Greetings From Guanajuato!

I have just finished my first week of language classes in Guanajuato Mexico. It’s actually been quite difficult! Which is good, because I was worried that I wouldn’t be challenged enough being in a class instead of with a personal tutor. My class this week was me, a lady from New Mexico, a man from Tennessee, a lady from Finland, and a girl my age from Brasil. They are really nice, but REALLY liberal. We’ve had some interesting conversations in class, mainly regarding United States politicians, and the fact that in the United States and Northern Europe we don’t “have to be subjected to traditional religion.” Like in Mexico most people are nominally catholic. I also met some people from Guanajuato (GTO) the other weekend at a ministry conference in Querétaro. There are three young people and a missionary lady here in GTO who are beginning a university ministry in the next couple of weeks. I have been meeting with them to get and share ideas. Tomorrow I will go to Leon, a city about an hour from here, with some ladies from school. My Honduran friend Emil (who now works in Mexico City) is going to meet us there and hang out. So, I haven’t been incredibly busy – classes are only from 9am to 1pm – but I really enjoy walking around the city, it’s really pretty! I’ll take some more pictures this weekend, as I have taken exactly TWO since I arrived last Monday…