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Name: Sarai
Country: United States
State: Arkansas
Metro: Siloam Springs
Birthday: 8/13/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Erik, Family, Connection Group, Youth Group, Church, SSHOP, Wakeboarding, Basketball, the lake, strawberry slushies, punk, music, rings, volleyball, Erik, rodeoball, rockclimbing, hiking, visiting extended family, Erik, thunderstorms, rainbows, sunsets, The Notebook, reading, cleaning, playing outside, my rockin' bass guitar 80's movies, 70's music Jackie (my mom's horse), the Leetch's dogs, The Ryan's kids, Erik, Erik's family...
Expertise: Fixing watches and piercing ears.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Retail
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MSN: sarai_pop@hotmail.com
Member Since:
5/23/2004
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| So I don't know if anyone will read this, but this weblog is not for everyone, it is for me. I like to go back and read my past entries and reflect. Alas, xanga lost my password and I've been too lazy to do something about it until now. So I am back. I'll do a quick catch-up from the last entry. I have lived in Mexico almost a year now. Off and on respectivly, but mostly in Mexico. I must admit it has been hard... grueling could be a very descriptive word. In terms of workload--promedio para mi, but other than that it is weird not to have the Body of Christ to back a person up daily. Classes have been great, awesome curriculim; very thought-out and detailed. I love learning the language. But things have been tough to say the least. I think the Lord has brought us down here not just to learn the language but to experience the hardships of learning a language. We have faced a lot of discrimination, for the way we dress, the way we talk. People have not been nice, and these are generalized statements, mind you, but true. The culture is very wrapped up in the way a person looks, sort of like the States but we have felt like it has been worse. Sometimes people won't talk to us because of our shoes, sometimes they won't talk b/c we sound funny, and sometimes they get annoyed that we take 10 minutes to place a pizza order. Sound famiar? I feel like the Lord has given us insight into how the Hispanics are treated in the states. It makes me want to shut down most days, give in, forget learning, if they don't want to talk to me what is the point? I try. So do most Hispanics in the states. Give them a chance. It hurts to be treated this way. All that to say, it has been quite an experience. But... but, I believe the Lord has been with us every step of the way, and He is the one that has called us down here. He never said it would be easy, and we know that. We enjoy God so much, I have never in my life experienced the amount of provisions He has given us this year. Not once have we been without. God is so good. I love His love. | | |
| Well I'm coming home soon. I can't wait. I mean I have never missed home more than this. The funny thing is we will get there and then leave again. I'm excited though because my sister-in-law and our really good friend are getting married so we'll get to visit dear Siloam again. Super stoked. We're still not sure about Christmas this year. I would love to come back home for Christmas, but I'm not quite sure it is in the budget and it might be fun experiencing Christmas here. I don't know I'm kind of traditional and I love the family times with Erik and my families. Anyway I'll be home soon! Can't wait!
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| Here I am in Guadalajara Mexico. Well I've been here 4 weeks already, and no update yet because we have had muchos problemas with our internet. I have learned so much Spanish in these past 4 weeks, I probably could have wrote half of this update in Spanish already. It is crazy intensive. The first few days were pretty scary. Not only are we in a place where no one speaks English, we are also in a city. Sure I've been to a few cities, but that was to visit. We have to live here. Buying groceries has been interesting without a car. Luckily we live right next to a Gigante (which is like a grocery store). We've been in Wal-marts, but everything is in Spanish and there are many things that are not the same. We have lived off of pb and j's which would be called cremosa de cacahuate y mermelada uva lonches. By the way, grape jelly is hard to find here, and no one really eats peanut butter here, so the jars are tiny and are expensive. A lot of food is expensive. I'm still nervous to buy fruits because we have to scrub them really well before we consume them.
Some fun things are Erik and I walk everyday, I love it. It is an hour walk home, and it is so much fun to walk past all the small shops, restaurants, statues, and parks. It is beautiful. We play Risk---a lot. Eating out is pretty cheap and always an experience, especially when no one speaks ingles. There are so many things to look at and explore, we haven't done that much but we're starting to understand more and speak the language so it is easier to communicate.
Next week is Easter weekend, we get 3 days off of school for the holidays, they celebrate a lot of holidays, we've already had free days. We will be going to a church camp where everyone speaks Spanish, it is a camp for people our age and will be fun hopefully. I am nervous because Erik and I will be staying in seperate rooms, unless we buy a tent. So I think we'll be staying in seperate rooms. I'll be by myself with only Spanish speakers.
Sorry this is so long. I miss everyone, and everything about Siloam Springs, but I having so much fun down here, and I am loving this experience.
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| Well I really don't have much to say. I kind of abuse xanga. I read other's diaries, but dismiss mine, so I figured I would write something---very random. 1 more day at work, and then it is over. Over. I really have to get vaccinations for my upcoming move to Mexico, but I don't want to so I've procrastinated, not good. God has been incredibly faithful in provisions over the past year, and I would like to Praise HIM! Yay! I've ate WAY too much sweet stuff lately, thanks to the ladies of CSC who are so kind to give their gifts of amazing food. We're selling our furniture on Saturday, come buy it! I'm moving to Mexico--another country--for a year in 1 month. Yikes I spoke in front a big group of people on Monday, and the stand that hides your nervousness was missing--everyone saw my knees shaking. God is good--all the time. I'm really learning that every day, even in low times and in depression, He is still there for me! I love him sincerely. | | |
| Okay, Here is my update, on my very sorry looking web page. Sorry for the un-user friendly site. :) Well it is official. March of 2007 Erik and I will move to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and go to Language School. We are super excited, and at the same time ready for this brand new chapter in our lives. We will be there for 2 months, and then during the summer of '07 Erik and I will work for Mexico Missions in Juarez, Mexico. At the end of August we will return to Guadalajara and finish our school term (6 months). We'll be back in the good ole USA in late March of 2008. Shocked? So were we, but at the same time this all came together in God's perfect plan. And boy is God perfect. But we aren't, so you might lift up some prayers, b/c this is hugely out of Erik and I's comfort zone. Well I think that is as much as I can write, I need to feed my parents animals and jet. Love you all! | | |
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