Electricity + Water ?

Normally you wouldn't mix water and electricity, but here they do. These devices are affectionately called "widow makers."
We have hot water again in bathroom! Many of the homes here including ours do not have hot water, including our kitchen etc. But so that we can have a hot shower we have an electric hot water producing shower head that is hard wired. Well ours burned out and I was able to purchase a new one at the hardware store and install it. Our landlord was pretty excited that he didn't need to call someone to do it and agreed to deduct the cost of materials from our next months rent.

Becky asked me when I could fix it...and I told her "manana."

El Mono Azul

We have our internet connection back! I hadn't received a bill to pay for the internet (which is typically thrown over our gate in the form of a ball) so I was suprised when they cut our service. I thought it could have been a problem with the server or something. Then the other day I received the bill with a deliquent notice. Bills can't be paid with check or with credit card, they must be paid in cash in a variety of stores. But not all stores or banks process the same bills. So...with some patience and a little determination the bill was paid and they finally reconnected us!

El mono azul!

Becky: We were able to take adavantage of a long weekend and spent it with our friends the Dennetts in Manuel Antonio. We found a great place to stay for low cost called "El Mono Azul" (The Blue Monkey). We took the public bus (about 4 hours) and were the entertainment for all the passengers sure. Abby (our friends 13 year old daughter) pointed out to us that we were the only ones talking, laughing, and with little kids.

The beach was alot of fun and Josiah was like a fish in water with his friend Brody. We even got serenaded by a meriachi band. The second day we went to the national park and saw a bunch of white faced monkeys. Elliott was determined to catch one. His eyes were so big the whole time we were watching them. Steve's fantasy is to have a pet monkey one day, so he was really enjoying being this close to them (he is still trying to convince me of all the housework it could help out with.). On the way back I got off the bus to use the rest room, while running back I slipped and fell flat on my face. To add to it, it was poring rain, and I fell in a mud puddle. I just stood up and laughed because there was nothing else I could do. The only thing that I have is a scrape on my knee. And the memory of traveling three hours soaked in mud...

We will so miss the Dennett's when they leave for Guatemala at the end of this trimester!

Feliz cumplianos!
It was fun to surprise Becky in class with flowers for her birthday. She turned 24 on November 12!

Continue to pray for us:

-That we would finish this trimester off strong. We only have 3 weeks left and we will be having finals etc... We are up to our cejas (eyebrows) in flashcards.

- More opportunities to make contacts, practice spanish and share Christ.