Wow, we're sure due for a blog entry, aren't we? As if you haven't lived your life without it, but hey, here goes.
We are THIS close to being licensed Ecuadorian drivers! The driving part of class was pretty easy (20+ years of previous experience helps) and the classroom part felt like a youth group meeting, only we were the leaders (Can you say "high school flashback?") But we got along with everyone, the teacher was a riot, we understood things most of the time, and people were even copying off of me before the test -- they had given us previous hints the day before but only the geezers in the class (that's us) wrote most of them down. So, on Monday we're hoping to get the official licenses and dive in to the craziness of Quito driving.
After picking up all of our driver's ed paperwork, Amy and I went out for some Indian food tonight for her 40th birthday! She'd really been going through withdrawl (since March), and we finally found an Indian place in Quito...or so we thought. An Indian lady was working the counter when we got there (good sign), but I guess you can laugh at us for trying to find great curry in Ecuador. I'm sure it's out there somewhere, though... Amy looks incredible at 40, just amazing.
Thanks for continuing to pray for us, e-mailing us, checking in on Facebook, and phoning. We are gradually getting into the groove of work -- I was going to head to Chimborazo (3 1/2 hours south) for a radio training trip last week but it was postponed, and Amy started working at one of the mission clinics and is also helping teach M.D. residents. We will hopefully know soon (sometime this year) where Amy will have to serve her rural year required by the Ecuadorian government. There are pros and cons for both staying around here and going to Shell, where the mission has a hospital near the Amazon jungle.
We hope to get more pics up soon, especially of the kids and their crazy antics!
Tim
1 comment:
I understand the need for good curry! Audra and I stumbled on an Indian clothing store today in San Jose and asked where to find good curry here. They directed us to a store four blocks away. Inside they sold authentic food from China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, and India. They had about three types of curry powder and six types of curry paste. We bought one of each and are excited to give it a try. There's hope!
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