Sunday, March 13

            I'm not exactly sure what to write about today in order to avoid putting everyone to sleep. It was just a normal laid back Sunday. We got up and ate breakfast as a family, and then mami gave everyone in my host family haircuts. I was a little curious about why we were moving so slow before church, but no one seemed to notice, so I didn't worry too much about it. Turns out, we were just going to be late to church. Kevin and I walked to church together as soon as we were ready and sat down in the seats Andrey saved for us just as mass started. Apparently no one else was ready in time for it to be worth the walk, because only the three of us made it to church.

            Its kind of funny to me that the priest here is the person I have the most difficulty understanding. I'm constantly straining to pay attention not because I don't want to, but because the whole service is like a rhythmic murmur to me. On the way home, Andrey and Kevin joked about all of the ridiculous things I've done since moving into their house. Some of the favorite stories to re-tell are about that one time I accidentally kicked a huge patch of dirt into Kevin's face while playing soccer and  the time I totally wiped out while playing hide and seek with Melany. Papi jokes that if the door hadn't been shut I would have gone flying right into the front yard. My host family's jokes and sense of humor make constantly making a fool of myself a lot more fun :)

            After church I played some computer games with Melany and then worked on the reading for LASP this week and some other homework. At 4:00, we hosted a rosary meeting to pray again for mami's brother, and there were a lot of people who came to support the family. We had some yummy food, and I met a lot more new people. Kevin, Melany, and I escaped after a few hours to color in my room, and when everyone left mami fed us all again!

            I'm grateful that it was a low-key day because I'm not sure I would have been up for much more, and I'm looking forward to going to bed early in order to hopefully be ready for class tomorrow morning.