Judah In Mexico

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Today is Friday the 28th of September (not August). Last Saturday I read. Sunday I read some more and watched a movie in Spanish with the family.

On Monday Nate picked me and all of my stuff up at 9 and we went to the office. At the office we painted 2 rooms, blaaaaaaaah. I then went to Sam’s Club with the Kuglers to get food. We then went to Mitla where I am going to be living for the next 7 months. After I got moved in, I went to the Browns’ house for dinner (Tom Brown is my primary boss). I then went home and slept badly.

On Tuesday I started work at the center and the only thing of note that happened was that on our way to fix a water heater the car broke down. I ate lunch at the Butlers’ house Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday supplying my own lunch. For dinner I made myself mac and cheese and a milkshake, and boy were they good!

On Wednesday I sorted nuts and bolts for 6 hours. Then for dinner had hamburgers with cream cheese. I then went and bought a fan. Then I baked chocolate chip cookies, which where made with Mexican chocolate, which means they had cinnamon in them.

On Thursday I got up early enough to make myself bacon and eggs. At the center I helped Peter (don’t remember his last name) with wiring the water system. I had Honey Bunches of Oats for dinner. Today I raked and made flat (not level) the area in front of 1B – an apartment that is currently under construction. I then helped Peter finish the wiring. When I was done with that I went with Brian Buuck (I think that is right) to work on his new house. His young daughter and two Mexicans went with us. When we got there I ended up babysitting the kid (which was fine by me) while the other three discussed what needed to happen (in Spanish, of course). When I am done writing this I plan to go eat at Taco Brown.

Here are some answers to prayers spoken and unspoken. The move to Mitla went great; I have not gotten sick all week; and Tom Brown is lending me his bike for the time that I am in Mitla.

Judah P. Fickett

P.S. I was going to title this email “Me in Mexico, Part 8 but decided that would be mean.