I'm still alive

I'm back in Puerto Rico in my apartment without internet access. I've been spending time making a blanket for my sister, tinkering around on my computer, watching various ballgames (Braves, World Cup, and ladies volleyball PanAmerican cup), reading and talking on the phone. I have internet access right now because tonight I am spending the night with a family from church so that Mrs. Santiago will not have to wake her children up to take them to the airport with her when she picks up some friends at 2 AM. She was kind enough to give me a driving lesson today. I do know how to drive, but not a manual transmission. Since the car I was given is manual transmission, Mrs. Santiago has been helping me learn to drive it. It has been an adventure! Hopefully an adventure that will be over soon. I am very thankful to have the car, and I will be even more thankful when I learn to drive it so I am not stuck at home. Even though there are a lot of people gone this summer, I have really been enjoying being back here and getting to know these people a little better than is possible during the school year. Have I mentioned that I love it here? God has been so good to me in placing me in a place that, while it is not perfect (nowhere is), is a wonderful fit for me. The people are great too. =)