Dear Everyone,
First of all, thank you all so much for all your prayers. My foot is now almost completely normal - not swollen anymore, nor red, and only a little itchy. Praise the Lord! It was the second shot of penicillin that did it, I think. I'm so grateful that now I can actually walk on it without causing pain, get out of the house, and actually do dishes and cook again! In celebration of my recovery, I made a triple batch of peanut butter chocolate chip cookies yesterday! And they were the best I've made so far - I think I finally have the trick of making them in the altitude.
Also, we had our fourth English class last night, and two more students showed up! I just love teaching English this way. It's so comfortable and cozy - we have tea together, and whatever baking I've done that day, and then have a great time laughing and learning English.
It's now full-on rainy season down here. The rainy season technically started a while ago, but we were having a drought - very bad for the farmers. But now the rains have started in earnest, and it's crazy! The river is churning and dashing madly, it looks alive, and it's so much higher than normal. La Paz, being such a dry, dry city for 9 months of the year, is just not equipped to handle this amount of water. I'll try to take a picture of the raging river! Meanwhile, here are my English students!
Lots of love,
Rachael
3 comments:
"I just love teaching English this way"
A true quote of how our gifts should be used. The way we like to do it, the way we are wired.
Have fun, Gringo!
Rach,
I got your e-mail, I promise to write you back asap:) You never answered my question about books...
I had steamed milk with Shirley last night and missed you and thought of you a lot.
Say hi to the English class for me...especially the girls.
Let me know how guitar lessons go...
Love aimee
Hey Rachael! Your English class Does look like so much fun! I know I would love to attend! So much better than the French conversation class I was in in Paris - flourescent lighting, hard chairs with mini desks attached to them, and way too many people! I hardly had a chance to converse! And you would be good at coming up with conversation topics too, that's important...
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