I do what I want

the title of this post is very deliberate. I get up every weekday, go to clases, then do whatever I want. Most days that has something to do with eating, napping, reading, and going to work at the hospital. working at the hospital has been an interesting experience for me. The kids there are severely physically disabled and it has been kind of hard for me to spend so much time with one person and have them not be able to respond to me at all. after the first couple of days though, I can say I have a few new friends there and the times when people like Maria Louisa smile and laugh as I'm feeding them make the whole time more than worth it. The best part is that even if Maria Louisa never changed her expression and if Moises never laughed at my jokes it would be worth it. Just knowing that I'm able to give them some of the attention that they all deserve and have missed out on makes it worth it. Plus there's just the small idea that I know this is where God wants me to be right now that makes it worth it.

on the lighter side, we have a leak in the ceiling of our room, Chochy, our host mom, provided a bucket to catch the water and keep the floor dry. Up to today it has been the source of the most aimless and random laughter of the trip. My writing abilities will not do it justice but I'll give it a shot...ok, so once the bucket gets about an inch of water in it the drops make a very curious sound when they hit the water in the bucket, lets just say that it is a "bathroom" sound. With drops falling every two minutes or so, and at times more frequently, aaron and I have a hard time keeping a straight face when we hear it. We've even made a video of it already so we always remember that sound. We even showed it to Jenny and Haley (the girls that live with us). well, besides watching as much of the world cup as possible, that's pretty much what we've been up to.
aaron introduced me to a new song by a guy named peter mayer. it's called Holy Now. I love it.
I'll be putting some pictures up on my facebook page soon.

gracia.paz.amor..adam..

it used to be a world half there
full of second rate hand me downs
but I walk it with a reverent aire
cause everything is holy now.
-peter mayer