Pigs feet, Paint and RAIN!:)

SO..my watch doesn't work!(My only means of a functioning alarm clock).. Luckily my body naturally woke up at 7:00?! . Jumped out of bed and made the trek to school on time. My 8am grammar class is killer if I don't get a good nights rest.. and its killer if I do. haha. Its good though, I have to struggle through it to make my spanish better. Last night I had my first DREAM IN SPANISH!! Super stoked!! Although in my dream I didn't understand what was being said... nonetheless I dreamt in spanish! An accomplishment in itself!
After my grammar class for 2 hours I have my conversational spanish with Professora Soledad. She is a blast. Its good that my grammar professora is strict and gets down to the nitty gritty and than to have a  change of pace and practice what I learn in real conversation. We went to el mercado; diez de Agosto. All the local markets around here are named after dates. This one was huge, with everything from medicinal herbs to raw hanging meat. The fruits and vegetables were beautiful with many little Ecuadorian women sitting behind the stands peeling and waiting patiently to sell to any friendly customer.
                                           Me and professora Soledad. ( I'm tall here! well I also wear boots..)

                                                Pig legs?..sick nasty and the smell you can only imagine...

My house mom making empanadas! I helped!:)

tomorrow is a HUGE FIESTA. no work or school! they celebrate ano viejo (the old year)

instead of celebrating the new year-the end of the year.

My house mom has been cooking a lot. Its tradition for all families to gather and have a HUGE FEAST 

dress up and dance!

After Christmas in Cuenca it is common for guys especially to start reeking havoc up until the 'carnival', which is in March. The havoc= throwing water balloons and lighting off fireworks at random. Its funny, Bruno will get scared sporadically because of the fireworks. Yesterday I had a DRIVE BY WATER BALLOONING! A car full of boys attempted to target me with 2 bombas de agua but failed miserably. Scared me half to death though, wasn't expecting that! (Fortunately I had been warned though)

                                         I painted  for my house mom's birthday (isn't for a couple months..)
                                                    Painting while raining= new favorite pass time

Well I have more spanish homework and have to wake up early!! Although school is canceled my grammar professor still wants to have class in a cafe...still at 8 in the morning..lol

Goodnight and Godbless! God is GREAT!!:)

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. 

James 4:8

The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you...But whein in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.

2 Chronicles 15:2,4

We wish to see Jesus.

John 12:21

O, Lord we have waited for You; our desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You.

Isaiah 26:8

When two or three are gathered in My name, I am there in the midst of them.

Matthew 18:20