Mi Primer Paseo

After dinner last night, Amy and I found our way to the Plaza de Cervantez. We arrived around 10:00pm and there were so many people out and about, both old and young. We tried our best to talk in Spanish the whole time, which was great. I love the whole concept of 'el paseo'. It was so neat to see groups of teenagers just walking around laughing and to see older couples arm in arm walking around the plaza and la calle mayor where all of the shops are. Everyone was very dressed up, the teenagers with their fashion boots and the older women with their fur coats. After about an hour we walked home, our first paseo was perfect. Church this morning was great. We accidently took the wrong bus, but we only had to walk ten minutes from where that line ended so everything was fine. The ward is great, I loved Relief Society and sunday school. With our group of forty students plus nine Shumways, we practically doubled the size of their ward! I loved that I could feel the Spirit even though I couldn't understand all that was being said. We just finished almuerzo, which consisted of fried potatoes, a fried empanada, and bread. My stomach isn't quite used to all of this fried food... I miss Mom's homemade, healthy everything. Tomorrow we meet with our professors to evaluate our Spanish and then noche de hogar (FHE) in the evening!