School

yeah... I'm a big eighth grader now!! I'd like to tell you about school so you know what I'm up to.
GENERAL DAY:
6:20- alarm goes off
6:30- shower get dressed, ect.
7:15-breakfast and last minute touches on homework
7:30-get picked up
8:00- school starts
3:10-school ends
3:30-tennis
5:30-arrive home
7:00-dinner (or orchestra in tucson)
10:00-bedtime for bonzo (or drive home from Tucson)

OUr school runs on block schedule so I have an a-day and a b-day. On a- days I have Ms. Guevara, Ms. Siordia, Mr. Sanchez, and Ms. Noon (X-P). Ms. Guevara teaches Socil Studies. We have class discussions about our world today, yesterday, and how it will shrink in the future. MS. Siordia teaches Algebra 1. It is going slow because of students that did not take Pre-Algebra last year. It is good practice for my patience. Spanish is taught by Mr. Sanchez and taught well. This class is not only really helpful to my Spanish, but is incredibly fun. We are laughing almost all period and learning as we do it. Last Period on a-days is Mariachi with Mr. Valez. I know it says Ms. Noon up there but thankfully Mr. Valez comes in half way through the class and takes over.

On b-days, i begin my day with Ms. Noon for Symphonic band. She thinks we are elementry school kids with no musical ability and is not liked by any of the kids. But anyway, I am drum major in that class, so its not completly horrible. Mr. Villaseñor teaches Science. We are learning about cells and the structure of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Third period is English woth Ms. Urman. THis is my favorite class. We just finished studying the legend of King Arthur. I wrote a fairy tale, did comprehension, drew a coat of arms, ect. I finish the day off being an aid for Ms. Guevara.

School overall is going well. Keep me in your prayers. I hope all of you are doing well and I'm praying for YOU!!

Please excuse any mistakes I did not get a chance to revise. =(

Finally a Post!!!!

And a big fat juicy one too! I have fallen a little behind in the blog area. Mostly it was because I went on vacation for 3 weeks and then started school. :-P Well now I have my long promised blog about Ticul and Michigan.


On July 14th or 15th a group of 17 people departed from Manantial de Vida full of excitement and apprehension for the upcoming weeks. I was on of those fortunate 17 and the youngest of all of them. I can’t find words to express how much of a blessing this experience was. As we got to know the people there we felt the connection as brothers and sisters in Christ. That sounds sappy, I know, but it was just so great to be there and work on the church together. Mixing cement is a great workout by the way. :-D We also grew together as a group so much. The bond between us all multiplied, tenfold (or more). Later on I will post some pictures. I can’t right now because the computer’s not working. ☹
Three days after this absolutely exhilarating and heart filling trip, I took another grrrreat trip to Michigan. This trip was a breath of fresh air. It was absolutely relaxing and just wonderful. It was marvelous to see my family up there and see how everybody's doing. I spent two days with my mother at the cottage. We just chilled, swam, and I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was great. I think Rowling had a finished of a superb story and intricate mystery strongly and I absolutely loved it. When I am positive that everyone interested has read it, I will explain in greater detail. Anyway my mom and I had a fantastic time cooking. We made delightful little delicacies to eat for each other. Mmmm. Uncle Tom, Aunt Sheryl, and Erin came down to their cottage, too. We had a lot of fun with them as well. A blast, in fact!
The third day, (I think) Jane and my dad arrived. Having finished my book, I was excited and ready for action. We tubed ad skied and whipped around all day. The next day Auntie Lou, Uncle Buck, James, and Molly arrived at our little cabin. Molly learned how to tube and even got flipped off. James also learned and got flipped off. And Auntie Lou was used as a pawn to knock Uncle Buck off his tube. Playing games like sequence, sevinpold, and apples to apples was blast, as well! Many laughs, many laughs :-D
The next few days were spent in Ann Arbor chillin' with family. Thanks everyone for making my trip grrreat!

School has started and I'm back in the swing of things again. I have good teachers great classes and I'm happy to see my friends again. Any questions... feel free to ask!

Takitos

Hey! Q ondas hermanitos, papis, y amigos!!! Well we´re finishing up our trip here in Ticul. I am sitting in a cafe internet writing a blog right now. This trip is absolutley great so far. We have had many laughs and even a few tears. The people in the church are dears and the whole experience has been a work of God. Jane, for your information, we had the most delicious tacos al pastor last night. But these are the original pork with cilantro, cebolla, and a slice of piña on top tacos. THe salcita runs down your chin. :-) For those of you who don´t know.... Pork soaked in a delicious salsa with many spices and slowly cookes on a spinning stick. mmmmmmm....

Well my time has run out and I must now depart for the plaza to buy you gifts :-)

Ticul, Here I CcomMe!

I know, I know... my bogs have been a bit well... scarce. But, I've been really busy getting ready for Ticul. As you know, I am leaving for this beloved place in 2 days! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO! I ask you guys to pry for our mission, our unity, and the whole thing all together. Thanks guys! There will be no posts for a while...

Vacation Bible School

Over the course of the next 4-5 days, I will be helping out with the vacation Bible school at Manantial de Vida. The whole thing is called "Hecho a Mano" and is about how our lives are a lump of clay which God forms bit by bit. Until, finally it becomes a pot that is useful for God. All the stories are centered around peter and how Jesus formed his life.

I will be helping in many activities. I will be dancing in front of the kids with Marina, in the skits as a parrot, and will be helping teach the youngest group. I would like to ask you guys to pray for me, because I feel reallly good about this upcoming experience. Oh and you don't have to worry... I am going to take plenty of pictures *<:0) that's a clown

I was wrong

I have been sitting in this house for 2 and a half hours wandering around.... I feel horrible... My book is at somebody else's house, reading another book was a failed attempt, I can only play music for so long, and TV sounds too boring to endeavour. David I understand what you mean now...

De Baile Graduacion

Ayer a las cuatro, llegue a casa de Virna para alistarme con Ana Laura, la graduante. Espere 2 horas y media en una estética mientras Ana se puso bonita. Le pusieron uñas acrílicas y le peinaron. Caminamos de regreso y en cuando llegamos Saúl y Manuel estaban allí jugando Nintendo como siempre :-). Por dos horas estábamos como locas (Marina, Ana, Virna, y yo). A las 8:30 llego Marcos para llevar a Ana a su baile. Después de unos 20 minutos, Marina, Ana, Marcos, Saúl, y Mago fueron. Y a las 9:00 Virna, David, Martín, Manuel, y yo fuimos a el baile.
Después de presentar los graduantes comimos y bailamos todos juntos Marina, Ana, David, Marcos, Saúl, y yo. Era bien chilo bailar con ellos. Aprendí a bailar quebradita :-).
A noche yo me divertí un chorro, porque era como no estábamos parte del mundo pero si en el. Pudimos bailar con corazones dispuestos a servir a Dios.