Sunday, March 14, 2010

My adventure to Cordoba!

On Saturday I went with the missionaries to Cordoba to help with a kids program. I walked to the bus stop and met Christina and then Sharon and Angela picked us up on their way. Cordoba is about an hour and a half away, and it was nice to see some of the hilly countryside. It's all really green due to the rain and the Spring. In Cordoba, there was a Bible conference involving several churches and we were in charge of about sixty children, with the help of twelve other Spanish adults.
The program was set up like a mini VBS, with five different centers that the kids rotated through. I helped out at the craft table, which was chaotic for my taste, but it all worked out. Sharon told the other girls that I understand Spanish, but they have to talk Very Slowly. I think it was a really good experience to get to interact with Spain's children.
We got a bocadilla [ham sandwich] from the church and arrived home very late. I also got to have some muffins with chocolate spread, like Nutella, which was leftover snack. I spend the night in Dos Hermanas.
The next morning we went to a church in Nerrvion and it was pretty serious. They sang old school hymns and they sang them extremely slowly. That is not their normal church, but Carey was preaching there. I got to have a few Spanish conversations after church that went fairly well. One man asked me where I was from and then asked me what Georgia was called, you know like the sunshine state... the garden state... I love the questions that people ask me!
So apparently America changed time last night, but the EU doesn't change until the end of March. So for two weeks we will be a little closer: 5 hours instead of 6.
Today is my half birthday so I got to celebrate by going to a chocolateria and getting churros con chocolate! It was an extravagant affair.
Today was a good day.

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