difference of similar words, while she thought it was a good idea to ask me difficult questions in Spanish. It was a time full of many giggles and trying to not down all the food before we finished cooking it all. Yes, I used the big knife, and no, I didn't cut a finger off. But even if I did my mom gave me medicine, for pain, just in case I do cut a finger off sometime.

    

    It all ended with the lovely surprise of finding out that part of our shower was COMPLETELY INFESTSED with ants. Like you couldn’t see the concrete (which makes up walls, floors, counters, and any other surface that you might think is made of a different substance). So we searched out the house for ant spray, and enjoyed killing every little one.

    God is awesome and He provides.

    OK! That’s all.