A good weekend

Firstly, it's getting a bit busy around here with a lot of tarea (homework) and, well, more tarea. Thus, apologies for the slow posts.

This past weekend I went to Pena de Bernal, basically a big monolith with a small city surrounding. We climbed as high as we could before it was a 90 degree angle and you needed climbing equipment. In the town of Bernal they had amazing sweet bread, and as always, it was super cheap. Speaking of, the other day I had a main course, 5 sides, and a drink for a total of 40 pesos, which comes out to less than $4 US. I get to be a cheap college student here without the sacrifice :)

I also went to the circus near my house. That was interesting- I'll show some pictures later. And finally: I got a job! I'm giving English lessons at a small English school. I really enjoy it because I get to meet more Mexicans, I surprisingly learn a lot of Spanish during class, I'm considering some kind of teaching in the future, and I'm making money while I'm here which is a sweet deal. I'm thinking about buying a bike here so I can bike to work; however, it might be a little dangerous, considering a lot of sidewalks only can fit 1.5 people and drivers here are... aggressive. We'll see: if I start putting on a taco belly (that exists, right?), I might consider it some more.

Here are pics from Pena de Bernal:

Doesn't matter how hot it is or if you happen to be climbing a giant rock, people here will still always wear jeans.

View of the city of Bernal

Local ladies selling dulces (sweets)

Activity in the streets. Nearby were policemen holding AK-47s, but I was too afraid to take their picture haha

A good-looking hill

More or less the center of the town (there's a garden and some shops to the right)

This is a mini church on the monolith.

Also, I wanted to share a verse that really struck a chord in my heart. I've experienced a lot humility here, especially with the language barrier, and Jesus is showing me what dependence on Him alone looks like.

We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us -1 Corinthians 2:8-10

Things to come:

A typical day in Mexico
Other international students

Pics from the circus

Prayers:

Total satisfaction and dependence in Jesus (He is slowing showing me what that looks like)

For a fruitful relationship with my host family
Patience with learning Spanish

Confidence in my identity in Christ

Pray specifically for Augustine and Alan