Hello All! How are you? I am writing this from somewhere between Managua and Houston, I see water so that narrows things down. I am on my way to California for two weeks and am really excited.
Yesterday I finished moving and organizing my new bedroom. It looks surprisingly large now that there is furniture in it and I really like it. I’ll attach a picture but it was hard to really get the whole room. If we hang out while I’m home I can give you an amazing virtual tour or you can just come visit me in Nicaragua and see it for yourself. Lori pointed out that there is still plenty of room for dancing, something very important.
On Saturday night we had a birthday party/fundraiser with all proceeds going to the library. I don’t know yet how much money we raised but I think somewhere between $500 and $1000. There is a picture of me standing next to a picture of myself.
The party itself was very interesting, quite different from the normal 4 options of things to do in Managua. Lori and I were the ones collecting money and my job was swiping the credit cards if people didn’t bring cash. This is a seemingly easy task and I have previous experience thanks to my days at the Candy Bouquet. The only difficulty was that we had to hook up the machine down a hallway where there was a phone line, so I had to keep walking back in forth in my new gold heels, I’m sure I looked like a natural. It did get less awkward once I realized that it wasn’t necessary for the credit card holder walk down the hallway with me.
Friday was the forth of July. Not a big holiday in Managua but I still was able to pull out my patriotic wear.
The rest of the week was just wrapping up loose ends, cleaning the library, going to the beach, playing speed scrabble, seeing “Kung Fu Panda,” cleaning battery acid using Coca Cola, packing, etc.
I’ll back until the 24th and starting tomorrow I can probably steal my cell phone number back from my mom so give me a call. I hope to see you soon.
Love, joy
PS Now I’m in Houston, my layover was supposed to be just enough time to walk to my terminal but my connection was delayed. Sad, but it will give me some time to adjust to things in the US of A like it being OK to flush toilet paper. Maybe I’ll buy myself a coffee soon.
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Hey Joy! It's me Patricia. Are you still in the States? I'm still here in Texas. It's wonderful to see what you're doing now and I pray you continue to do well!
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