[epic fail]Nathan (he goes by this now) came for a visit! It's the bizarrest thing to have the past meet the present. A high school friend eating lunch with my new-found friends in Spain. Talking about tortas with someone who really knows what they should be referring to. Who also can't bring himself to seriously speak Spanish with a lisp because Mexico has claimed the way we understand linguistics. And shares embarrassing stories about me to people who would otherwise, I would like to think, assume that my life is without embarrassment (like the time when we were in junior high and I supposedly fuh-reaked out when, upon finding one of those huge doctor scales in some hospital we were painting, it was determined that I was indeed three pounds heavier than he was.)
But seriously, it was such an encouragement to listen to what Nate has learned during his European travels. His faith is so clear and honest and unafraid.
There was a time when the only world we really knew was Mexico. That has changed and so have we.
Christy, I love reading your blog. You are an amazing young writer and photographer. I've bookmarked it so I will be looking forward to more discoveries, adventures, and thoughts.
ReplyDeleteYour cousin and former Spanish city dweller,
Sandra
so, so cool that you got to see him.
ReplyDeleteIt's always strange for me when my mexico world mixes with my united states world.
p.s. I love the picture...you're the one on the right, right? just kidding : )