Day 7- January 16th, 2012

Day 7- Monday, January 16th, 2012.

DAY 7, ALREADY!! That seems pretty crazy. Last night, was so windy, it woke me up. I had to close all my windows. Then in the morning I woke up laughing, but I don't know why. Haha. when I tried to remember I couldn't think of anything that would have made me laugh so much to wake me up. All I could remember is that in my dream I was campin with my buddies from Queretaro, and we were laughing at Bob I think. Haha! Who knows. Anyways, I got up put some music on and straightened my room from the wind last night. Today I am going to Rio Sereno to check in with the family, re-load my stash bag, and look around. :) I am going to leave in about 45 minutes or an hour. I haven't decided yet. It takes about 30 to 45 minutes to get to Rio Sereno from the house. Which if I left in an hour would put me close to… 1 o'clock. And I am supposed to talk with my family around 1:30 their time. Which would be about 2:30 my time. So that would give me some time to explore a bit. Walk in Costa Rica for a spell. Do somethings online. I really should have brought my phone. The family is a little worried because I don't have one. Which is not good. Matthew told me that right now they are having a deal that you pay $2.00 USD and you get your chip and 100 minutes. Can you believe that?! CRAZY!! thats mad cheap! Anyways, maybe I can get my family to send me a phone down with the Neals. But I need a charger too, hmm… I don't know we will see. I think I am going to make a Youtube account only for the videos of here in Panama. :) I will let you guys know if I do. I found out that this family has a little piggie. When I saw him I started on the "this little pig went to market" but then I stopped and thought…' Thats a kids song?! Its says a piggie went to market! As in meat market, probably. That's sad." haha…so I fed him a nibble of my food and went back inside. FACT! Boiled Bananas taste EXACTLY like boiled potatoes! Weird right?! I learned this today, when Milady asked me if I wanted boiled bananas. And I thought… I don't know…Do I? I still can't get over how beautiful everything here is. Last night I asked the girls what they thought of the stars. And they said literally… "The stars?! Oh…the stars…Uhh yeah they are ok." Again I was like :O So I told them A la mejor if they go to a big city where you can't see the stars when they went back home they would think they were beautiful. they said They are used to the stars so they aren't really amazing to them anymore. Again :O The sky here is always so beautiful. This is, I think, what the earth will look like in paradise. BEAUTIFUL!! Well I know have 30 or 45 minutes before I need to leave… *sigh* Life here is so calm, I am not used to it. I think that 6 months will go by somewhat fast, for me anyway. Cause its already been a week and it doesn't feel like it. We will see. Oh yeah. My burn was only a burn for a day when I woke up the next morning it was a nice tan. o I am already a little darker then when I first came here. :) Here at the kingdom hall they have a box that says its for the New Assembly Hall Project. Ideas! 

I wish I could have fit my running shoes into my bag. Instad i have a bunch of sweater-like-shirts and a pair of hiking boots that I don't think I will ever need here. They say that in March the rainy season starts and things can get muddy. But they still use their regular chanclas. So, so much for that. Apparently it doesn't get any more humid though, which is nice. So my full assignment is 175 days… Well now I only have 168 left!! Haha. 

Part 2-

After going to the internet cafe and talking with my family, I took a little walk in Rio Sereno. I went to a few stores to find some things, including re-filling my stash bag. then I walked to Costa Rica… that sounds so weird to me… And bought a few things, I found some sandals that I will try wearing for service. I CONQUERED and found a razor!!! :) But in Mexico we use the word Rastrillo for Razor, when I asked the lady here she took me to the rakes for the garden. Ad I said no one for your legs and she goes 'A rake for your legs?!' So I had to describe exactly what razors do, and she had no idea. But someone else there, knew what I was talking about and said 'Prestobarba' apparently that is the named for them here. But they didn't sell them there so I went to a different store and bought one. :) Then I walked back to take a bus back to Monte Lirio, the guy at the bus said that they would leave to go back to Monte Lirio at 6:30. I got on the bus at 6. So at about 6:40 they started the bus but instead of going to Monte Lirio they went in circles in Rio Sereno looking for people who might want to take the bus. 6:30 is apparently the last bus out. I finally got dropped off at the Caseta (bus stop) and it was almost dark. the girls came to walk with me back to the house, with a flashlight. But I told them that next week the Neals are bringing me a phone, so they are relived that I will have a phone soon. Next time I will take my flash light just in case. :) It was altogether a nice day. We were about to have dinner and the girls said lets get our dinner and eat in the living room, because their favorite movie was on. So I said ok, guess what movie… HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!! I was like Gob, "COME ON!" oh well though, so I sat there and we made fun of the movie a little. After we watched the movie, they wanted to know my story. So that took a while, at the end of my story the youngest had tears in her eyes. And the middle one was like. "Im older then you, and you have gone through SOO much more then all of us…more then my parents even." Their expressions were pretty funny. But now they know me and I know them. I don't think we will have any problems when I am here, they are pretty cool. And apparently they are very happy I am here with them, and they seem to like me, so no worries here. :) Then we went to bed. For the last two nights I have had dreams that I was in like an action movie and I wake up tired and sore oh and laughing for some reason…weird no? Anyways, hopefully tonight will be different. Good night!