I know...I know...I have been very bad at this blogging thing. It has been such a busy week that I have had no energy to blog late at night. But I have been taking pics and trying to remember everything that we have been done. So now that I have some free time, here we go!
George is still here....I know that you were dying to know that!
I am so sad that I had a camera SD card mishap...I took the card to a camera shop and they were not able to recover the pics...so for now they are gone and I will try to see if anyone in the states can figure it out...now I am even more thankful for my dad buying me extra cards to make sure I had plenty of backups! Trust me there were some great pics that are lost :(
This experience continues to be amazing. I just keep thinking that I need to wake up from a dream. This country is beautiful and the people are so wonderful. I have met so many amazing people that have made me feel so welcome. I think that the best part about this trip is that I am staying with a host family. You would think that it would be hard to move in with people that you don't know, but it has been quite the opposite for me. Anne-Marie and Kerry have truly made me feel like I am part of their family, and I am so comfortable with them. I have been fully immersed in their culture and country, which would never have happened as a traditional "tourist". They have been able to ensure we have a very rounded experience and many different aspects of their country.
I think that our two biggest topics that we keep coming back to are food and language...
As we all know, I am not much of a cook! So Anne-Marie has been amazing me with her talent to just "whip" things up. She has had several laughs at me when I was amazed that she made pumpkin soup from fresh pumpkins instead of canned pumpkin (which she didn't even know existed). Everything we have eaten has been so delicious and FRESH! I love the food here! I Know I have said it before, but I am obsessed with the different types of KUMURA (sweet potatoes). I made a promise to myself at the start of this that I would try everything and have no regrets. I think that has made me realize how many things I have been missing out on. I am DETERMINED to be a better cook when I get home! I want to eat fresh food, and cut back on the preservatives and prepackaging that I am definitely known for by my family. I have 6 months to learn how to cook before Anne-Marie gets to Arizona. I don't want to give her a bad impression of Americans with my horrible kitchen skills :)
Love me some kumura!!!
The language continues to entertain us as well. It has gotten much easier to understand the accent here...not sure if they would say the same about my accent :) I keep wondering when Anne-Marie and Kerry will tell me to stop asking so many questions, but we have definitely been having fun with it!I can't even begin to express how thankful I am to Tempe Sister Cities for this experience. Anyone who works in Tempe schools needs to apply for this amazing exchange program. The best part is it isn't over yet....we still have the next week of traveling and Anne-Marie and Kathy come out to visit us the day after Christmas... The journey continues....
We love Tempe Sister Cities!
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