Mac ´n Cheese

It´s the simple things.

Last night I cooked dinner for the first time in my new house. All we have is a stove top with 2 burners, so that narrows down what can be prepared. I made macarroni and cheese. It was pretty much amazing. It almost didn´t happen, because I couldn´t get the burner to stay lit. I was sure I was going to blow up our incredibly small kitchen. The smell of gas was overwhelming at one point, so I held of on lighting another match. Finally, it happened, and I enjoyed one of the greatest foods ever created. Made my night.

I am all moved in. Finally, no more living out of a trunk. I have a bed. My house is kind of weird. It is 2 rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. The rooms open up to the outside, so it has a sort of motel look. The bathroom is in my room, so my roommate has to walk outside, unlock my door and then procede to the bathroom. Crazy. Our bathroom is so small, that if you sneeze - you could get hurt. Same for the kitchen. But, it has a roof and a bed . . . so I am happy.

Things are good still. I sent out my update, so check your email. It explains what the future holds.

Well, I must go. I think I may go to the market and attempt to buy some eggs. This could get interesting.

I´m back!

I have spent the last two weeks trying to do this thing called ¨Jungle Living¨. It was hard, but it got better. There were days I wanted to throw in the towel and then there were days I seemed to have a grasp on things. But every day, it was God´s grace that got me through. Probably 90% of my time was full of humbling moments. The Spanish language still is somewhat of a barrier. One night I put the fire out. Yup, Spanish language one-ups Amanda again!!

We ran out of drinking water one day, so me and my tent buddy had to go get some more. On the way back, while carrying a 20 liter bottle of water on my shoulder, my shin connected (with full force) with a fallen tree . . . it felt great. As if that wasn´t exciting enough, we had to cross the log bridge. You may be thinking ¨A log bridge? No big deal¨. This is by no means a smooth, bump free log. Oh and it I had fallen off, it is about a 1 story drop into ankle deep water. That just translates into imminent death. Just picture it. Well, we made it back and my bottle had almost the same amount of water I had put in it, so I was pleased. It´s the little things!! haha

So, now I´m back in Puerto, moving into my ¨house¨, and still learning Creation. The 7 days of Creation have taken us abou 2 weeks to learn . . . and we are still on day 6! It will come together.

I hope to post pictures soon. Just haven´t had the time yet. But it will happen.

To Mr. Larry Michael - Graham is still alive and well. His Spanish is progressing and he hasn´t done anything super crazy yet. Just thought I´d fill you in, since he doesn´t make it to email as often.