Whenever there is a birthday in our family, we always have a party in the evening- telling jokes, sharing/talking about the birthday person, laughing, listening to music and dancing a bit, and just having a really great time. August 31st was Yoli’s birthday as well as Arturo and Yoli’s wedding anniversary.

To celebrate the special occasion, I brought home some wine, cheese, and crackers. Unfortunately I grabbed a box of crackers that tasted pretty bad- even with the cheese. Our dog wouldn’t even eat the crackers!
Yonathan turned it into a game so that each person had to pick a slip of paper from a bag, and one person would choose the slip of paper designating them to eat another cracker and cheese in front of the entire group!

Pictures from the party…
1- Everyone at the party (My host family, and the other people are a family that lives next door; they’re neighbors, but family as well.)
2- Alejando praying he doesn’t get the paper designating him to eat the cracker
3- My host family (Arturo, Yoli, Yonathan, Susan, Alejandro)
4- Arturo, Me, Susan






This past weekend I went on a retreat with the youth from the church I attend with my Honduran family. I have enjoyed church; however, I have been trying to figure out my place. I’m not in the age range of the youth, but most people my age are married. But I was invited to go along as a leader and help out a bit. To be honest, I didn’t really do too much in regards to leadership, but it was fun to get to know everyone. I always enjoy adding a new context to friendships (ex: hanging out with people from church outside of just the Sunday service, or going for coffee with people from work rather than just chatting at work). The weekend was refreshing spiritually, nice to be outdoors, and fun to get to know other people.

Pictures of:
1- The entire group at the retreat
2- Blindfolded trust activity with spiritual reflection