So I'm not sure how many people will remember from last year, but on Saturday of last year's trip, we were divided among families that go to Iglesia Bautista Gilgal de Monterrey to go to their house and eat dinner with them.

Well, we did it again this year, and it was really fun. I was with Becky, Steve, and Stephanie Uno (Bleikamp), and we went to Miros' sister's house. (Miros is Ramone's wife, in case you don't know.) Well, it turns out that it was someone's tenth birthday, and what we went to was kind of her party. A whole bunch of family was there, including the couple that I ate in the house of last year.

We ate tamales con carne o frijoles (beans or meat) and had some cheesecake. It was super fun to visit with almost an entire family (16 grandchildren of a grandpa there, if that gives you an idea) and practice my spanish. After it had been honed throughout the week with all the stumbling and hearing translations, I understood about 65% of what I heard, which I was extremely excited about. Especially when the lady from last year asked me "Tu fuistes a mi casa el ano pasado?" and I understood it completely without having to hear it twice!

Well, that's my small, incomplete overview of tonight. It's 12:36, and we need to leave at 7:30 tomorrow, so goodbye. There were three other houses, so ask the rest of the stories from the team when you see them.
We'll be at the airport at 5:30.

...If nothing really Mexican happens, anyway.

-Ian