Hello everyone! We had a great weekend that we wanted to say a little about. We went to a Baptist church on Sunday that was so inviting and kind. It is the church that our supervisor goes to most of the time. They sang all of the same baptist hymns, but in spanish. Sunday school starts at ten, church starts at 11:30 and is over about 1:30 so it's a full morning and the pastor is really fun. He is so animated and talks about 30 miles an hour lol. Then once a month they have another service on sunday nights at 6. After church we met a bunch of people our age that were really friendly. They made us feel really welcome and we look forward to developing some friendships. We also might be able to be involved with a group of young people that meets regularly. After the service last night we all ate dinner which was great and there were a few girls that helped me work on my spanish.
Coming up next weekend there is a really big holiday. On Dieciocho and Diecinueve (18th and 19th) they celebrate their independence day. Everyone celebrates all day and there are parades and lots of festivities. It is a mix between the fourth of july and thanksgiving. People have big parades and eat tons of food. The traditional meal is called an asadao which is like a barbecue and we are very excited about going to our first asadao :). We are excited about being here for this month in particular because it's a really big deal in their country. It should be really fun.
Everyone can pray for my ability to learn this language:) Thanks
Ashley
Ok so I just have two things...
1. The traditional Chilean way to greet someone is with a kiss on the cheek. Guys greet girls with a kiss, girls greet girls with a kiss, but guys greet guys with a handshake. My sister Sarah Jo would love it here. She is always trying to greet everyone with a kiss on the cheek and she always gets mad at me when I won't let her. I'm not exactly a real touchy feely person, but its rude if you don't greet people this way so I'm having to get used to greeting people in a Chilean manner haha.
2. At every stoplight in Santiago there is either someone selling something or performing for money. There are some jugglers who are really good. At one stoplight there are two guys who juggle with one guy standing on the other guy's shoulders and they pass balls back and forth while juggling. At another stoplight there is a guy who juggles fire sticks. He bounces them off his feet and head without missing a beat. Its almost worth getting a long red light so you can see some of the cool tricks. It has also made me realize my life calling. I think I might spend the rest of my life juggling for money at stoplights haha. I don't know about the rest of my life but if I need to make some spending money while we are here I'm thinking about taking some apples or something to go juggle at a stoplight to make some money, or I might get my dad and brother to come down here so that we can put together some kind of juggling routine. They are both really good at it and I think we could make some good money :)
A kiss on the cheek to everyone,
Zach
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