A little less time today, and a lot more to say, so I´ll do my best.
My area in Jocotillo is all about two things: Milpa and Piña. Basically corn and pineapple plants that grow literally everywhere. And everyone basically works with either one or the other. The piña here is something else though. They call it pineapple in the US, but it´s really not. THIS stuff is pineapple. It´s really, really good, and I wish I could send some too all of you right now. They put it in juice, other food, or just eat it straight. It´s so incredibly rico. They all make corn tortillas, and this week I learned how. It´s actually really fun. Every day for lunch we go to the house of a member to eat lunch, and it´s some of the best food I´ve ever had. I honestly had no idea that the food was gonna be so good here. It´s incredible.
Culture interesting facts of the week: Here you don´t say "Hi" when you pass someone in the street. You say "audios," because you´re leaving. You can also say "va pue," which kinda means the same. Or you can say "buenas!," which basically means the same as "good day." The people are really nice and love to talk. The women like to carry baskets of corn or vegetables on their heads, and I have no idea how the can balance them so well. It´s honestly kinda incredible.
We have a family committed to be baptized! The family Ismatul has been listening to our message, and accepting to be baptized this Sunday the second. Super exciting, and I am so happy that they´re willing to change their lives to make this step in the right direction. I can see the happiness in their eyes. The mom and her 8 yr old daughter will be baptized, and all the other children will come, but they´re too young. It´s so great though.
I honestly forgot that Thanksgiving existed, cause it doesn´t here. I hope you all had a great one though. I´m pretty sure it happened already.
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