Plants

Yaaaa..... I'm writing about my plants.  People know how giddy I've been about my plants, Jason just shakes his head. :)  But, I DON'T talk to them-ok, it's not that bad. My Dad is helping me work on my green thumb, he happily responds to my emails. :)  My very first house plant- an aloe plant- it died.  I think I watered it too much.  And I have two plants in front of my house, they're in rough shape.  I don't think I watered them enough.  But I am trying to salvage them, they aren't completely done for.  Here's my new 'ponytail plant' -it's lookin good. It's been around for a month, and, so far so good.

These are my little seedlings.  I think it'll be the highlight of my week when I see the first little sprout come out of the dirt.

I've got some herbs, some flowers, and some cactus' in there.  

I like to write the English and the Spanish.  I'm trying to encourage the bilingualism to come through. :)

Well, be assured, I will probably post a pic of the seedlings when they actually poke through.

I love seeing new growth.  I love that we're in the rainy season right now, and everything is sopping wet.  We have to make sure our house is in shape for the rainy season.  A couple days ago, when it was storming, it was flooding behind our house (that's where our washer and dryer is).  Jason went and unclogged the drains.  And we decided that we need to put some wood underneath the washer and dryer to protect it from the elements. 

We also went to Home Depot and bought some containers with little balls that soak up moisture in the air.  We put those in our bedroom.  Last rainy season, our first few months in Mexico, we had mildew problems in our bedroom, and our bed sheets were always quite damp.  These should help.  Things are a bit different here, but we wouldn't want to be anywhere else.  We love that the Lord has sent us here to be a witness for Him.

Learning the Language

These are my Spanish study materials.  The pilgrim's progress (on the left) is just for fun, reading really helps me understand.  I've read novels without a dictionary, though I didn't understand a lot of words, just reading it through like that helps me to absorb and get the whole picture.  Though I don't understand some words, it really makes my brain think.

'Asi hablamos' is my text book for my Intermedio 1 course that starts next week.  *Maybe* I'll have a peak at it, and see if I can get ahead (HA-not likely).

In my Spanish class, besides going through the book, we have many discussions and role plays and other conversation times, that really makes these classes invaluable.  We go everyday, Monday to Friday, 9AM-12PM.  We leave our house at 8AM and get back by 1:30PM-ish.  So, ya, it takes out half our day right there.  Fine for me, I just have to worry about lunch and the house.  Jason, however, has sermons and Bible studies to prepare.  He is so diligent, and such a hard worker!  

There's also some flashcards there.  Those are from my Basico 4 course and previous courses, so I can remember the main grammar concepts taught in the courses.  And so I can review what I'm supposed to know up to this point!

Underneath my text book is a book called 'First 1000 Words in Spanish.'  It has a lot of common words, but also, it does have some obscure ones.  Each page is set in a different location to learn all the words associated with that location, ie. the grocery store, a shed/backyard, hospital, etc.

Yup.  So that's what I'm doing to learn Spanish right now.  My view of language learning so far: Reading and writing are by FAR easier than speaking.

Living and Serving in Mexico City

Hey, I've created this blog to act as a diary (of sorts).  I want to record what daily life is like here in Mexico as a new missionary.  I just want to be able to look back at what I've learned, little things I find interesting about living here in the city, my small accomplishments, things I do around the house and maybe some real life issues.

Up to now, Jason and I have been here in Mexico City, Mexico for 11 months.  We have been studying Spanish, our courses are 6-week intensive semesters, of which, we have done 4 so far.  We are starting another one in July (next week).  Jason preaches at several different churches and we are about 5 weeks into our first Bible Study.

I am a stay at home wife. I love to serve at home and I am learning about how God can use women to minister in the home.  Also, little projects make me giddy and I might share some pictures of projects I complete so you can share in my little joys.  I am learning to be thankful for everything, for little things and finding the good in a hard situation.