Great Family in Oregon

Hey. I'm going to talk about my time in Corban.

We had a great week at the university, but today I'm going to talk about a special family we know, that we saw in Oregon. This is a great family...the Estañol family. Charlie has been a friend of my Dad since a long time ago. He entered the army and we hadn't seen him for like 10 years. When we saw him he had a wife and a family. Three kids. Micah (5) Jeremiah (3) Elisha (1). They where really nice kids. And his wife´s name is Jennifer. They are a really nice family. They took us to the beach there in Oregon. It was a really cold day and it was raining but we had a good time. After that we got hot chocolate and had a good conversation in the way home. They are a really nice family.

Here I have some pics of the beach.

Teaching English

Hey. Today I'm going to talk about teaching English. I went with my friend to his mom´s school. She is a teacher there. And when I was there the English teacher came to teach and my friend asked her if I could teach English. So I didn't really know what to teach them. I didn't know what they have been studying. So I asked the teacher and she gave me a lot of materials I could use.

So first of all I thought I wouldn't be able but after teaching for 10 minutes I started liking it. I taught 3rd and 6th graders. Each class was like 1 hour. I really liked teaching those kids. I was impressed of their pronunciation. They where really good for Mexican school students.

My History Playing Football

My History Playing Football

Football is a really fun sport that I thought that I wouldn’t find in Mexico. One of my favorite parts is when the quarterback says "hut". It is the best part because you are all ready to start the play.

I really like football. I started when one of my neighbors asked me if I wanted to play football.  So I asked him, "Is there a football team near here?"  He said,  "like 10 minutes from here."  I told my dad and bought my equipment. So I started training.  I began to like it more and more. Sometimes I got beat up by the other kids because I still didn’t know a lot about football.

 One day I told the coach I wanted to try QB. So I tried the position. I liked it, and I thought I was pretty good throwing. The coaches liked me being QB. But I didn’t know the plays so the coaches told me I could be wide receiver. I liked that position, but I really preferred QB better.  Nevertheless,  I started training as receiver. I caught pretty well. Then I liked playing the line so I decided to be a lineman  till they told me I was too small. So then I didn’t really know what I was going to play.

Then like a month later and after a lot of training and exercise,  I started playing QB again. I was pretty good but the coaches didn’t know my age. I was playing with the older kids as QB. The coaches thought it was ok that I played with older kids. Then the head coach let me decide if I wanted to play with the older guys as substitute QB or to play with my age as fullback and linebacker. So I decided play with the guys  my age. Then just yesterday, May 27, I went to our inauguration of our league. There was a lot of people in the football field, it was fun. I really like it. We walked with a lot of other really good teams. We appeared on TV, well, a special channel and online. I felt like a star.

Well that’s about it for my football career I have been playing for about half a year. So I will be playing as a fullback and linebacker .I really like those positions and I really want to win the championship. And I will like to play all my life.

Volcano

Today I'm going to talk about the volcano Popocatepetl. Wierd word. This volcano has been throwing ash all over the area. We are really close to that volcano. We are getting all the ash and its hard to breathe mostly when you run. The government said that it wasn't going  to explode but we still have to be cautious. Everything is gray you can't see the volcano. Well sometimes you can it from our house, and its a really pretty view.

Football

Hey tomorrow I have a football game. I have really got into football and I really like it. Tomorrow we play for the finals to be champions. In a really little league. I have been playing as wide receiver and defensive lineman. But Tuesday the coach told me to be quarterback. I really like being QB. But is really hard.

Here's a picture of a helmet that my grandpa bought me.

Cross-cultural Servanthood

Hey! Today I read the book Cross-Cultural Servanthood.  I really liked it. It talks a lot about the different cultures and what they think. It gives really good examples. Like in South Africa they spit on you as a sign  of blessing, as it is a symbol for rain, and rain is a good thing. A lot of weird things. I recommend that book if your an MK, a missionary etc.

Drinking Soda in Mexico

Hey, it has been a long while since my last blog entry. Today I'm going to talk about the amount of soda Mexican people drink. Here in Mexico in almost every meal you have Coca Cola, its the most popular in Mexico.

 

Here in mexico a lot of people suffer diabetes because of drinking so much soda. My family tries to avoid drinking to  much soda. I really Coca Cola but I shouldn't drink it.

David in Uruguay

I'm going to talk about my friend David Gomez. He went to Uruguay like 3 months ago. He helps at a radio station. He is having a really good time. He is involved with a lot of activities. He talked about me in his radio station. I have been talking to him through Skype

Here I have the link to the radio station

http://radioamoruruguay.org/

Football plays

Hey. Yesterday my Dad made me make my football plays. Well, not make them but copy them, so I could memorize them. It was fun and interesting. Today I'm going to color it and make it into a play book. I really enjoy football, but I thought that I wouldn't be able to train here in Mexico, but I was wrong.

Here I have some pics.

Scrimmage

Yesterday was my first football game. We played against The Gladiators. They are a strong team, but this game they was pretty easy. I opened as a wide receiver and cornerback so I'm the official receiver. It was fun but really hot. My brother and me won. He played before me. I sprained my ankle a little bit.

Here I have some pics.

Youth Group Campout

Hey, today I'm going to talk about youth group. Yesterday I went to Sammy's house near here, and we did a youth group campout. It was really fun and we learned about purity. Our youth group leader, Fabian, taught us. It was a fun time, but I got cold overnight.

Here I have some pics.

Football training

Hey, today Im going to talk about american football. I'm in a team called The Broncos. It's like 15 minutes from my house. We are training in a soccer field, and its ugly, but who cares. We are The Broncos and we can handle everything. I used to be QB but i don't like that position. I like receptor better and I'm going to play as a receptor. I really like this sport. All my neighbor friends are in with me because I invited them.

My Aunt's Birthday

Today I'm going to talk about my aunt's birthday. Yesterday my family and I went to my grandmas house and we celebrated my aunts birthday. She is in a wheel chair. We had cochinita pibil to eat, it is really good. We gave my aunt a karaoke machine, and she really liked it. My mom and my aunt where singing. It was a fun time.

Super Bowl

Hey, I'm going to talk about the Super Bowl. I was a Patriot fan, but we lost. There was a big party at are house with some of the church people but everyone went for the Giants so I had to go to my friends house. Tiffany made some really good cookies. Then when the Super Bowl ended we celebrated a birthday with a good cake. It was a good time. My friend's dad asked me what we celebrated here in mexico and I obviously answered the Super Bowl, but its the anniversary of the Mexican constitution, but nobody knows that.

It was a good day. Here I have some pics

tianguis

Hey, today I'm going to talk about the tianguis (Market) here in Mexico. Today I went with one of my friends called Jerry, we went in combi (public transportation). It was a 45 minute trip, well the combi we where in was pirate it didn't have papers so we didn't pay him. Then we took the metro.

We finally got there. It was the biggest and ugliest tianguis (market) I have ever seen. They sell a lot of stolen stuff. It is a big mafia. My friend and I went there to buy a football jersey. It cost me 50 pesos. All this to get stuff cheaper. In original stores it costs 300 hundred pesos. I couldn't take pictures because my cell phone would of got stolen

Xbox 360

Hey, Im going to talk about my Xbox. I wanted an Xbox since I was 10, but I just got it on Kings day. It's really fun to play. My mom always tells me to take care of it. What I like most is the special edition of my favorite game, Modern Warfare 3. All my friends have Xbox so I can play with them online. It's really fun. I like it allot.

Here are some pictures.

Wedding

This is the second church wedding it was really fun. I had to be there like 3 hours early to put all the instruments in place. But we lost the church's video projector. Somebody stole it so I didn't get to play Xbox in big screen like I wanted to.

well here I have some pics.

Football

Hey today I'm going to talk about football. Here in Mexico football is not a famous sport, I really like it. I found a team called the Broncos and I'm probably going to be the QB. My friend Jerry, he plays on the same team broncos and he is encouraging me. I really like football. Tomorrow I will go for my shoulder pads. I just have my helmet right now.

Here I have some pics of my helmet

My fish

Hey today I'm going to talk about my fish tank. We have a frog, a turtle, a pretty big catfish, a big pleco and other fish species. It's really fun to have them but a big responsibility because if one dies in contaminates the other fish and they all die so we have to put salt like every month and clean it. But if the light goes you have to put water in filter its fun to have them.

Here I have some pics. Hey I put this picture of the virgin Mary with a demonic face skull

Teddy

I have a dog called Teddy and he is so crazy. He gets all excited when you take his toys and runs back and forth like a crazy boy. We love teddy. Click here if you want to see a video of teddy

Skinny Dog

Hey, today its going to be interesting. Yesterday I went outside and I saw the skinniest dog, so skinny that it scared me. We have a photographer friend called Cameron and he took some pictures of it. This dog is creepy.

We gave him some food and we are going to take him to a good pet place. This dog I really don't know what type it is.

Here I have some pics.

Wise men

Here in Mexico we celebrate the three kings. It's a tradition. Tomorrow we all get gifts, well, all the kids. It's really fun. Sometimes there are people selling balloons because you would wait till tonight, write a card, tie it to the balloon and then let it fly. And that's how you get your gifts, you don't always get what you wanted but is a fun holiday for kids, not for parents.

I want an Xbox 360 MW3 or a portable DVD.