Tiempo con Juan Parte 1

Intro

Who is Juan? Good question, that's Spanish shorthand for Jonny, my 22 year old brother. He showed up on Thursday at 330, and then went to dance class with us at 430 and History shortly later. That night, we went to dance (salsa, cumbia, swing, you name it unless you're looking for that grinding crap because that didn't happen). Talk about a bienvenido!

Schedule of Good Stuff

On Friday, we went to la casa de Gerardo (a friend from church) for tortillas de harina. The best things ever, quality fellowship, and a good view too!

That night, we went to La Corrida de Toros (a bullfight). WOW. Lots of blood and suffering, but it was also a nice display of grace and talent by the matadores. One of them got thrown up in the air by the bull (I honestly thought he was gonna die but he rubbed some dirt on it and kept at it). Here's a pic of the action:

On Saturday, we went to Lluvia de Hamburguesas 2 (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2) for $3.59. Then we went to church and Jonny got to meet mis amigos mexicanos.
Around 11, we headed off for a Mexican Halloween mansion fiesta. It was nuts. Way different than I was expecting. No fights or tension, but just a good time for everyone. I practice my Spanish with some amigos and Jonny definitely practiced his dance moves. The Best Costume award went to 4 grown men dressed as women (that Paz guy was right). We ended up leaving at 5:30 in the morning. Welcome to Mexico, Jonny! Haha, anywho, here is me, Gisela (mi mama), and the owner of the mansion we went to. She actually stayed with Gisela 10 years ago and ended up staying down here after meeting her now husband.

Here's Jonny with Santa (classic Halloween costume):

Surprise, surprise, we've been to Haga Su Taco 3 times already. Here's a picture of us and the owners' cute kids:

Side Notes

At the beginning of this week, I figured out my schedule for the Spring and it looks like it's gonna be my last semester at the 'Mont :( but all great things must come to an end. 

 Other than that, just painting in Art class (pics to come) and enjoying the good life.

Chicken Soup for the Mind

This week has been full of deep questions (thanks Besty and Shebs). Topics such as God in the Old Testament, the role of women (in life and in the church), and the will of God vs. the desire for our own safety have been discussed at length. To be honest, I'm not the guy who sits in his room and thinks about this kinda stuff so it was good to process what I think out loud. It also reminded me that we should "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (1 Peter 3:15). Just some food for thought...