Gallup

We have been in Gallup, NM for almost three days now, and I'm still trying to get used to the weather. It is FREEZING in the morning and at night, but then burning up during the day. Thankfully, it is not humid like Georgia. We were advised not to run or work out here because of the difference in elevation. Apparently it takes over 3 weeks to acclimate to it. I am DYING I want to run so badly. I keep having dreams about running on the Big Creek Trail in Cumming. Two months and I'll be running it again daily!!!! We were told that the surrounding area is known for each family to make around $10-$15,000 a year. Isn't that crazy? We are helping landscape here at the school, as well as lead VBS, and work with the elderly. It should be an interesting week!

Our first group of students arrived today from a little city right on the border of Mexico and Texas. I am extremely grateful for my background in Spanish! I'm having a little trouble keeping up with them when they get excited and talk really quickly, but I'm managing. We dive into the talks and saints tonight, and I'm really excited to watch their weekly journeys with God. We have such a great program, and a lot of fun skits. Somehow I managed to take on the role of a ditsy cheerleader in one of them... but I play the part pretty well. :)

A couple of the high school girls started asking if I was married, if I had a boyfriend, would we get married, did I miss him... it was cracking me up. It was quickly followed up by a guy asking me if I had graduated college yet, I said yes, and he told me it must stink to be old. Thanks for the reminder, but I'm actually still really young thanks! It cracks me up that these two conversations and identical to those I have with my fourth graders. Guess nosy doesn't change as you get older...

Thank you Grammy for the wonderful package I received today! I will put it all to good use.