neeehowwww!

We are now in day 5 of our home stay and I could not think of a better family to spend our home stay with. They are a young couple with a beautiful 4 year old girl. I’ve already been challenged many times in our short stay here. They are so full of wisdom and so humble. I look forward to spending more time learning from them and the experiences that have shaped them into who they are.

I have also made it a goal to become an expert at cooking Sichuan cuisine. Our host mom is assisting me in this undertaking. I bought a cookbook yesterday and have already learned a lot from watching our host mom in action.
We have had a lot of food that looks and tastes wonderful… and some that leaves much to be desired.
I consumed my first chicken foot this week. It wasn’t quite as bad as I expected, but I still prefer that good ol’ white meat chicken breast (which they do have here, but you have to wade through the liver, heart, etc. to get there).

Some of my favorite times of the day include meals with the whole family, drawing and watching Winnie the Pooh with YoYo, walking around the apartment complex (there is a little river with many trees and great walking paths), and hanging out with our host mom.

I feel so fortunate to be with such a great family. I am learning a lot and am soaking up every minute of being with them.

I am feeling a little anxious for school to start in September. Not only will we have our requirements for SBU, we’ll have requirements for our other program AND our language load at the university we’re attending here. The teachers in the universities here expect a lot out of you and from what I’ve heard… our plates will be more than full with the work they assign. I am asking Papa to help me be diligent now with the work I can complete so that when school starts in September it won’t be as much of a burden.