almost a week here

Hello,
Have had a tough time getting an update posted....its been a very busy week. In hindsight it would have been a great idea to have had a bit of "down time" after arriving here. I finished my first day of school in the huge City of Montevideo yesterday and am spending the weekend here at the farm. This is about a 2 1/2 hr. bus ride from where I am living with a local family for school. I didn't know how much I would enjoy the farm environment after the City but its very refreshing, and WONDERFUL to have the fellowship.

I really like my school and had 2 other women from Germany in my class last week. The professors don't speak English so its like learning to Charades at times and I felt a bit frustrated y-day with the new material. Overall, the food here is very plain as they don't use much seasoning, and especially not spicy. (I looked for hot sauce in the supermercado but didn't find any) Thebig meal here is lunch, but I usually just grab a snack as its during school. Dinner is very late. Often we finish dinner after 10:00 at my homestay family which I certainly am not used to.

When I arrived here last eve, I helped plan sweet potatoes from cuts off of previous plants. There is a huge garden here. It is going to be so wonderful to eat such fresh food out of the garden. We will have lamb tonight and yes.... it is one that used to run around here in the pasture....I will get used to that in time I guess.

Please continue to pray for my time a language school and for the ministry here...
In Him,
Holly

Day 4 in Uruguay

Well, time has just been like a whirlwind since I got here even though one would think it would be a very leisure pace.....it hasn´t been except for my first day on the farm which was on Saturday after 27 hours of travel in planes including layovers, 4 planes, and then about 1 1-2 hour ride to the farm....
The farm is quite beautiful and serene....many cows, sheep, pigs, 3 horses, chickens and or course a rooster, 4 dogs, milk cows...i think that's it. Saturday night I slept for 13 1-2 hours and then began sorting through my things to pack for school here in Montevideo. I take a local bus every day for about 30 min. each way to and from school. I have finally found this internet cafe that I can send e-mail from. The cost is 15 pesos, or about 70 cents for an hour.

On the television at my host family where I live there has been news about the election in the U.S. each day..they watch CNN in Spanish and I understand parts. It will be interesting to see if makes the front page of their newspapers. I have been asked several times who I think will win, and why we have the voting on Tuesdays.....
Anyway, I like my maestra (teacher ) in school and the other 2 women in my class who are from Germany. I will do homework this evening, eat late with my family...around 9:30 p.m....and then go to bed on a full stomach....something that is hard but better than going to bed hungry like a large part of the world...lots to think about.