A blast last night.

I had an absolute blast last night. I learned so many new things about dancing. The guy that invited me, Jaser, is a really amazing person. Don't worry, we don't like eachother, but I was just feeling really happy to have a guy be really nice to me and teach me how to dance. You know I've been feeling lonely since I've moved here. I'm a little annoyed that he's moving in a week. He's one of my closest new Mexican friends and he goes and leaves on me. go figure. haha. But I felt very pretty and happy because I love dancing. and he said that one of the most important part of dancing is to smile. I told him that one of my goals here in Mexico is to learn how to dance. Everyone here dances. My "cousins" all know how to dance and they dance together when the family has gatherings or despedidos (goodbyes). Anyway, when Jaser was taking me home, we were talking about how he was moving to try to start a new life. I definitely understood, right? I'm trying to become a better person, but lately I've felt like I haven't been living up to it. So maybe I need to write a gratitude list of things that I've learned or new experiences.

I am grateful to my Heavenly Father that:
-I can read scriptures in Spanish. And today it went very well, and I actually looked up the words I didn't know this time. Something happened before that too. I felt loved. It's not the first time since I've been here, but it was just really nice. It was the first time in a few days that I read before I got really tired. Whaddayaknow? same as in inglés. haha.
-I went dancing and had an amazing time.
-I have been drinking non-alcoholic pina coladas and they are AMAZING.
-I have been walking a lot.
-I have less "cosas" (stuff) to take care of and I want to show respect, so my room's actually clean on a regular basis. haha.
-I got a blessing in Spanish - and I understood it.
-My friends here from the US are really awesome. 3 of us don't drink! Kudos!!
-I love that Debbie and Katie e-mail me. It makes me really happy. I guess I appreciate them more.
-My spanish has gotten SOOO much better since I've moved here. I should be "una experta" when I'm done here.
-I have pictures of some of my friends and of the Savior and the temple in my room. I also just put up the stop sign that Brian made me forever ago that says Pray.
-I got bangs!! I finally did it. And I love them.
-Since I've come here, I have actually been more relaxed. Maybe it's because I'm not in the music school right now, that always invites lots of stress. Maybe it's because I walk everywhere instead of driving. But I'm hoping that it's because this culture is having a good impact on me in that respect. I could definitely use a little more type B in my life.

I am very grateful for my experiences here and just pray for me, okay? I'll pray for you guys. Miss you.

Oh, Rudi, I wanted to tell you that if I don't get a chance to write on your blog soon, thanks for writing earlier. I love you. Tell Emily hi and that I miss her too. At least I might be a little more neat when I come back! She'll appreciate that. :)
Love,
Stephi