Futbol and Chinos

So yesterday I spent the day mostly getting oriented w/ what to expect and what is expected of me. Jared and I spent some time w/ the other missionary named Timothy Westergren (i think thats how you spell it) We talked alot about what is on our minds that may distract us from fully being present. It was great to share w/ Jared and Tim and have them carry some of the burden. It reminds me that I should do that with my friends and family, we should be able to share each others burdens and care for each other in that way.
we then went to lunch at Timothy Wendels with him and his family. His wife is very welcoming and after we ate lunch we went out to a bar to watch the Spain vs Switzerland game. what a sad sad game Spain played so well but just couldnt get the ball in the goal. It was kinda cool to say you watched the Spain game in Spain at a bar. Its funny to say at a bar b/c in the States going to the bar usually refers to getting drunk and wasted but in Spain going to a bar is not a big deal. You can even get coffee at the bars here. So here is a picture of us sitting outside the bar watching the game :D those are Timothy (wendels) kids.
So last night, i had a rough time sleeping. Actually its been difficult w/ the time difference and adjusting to the schedule. Not only the sleeping schedule but also eating schedule. They eat really late here. Lunch is at 3pm and for dinner the earliest would be 9pm. Last night i woke up at 3 in the morning and couldnt go back to sleep till 6 and then i had to wake up at 7:30. Man i was so tired. So once the morning started we headed to Timothy's daughters elementary school. We went into her class and we taught them some english. THe kids were so cute, we played games asking them questions in english and seeing if they could respond. One of the questions was what nationality did they think Jared and I were. Of course they all said Chinese. Apparently here there are lot of chinese people and any other asians they would assume you were chinese. It was alot of fun to be in an elementary school and interacting w/ kids. That experience just gave me a taste of what our english camp is going to be like.

After spending some time at the elementary we went over and spent some time with TIm's family (westergren). Their daughters took us around Tres Cantos. It was really interesting to hear about the life of a missionary kid and just what it was like for them. Their views were benefical to hear because the only perspectives I've heard were from the missionaries and of course they would just share the great things of spain.It was alot of fun hangin out w/ them and just hearing their stories. Missionaries seem to have their own world where their kids know all the other missionary kids and being a missionary or missionary kid they consider other missionary families their own families.

But yeah, the last couple of days has been busy but not busy at the same time. There is so much more I would want to say but for one, im kinda lazy and a bit tired. However, tomorrow I will be spending the day walking Madrid w/ my spanish tutor and Jared and hopefully I will have more pictures to post until then...