Beauty

There is so much beauty in this world. When I see a beautiful landscape, I always try and capture it with my camera. It never really does come out the way I see it. I don't think pictures can do the beauty of God's creation justice. It doesn't mean that I won't try and show people a fraction of the beauty that I saw in person.

I love rays of light and I love seeing them shine through. Everytime I see a beautiful landscape, it reminds me of God and his creations. It's hard to not believe in God when you see something so beautiful. How can something like this be by chance or random luck. I think I can stare at his wonders forever.

More Ramblings

Everything you eat here in Mexico has to have some sort of salsa on it. Even if it is a hamburger or a hot dog.

Tuna salad on crackers with some salsa is amazingly good.

For some reason the only thing I am craving from home is Tito's Tacos.

Teaching guitar is hard when you don't have the fundamentals down yourself.

Teaching guitar is even harder when you can't fully express yourself in a foreign language.

Here's to the cuñado's of the world! Your plight is the same no matter where you are in the world; especially when your wife has a younger brother.

Here's to my cuñado, without whom I think my life would be very different.

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We had another Youth Night yesterday. It was fun. Jerry and I came up with some fun games and used some games we've played in the past. A lot of youth that didn't come to the movie night came tonight. Check out the pics on my flickr here.

On Monday we went to Zacatecas with Mical and her friends for her birthday. We watched Spider Man 3. The theater in Zacatecas is really nice. I actually very much enjoyed the movie. Definitely more so than I thought I would considering the feedback I have gotten from the movie.

I have started teaching guitar classes this week. I have 2 students. I also have a new computer student. My Tuesdays and Thursdays are now going to be packed with classes.

Check out this video of us passing out food here.

I feel like I have a lot more to say, but I just haven't processed what it is I want to say yet.

Photography

On Friday we had an awesome Youth Night. We watched another movie. This time we watch a Jackie Chan movie called Little Thief. Afterwards we played 3 games as well. We had a good turnout and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. Youth Nights are going to be awesome and I can't wait for the future ones.

For pics of the Youth Night, click here.

Yesterday I also went to my first quinceñera. It was a friend of Gabriel's. It was really fun. It's pretty much a wedding without a groom. I will upload pics from the quinceñera soon. I was thinking to make some money for the mission, I could photograph quinceñeras here.

I definitely have enjoyed eating the food here in Jerez. This is a pic of Jerry's favorite quesadilla stand. They had great tacos too. Today we also went to the seafood restaurant that I've been waiting to go to forever. It was amazing. I had a fish and shrimp combo that was fried and garlic flavored. I have to make sure I know where everything is so when people come and visit I can take them to the best spots.

Not much to say lately. I think I've settled in alright and feel fairly comfortable here. The Spanish is improving. I think it's still a bit too early to tell how things are going on my journey. It's been up and down sometimes. But I just have to be patient and see what God has in store for me.

Sing

Nothing much to report lately.

We've opened up the Boba shop the past 2 days. We still think this is the only Boba shop in Mexico or at least one of the very few. Business has been slow since the store has been closed for so long, so people don't know we are open again. The purpose of the store is to gain income for the mission.

Jerry and I sang for Mother's day at the Ermita church. It was a Spanish song called Espérame. It's actually a lot harder to sing in Spanish than in English. It's not so much the pronounication that is difficult, but the intonations and how the words flow. I learned the song pretty much a couple of hours before the service so I was a bit nervous. It's also a lot more tiring to sing here in Jerez. I run out of breath really quickly because of the thin air. I think if i were to lead worship here, I'd only be able to sing about 3 songs.

Madre

Yesterday was Mother's day here in Mexico. We went to Mical's ranch to eat dinner and watch the fiesta. Jerry marinated some chicken and some steak. The chicken was amazing! Everything was bbq'ed with real wood and charcoal. I think they cut down the wood from the backyard. You can totally taste the difference.

Mical's mom also requested boba milk tea from Jerry so he made 5 gallons of milk tea. Everyone loves Jerry's boba milk tea here. I think we were the only family in Mexico drinking boba milk tea on the Dia de Las Madres. it was all gone real quick too.

The fiesta was awesome. There were a lot of performances from the children of the Cargadero ranch. Sunni and Rodrigo (Mical's siblings performed some dancing. It was a fun day. I really love spending time at the ranch. It is so relaxing and so homely. You cannot beat that feeling.

Yesterday, I saw one of the most odd things I have ever seen. I went outside of the office to catch some light and to stretch and all of a sudden I saw many goats, sheep, dogs, and cows just strolling along down the street. I ran and grabbed my camera and got a couple of shots.

Tonight we are celebrating Mother's Day at the Ermita church. I also made some business cards today for the office.