Liz and I got up this morning to head over to ICPNA so I could take that placement test. We decided to take the bus instead of a taxi, and we got there in about 25 minutes! Not bad! Eva was waiting for me, so we set off to go take our tests.
The instructor giving our test talked with us for a while. I was so glad that Eva was there and I didn’t have to take it alone! I get nervous when speaking Spanish and freeze up a lot. The instructor said we could both skip level 6 and promote to level 7. So, we left and went on our merry way. But, when Eva went to register, she found out that level 7 was not being offered this coming month. She came and found me in the library and we went back to take another test. The instructor decided to promote us to level 8! I’m so glad that we’ll still be in the same class. :) The class should be a challenge, but I’m glad to have the opportunity to learn more. There are 12 levels total for the Spanish program, and I’ll be able to get through 9 of them before I leave. Still working on that Spanish conversation. . . Es muy difícil!
Oh, and did I mention that Eva is teaching me how to say my last name? Haha. She’s from Germany, so she’s teaching me the REAL way to say it. Yeah. It’s hard . . . :) She also taught me how to say seesaw . . . spielplatz (like schpiel-plots). :)
Anyway, after that whole ordeal, Liz and I went to Papa John’s for some good old fashioned American pizza. We enjoyed the Halloween decorations that they had up including the fake spider webs that kept getting stuck to us while we were ordering. The pizza was pretty good, too. The best news is that I have leftovers—my fave! :) I do get tired of eating so much peanut butter; I’m already on my second jar since I’ve been here. Eeek. I don’t think I’ll ever want peanut butter or Starbucks after I get home. Well, maybe I will. :)
So, Friday night is our small group night. Junior, Liz and I ate a KFC (here they just call it Kentucky), and I got a chicken crunch wrap thing. I wasn’t really that hungry, so I decided to take my leftovers with me. I didn’t realize until we’d gotten out of the cab at Bill and Jennifer’s house, that I had left my food in there! Boo. T’was a sad day for me; I don’t like to waste leftovers. :) Oh, well.
Sadly we were on our final installment of our small group series. It’s been so encouraging to spend time with other believers who are willing to share their struggles and words of encouragement. It’s nice to know that there are others out there dealing with life just like I am. We talked about temptation and the way God says we should deal with these things. God is so amazing that He promises us in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” Isn’t it amazing that God KNOWS that we are going to be tempted; He KNOWS that we aren’t perfect and doesn’t expect perfection from us. But, He does promise His faithfulness to us in that He’ll never let us go through something that we can’t handle with His help. He’s ALWAYS there with us offering His path and His guidance. I’m just glad to know that my life is not in my hands. God is in control, and He knows best. It’s comforting to know that He has written the next chapter of my life and all of those left to come.
“In your great love revive me so I can alertly obey your every word.”—Psalm 119:88
Katrina
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