2 week update!

Random thoughts from Katie in Texas:

The ocean isn't that amazing, haha. tiny tiny waves, and the sunset is usually covered by clouds, so we just see this purple pink cloud mixture. sometimes the sun is bright orangey-pink, but it's tiny. the sun is bigger in idaho, haha. or the west, haha. we just run along the seawall everymorning. it's so stinky here, haha.

we are riding bikes because it's the only area in this mission that requires bikes and cars, to save miles, because our area used to be two areas (eng and spanish) that's why i'm not learning much spanish. so it's a lot to cover with bikes. but i like it as long as i know where i'm going!

Yes, Texas is hot. The trees are weird, and the air is smelly and thick, haha. I def miss the clear mountain air at home. But you know, my skin isn't dry so there. haha. I have to say this does not look like texas, it looks like an island. which it is. run down and old from the hurricane! The thunderstorms here are cool. we see them from afar off and don't get much rain whihc is good, becasue i don't have a jacket or coat or anything! just a paraagua. (umbrella). I ate chicarrron (tell dad and scott that) and menudo.

these people (many of them) just live in tiny run down houses. one bedroom, sometimes no couches, paint peeled off the wood...many are humble. the rest are catholic. hehe. the baptists are more willing to open up. the methodists and lutherans are firm in their faith. but we work with all.
where i'm at in texas, people call us darlin' and say y'all but i haven't seen a single cowboy.

Cristian is SO cute! 7 years old, and just so kin to everyone. we found out he brought pocicles to his nieghbors cuz he saw little kids there. but i think he was too shy to give them to them, so he left them on the porch, and the bugs got into them.

tell everyone i love them !