We had about 15 or 16 people there which was a great turnout. The preparation was a little stressful, but all in all, we got everything done and it was a really fun night! I got the chance to tell people all about the great big brown land that I come from! It was really, really great to build relationships with the young people on the night!
And yes, I did cook up a storm after we eventually got something resembling a barbeque going. I cooked garlic prawns and snags in bread with salad to show everyone what a good Aussie barbie is like. Unfortunately, the flies were a little light on so we didn´t get to swat them.
We also had a handball competition so that I could bring a taste of Aussie Rules to Mexico.
Someone asked me if we play American Football in Australia... I said no!!! hehehe
We also did Vegemite tasting... it was about a 50/50 like/hate ratio. Some of the "oh my goodness, I´ve never tasted something so awful" faces were priceless! Apparently, there´s a medicine here in Mexico which tastes like Vegemite, so to them, Vegemite reminds them of medicine!
I also had my first English class on Thursday night. There were only two students there, but it went really well anyway. I am praying that a few more will join next week so that we have a group of about 5-6 to make the class more lively and interesting for the participants. Please pray for this.
Justin and I also had our first discipleship time on Friday. We are studying the book of Philippians in the bible. It was a really encouraging time where we could share together and pray together.
Also, on Friday I discovered the BIG American chain stores - to buy things for Australia Night, we went to Walmart, OfficeMax and this other big store. My goodness they´re big. They are pretty much like Kmart and Coles joined together inside a Bunnings store (to put it in Australian!!). The store is like a warehouse and it contains everything from fresh food to clothes to electronics goods. Unfortunately, nowhere had the yellow and green streamers I was looking for (although I was still able to tell everyone how good the Aussie cricket team is!).
Saludos! (I found out this means like buenas dìas (good day). The other night a guy said it to us and I didn´t quite hear him, once we got back in the car I asked the others "What did he just say? Did he say Shalom!?" They assured me that he wasn´t Jewish, whilst having a good laugh at my expense. The answer: Saludos!)
Phil the Aussie-Mexican
1 comment:
Hey Phil! Am I allowed to comment on your blog?! You did wonderful with the Australian nite, and the Vegimite is something that I think could grow on me if I ate it often... it wasn't all that bad! I didn't realize that you got to experience MY culture in WALMART! hahaha! (or jajaja! as we can write it in Mexico!) Glad you were able to "throw a few shrimp on the barbie!" hehehe!
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