And to think that I saw (you) on Mulberry street….. (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)
It’s amazing the people you see in Guatemala, sometimes without planning it. Who would have thought that we would run into someone from our home Camp on the streets of Antigua? She isn’t someone we know well, but rather a comforting presence, someone you always see in the food lineup, or sitting down across from you in the evening service. Just seeing her made me feel that Canada and home really isn’t that far away, something I have needed from time to time as we settle into a new culture and the rigors of language school!
Others are happy coincidences. A team came down from Ontario. With them was a young lady who had been friends with our daughter Beth when they were in junior high. We lived in Edmonton at the time and her dad was the senior pastor at the church we attended.
Other meetings are planned. We had some friends (Ian and Marilyn Strachan) come here from our hometown, and they were bringing a couple of bags for us. Yet, before they could find us, we found them! We just ‘happened’ to be walking on the same street at the same time. Tim and I had decided on the spur of the moment to visit a shop that keeps us supplied with almonds to snack on (they are expensive, but a fairly good source of calcium, and better than chips!).
There are a lot of tourists here at one of the forty language schools in Antigua. As a result, we get to meet people at church and school from many parts of North America and Europe. Each has a different reaction to being here. Some check their email daily to see how their friends/family are doing. Others (mostly Canadians!) check the weather back home to see if they are getting their money’s worth from the ‘Land of Eternal Spring’. I must confess that I was interested in weather bulletins from home at first, but the weather here is so constant, that I gave up wondering what tomorrow would be like. And I still feel sorry for those who have to drive on those ice covered roads, although I’m not really sure which is more dangerous, winter driving conditions, or Guatemala City at any time, not just rush hour.
We’ve met some marvelous people. Some are missionaries like us, others are just here to get enough espanol to travel in Central America during the worst of winter at home. They all have stories to tell, and it’s interesting to see the different paths our lives take.
It’s amazing the people you see in Guatemala, sometimes without planning it. Who would have thought that we would run into someone from our home Camp on the streets of Antigua? She isn’t someone we know well, but rather a comforting presence, someone you always see in the food lineup, or sitting down across from you in the evening service. Just seeing her made me feel that Canada and home really isn’t that far away, something I have needed from time to time as we settle into a new culture and the rigors of language school!
Others are happy coincidences. A team came down from Ontario. With them was a young lady who had been friends with our daughter Beth when they were in junior high. We lived in Edmonton at the time and her dad was the senior pastor at the church we attended.
Other meetings are planned. We had some friends (Ian and Marilyn Strachan) come here from our hometown, and they were bringing a couple of bags for us. Yet, before they could find us, we found them! We just ‘happened’ to be walking on the same street at the same time. Tim and I had decided on the spur of the moment to visit a shop that keeps us supplied with almonds to snack on (they are expensive, but a fairly good source of calcium, and better than chips!).
There are a lot of tourists here at one of the forty language schools in Antigua. As a result, we get to meet people at church and school from many parts of North America and Europe. Each has a different reaction to being here. Some check their email daily to see how their friends/family are doing. Others (mostly Canadians!) check the weather back home to see if they are getting their money’s worth from the ‘Land of Eternal Spring’. I must confess that I was interested in weather bulletins from home at first, but the weather here is so constant, that I gave up wondering what tomorrow would be like. And I still feel sorry for those who have to drive on those ice covered roads, although I’m not really sure which is more dangerous, winter driving conditions, or Guatemala City at any time, not just rush hour.
We’ve met some marvelous people. Some are missionaries like us, others are just here to get enough espanol to travel in Central America during the worst of winter at home. They all have stories to tell, and it’s interesting to see the different paths our lives take.
2 comments:
hello Father Tim. Good to hear you in such an upbeat mood. The world is amazingly small EH? God sent you some freindly faces just when you needed them!!
Funny guy that God...
I love you both and encourage you to keep up the good work you have been doing.
love Tami xxxooo
Reading your blog makes me miss you but get excited to see you are fulfilling a dream/purpose.
Write Soon.
Love, your sister squared,
Rochelle
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