Famous Canadian Model

Yes that's right ladies and gentlemen, I am now officially a famous Canadaian model. I am currently in Mexico to put on a charity show to help out the poor children of the city. Okay so maybe I'm not THAT famous... okay maybe I'm not even a model, but on Thursday night I was for about fifteen minutes! The people that attend our Narnia book club are in an English class together and are doing a project that they video-tape... so I played the role of famous Canadian model for the "fashion segment".

Friday I went for a picnic with a family from the cell church. It was raining though so we spread out blankets on the floor and ate there. That was a lot of fun.

Saturday I went on a "thrift store" hunt with two of my housemates Sara and Maria. We walked arond downtown for a while, which made me feel almost as if I was back home in Calgary. I felt much less like I was in a new country. We headed towards the main square called the "zocalo", watched some tradional aztec dancers, and some modern street dancers. Then we headed into a market that takes up about ten square blocks to one side of the zocalo and it felt like I was constantly moving through a zoo of people in there. It felt like something out of a movie about a major city... then it hit me "I am in a major city"... its still sinking in somedays. After an unsuccessful attempt at finding the thrift store (we never even found the street its supposed to be on and had looked it up on a map before leaving) we went and had tacos. Then we went to another market one metro station away. I liked that one a lot as it was very artisan Mexican things that were sold there. However I didn't get a chance to purchase anything yet so I will probably make a trip back there soon.

Sunday was cell church. I led the prayer for communion. Heather translated what I wrote out into Spanish for me. Then as we had three children we were able to do a children's class which was great for my heart. From there Heather and I hung out with two of the kids for a few hours as their mom was busy. Then Heather and I caught the end of a mass so that I could see what most of the people we minister to, hold as either their original faith or current faith.

Today is a "fruta fiesta" with my house mates. I'll fill you in on that someday soon. I was sent pictures of the snow in Canada, and I just want everyone to know it is 18 degrees out today, bright and sunny. Have fun with your snow!