So, Saturday night I stayed up all night talking with friends-- in Mexico and online and thus did not get to blogging. Last night I had an unexpected horrendous headache... and I'm sure you get the point.
Let me catch you up to speed. Saturday I spent seeing all kinds of new people, eating lunch and dinner with different people and I went to a meeting that some of the teens from the church do together... Karen, one of the girls that I worked with gave the message on trusting in God. I was very, very impressed and the message was very relevant, using Paul as an example, lots of verses and examples. It spoke to me and challenged me in ways.
It was exciting to me to see what God is doing in her life, how He's speaking to her-- and to know that I was a part of something God did with her. You know?
Wow is all I can say.
Sunday I finished packing and Rosa came over and we (Karen, Rosa and me) played a few games of Dutch Blitz, hung out, ran to tiangüis (where they set up market blocking the streets), came back and said our tearful goodbyes.
And speaking of speed, as is the custom in Mexico, we were a bit late setting off for Perote which was where my bus was leaving from. It takes normally a half hour to get there... maybe 25 minutes if you're going pretty fast in a car. Well... It was 1:59 when we left Altotonga and my bus was departing at 2:30.
My heart only froze in fear once during the less-than-20-minute ride to Perote. And we got there with a few minutes to load my luggage, say more goodbyes and wave from my seat on the bus to them standing on the side.
It was sad not knowing when I will get to return to visit them.
The bus made it to Mexico City at 6pm and I got off and walked to where I had emailed a couple to meet me at in the bus station.
Let me back up a moment. The last time I came to visit Mexico City was to buy my JR Pass for Japan, and they told me to meet at the Dominoes in TAPO (the bus station) (don't you feel sorry for me). There are apparently 2 Dominoes in TAPO, and I'm sure you have figured out the rest of the story.
Well, this time I specified bien (good) where to meet... and somehow we still missed each other. I sat there and sat there, wondering how in the world I was going to get in contact with them and as I was starting to put that into practice-- I saw them. This was 40 minutes later.
Anyway, we left, laughing over the mistake and glad to see each (you have no idea how relieved I was); went to buy Idalia (the wife) a traditional dress for the Independence celebration and had dinner (tacos) while we talked about all kinds of things... Altotonga, Japan, etc.
I got back here to their house and we set up the mattress on the floor and as they went to their room, I got that terrible headache. I assume this was from sleeping a bit on the bus and my neck bending-- if I don't sleep on my neck right, there's a doozy of a headache in the forecast for Janine.
Now, just to reassure you- I did have my bag locked in every possible way and the straps would around my feet, and since I was sitting near the front, there was little chance of me getting my stuff robbed.
Well, I'll talk about today and other notes about the trip, etc., later since this one is pretty long.
PS- Pictures soon to be added to this blog. Check back in a day or two.
Let me catch you up to speed. Saturday I spent seeing all kinds of new people, eating lunch and dinner with different people and I went to a meeting that some of the teens from the church do together... Karen, one of the girls that I worked with gave the message on trusting in God. I was very, very impressed and the message was very relevant, using Paul as an example, lots of verses and examples. It spoke to me and challenged me in ways.
It was exciting to me to see what God is doing in her life, how He's speaking to her-- and to know that I was a part of something God did with her. You know?
Wow is all I can say.
Sunday I finished packing and Rosa came over and we (Karen, Rosa and me) played a few games of Dutch Blitz, hung out, ran to tiangüis (where they set up market blocking the streets), came back and said our tearful goodbyes.
And speaking of speed, as is the custom in Mexico, we were a bit late setting off for Perote which was where my bus was leaving from. It takes normally a half hour to get there... maybe 25 minutes if you're going pretty fast in a car. Well... It was 1:59 when we left Altotonga and my bus was departing at 2:30.
My heart only froze in fear once during the less-than-20-minute ride to Perote. And we got there with a few minutes to load my luggage, say more goodbyes and wave from my seat on the bus to them standing on the side.
It was sad not knowing when I will get to return to visit them.
The bus made it to Mexico City at 6pm and I got off and walked to where I had emailed a couple to meet me at in the bus station.
Let me back up a moment. The last time I came to visit Mexico City was to buy my JR Pass for Japan, and they told me to meet at the Dominoes in TAPO (the bus station) (don't you feel sorry for me). There are apparently 2 Dominoes in TAPO, and I'm sure you have figured out the rest of the story.
Well, this time I specified bien (good) where to meet... and somehow we still missed each other. I sat there and sat there, wondering how in the world I was going to get in contact with them and as I was starting to put that into practice-- I saw them. This was 40 minutes later.
Anyway, we left, laughing over the mistake and glad to see each (you have no idea how relieved I was); went to buy Idalia (the wife) a traditional dress for the Independence celebration and had dinner (tacos) while we talked about all kinds of things... Altotonga, Japan, etc.
I got back here to their house and we set up the mattress on the floor and as they went to their room, I got that terrible headache. I assume this was from sleeping a bit on the bus and my neck bending-- if I don't sleep on my neck right, there's a doozy of a headache in the forecast for Janine.
Now, just to reassure you- I did have my bag locked in every possible way and the straps would around my feet, and since I was sitting near the front, there was little chance of me getting my stuff robbed.
Well, I'll talk about today and other notes about the trip, etc., later since this one is pretty long.
PS- Pictures soon to be added to this blog. Check back in a day or two.
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