School

I thought it was about time to give you all another update. I have just started my third week of school, and I like it so far, although there are times that my brain begins to get tired. The teachers all teach using more Indonesian than they do English so that we are constantly hearing and learning the language. Much of what we have learned I already knew, but there are quite a few holes that are being filled in as well.

Honestly speaking, I am yet again adjusting to how things are going. I like school, I am thankful for it and I know that it is going to be really good, but I miss being able to spend so much time with the students here at Penuai. It generally happens that when I am done with school and by the time I get home I am ready to take a nap, and work on homework. After dinner sometimes I am able to be with them, but yet again, often times I have things to do...like write my blog ;) Maybe it would be best just to write on Saturday. I miss them, and am having a little bit of trouble figuring out the right balance. I do, however, think that this problem will sort itself out.

I realized the other day that it is just about exactly one year ago that I came to Indonesia. Can you believe that? It's crazy! It's hard to believe how much has changed during this past year, and how many things (perhaps that we expected to change) did not. At this point I can think of nothing that I would rather be doing, yet I think I have become a little bit more homesick lately. I miss all of you, and sometimes I just want to hug and talk with you all. Sometimes I wish I already knew all of the rules of the culture, and how to express exactly what I wanted to say. I was talking to some of the students tonight, they were asking me about my criteria for a husband, I said "good." they said "baik" I said "kind"  they said "oh, baik again" I think there were four or five things that were equal to "baik". Honestly speaking, I have been a little homesick...read: pretty homesick. It has been probably the first time since I came the first time that I wouldn't have minded going home for a few days...but since I know that after a few days I would want to come back I pulled myself together and figured that in a few days I would be back to where I was before. 

I am beginning to get a cold I think because of the wind blowing germs around everywhere, so please pray for that, it would not really be good. Well I am going to go. Love and prayers. 

P. S. (I just realized that I say "honestly speaking" a lot. ;)  )