New Home, New Classes, New Lessons

I am finally in the Land of Eternal Spring, Guatemala.  It is one of the most amazing places ever.  Last week my group finally arrived in Guatemala a week ago today and we have spent some time at CASAS, Central America Study and Service, and getting settled into spanish classes and our host families.  My host family is awesome!  I have thre younger siblings, Maria who is 18, Jorge who is 16 and Juancho who is 15.  It is so awesome to finally have brothers.  It is such an interesting experience being in a country that does not speak my language and being disoriented when I can't figure out what my host mother is trying to tell me.  Every night so far we have not gone more than 10 minutes without some form of laughter.  I am quickly realizing that learning a new language is not easy.  Yes, I have been in spanish classes for 5 and a half years but really have not had much practice with speaking actual spanish.  It gets better and worse everyday in multiple ways.  I cannot wait to see what God has in store for me here in this wonderful place!