Its growing on me...

I think I'm gonna like it here. I've gathered my bearings a little bit. I can now drive to the school, some friends' houses (other new teachers), the grocery store, and Wal-Mart. The grocery store is a Texas chain called H.E.B. and you name it, they most likely have it. I feel completely spoiled because I'm not going without anything. I have all of my familiar groceries, a place to run, a Starbucks I can walk to, and people to hang out with. I'm feeling settled into my apt. and its almost clean which means I can almost take pictures of it.

I have to say my first weekend was fairly busy. My next door neighbor (who is American) invited me to go with him to a birthday party. His friend's nephew was turning 9 and they were having a bbq about 45 minutes outside the city. We went and spent the entire afternoon with at least 25 family members at this bbq. It was a little overwhelming to be talking in Spanish the whole time, but it was good practice. I mostly just sat and listened but nobody seemed to mind that I was quiet. I enjoyed watching their family interact too. I'm hoping to see them all again one day.

Okay, off to bed. I'll tell you all about the driving soon. I'm developing some bad habits.