not a single hitch...

so yesterday I can say was maybe the first day since i arrived here where nothing went wrong... I made the buses, trains and metros ok, didn't get too lost, enjoyed the company of new friends and enjoyed viewing a new part of town, found an American grocery store and enjoyed an old favorite, made it home in one piece and enjoyed a nice dinner outside with my host family, and even my night ended with a surprise and lastly, chatting it up with family via skype and friends via blackberry messenger and my new obession: Whats app!!!

So yesterday may go down in history as one of my best days yet... how amazing is that!! I really am less like a foreigner and more like a resident as i am not meeting daily or hourly obstacles or barriers...it was nice to have the day flow naturally and just enjoy it all, in full!!!

After dinner we were in the backyard picking up the plates to take inside and the sun was setting so it was a nice time of the night and the doorbell rang... my host parents were a little caught off guard as they were not expecting any guests... well it was our neighbors...delivering a package...for MOI!!!!!!

My first carepacke from the USofA arrived on 9-11 and was from my dear dear friends Taylor, Ben and Raleigh!!! What did it have in it you might ask??? Well, just take a look for yourself:

it came complete with a few of my favorites: Jalapeno cheedar cheetos (a must in everyone's diet), a texas flag of coarse (i forgot to bring one with me...oops), some guacamole seasonings to add to fresh alvacados and 2 pictures of my dear friends as I (dont hate me) forgot to print out their picture and put it in my photo album before i left. And they had just had some pretty awesome family photos taken so i for sure needed a copy!!! 

So ladies and gents: this is what an amazing carepackage looks like...nothing big, nothing expensive and nothing too heavy....simple and sweet!!! It turned an already great day into an even better one!

So lets recount yesterdays activities as if i already haven't: yesterday part of my diet consisted of: dr pepper, goldfish, and jalapeno cheedar cheetos! 

I would say that life just can't get better than that but i'd be fooling myself, today I am headed off to church to go spend time learning and praising Jesus and then spending some more time with my friends who are doing the same! Now thats a good day if i do say so myself!! 

OOOOH, and I need to add: to those of you who have a blackberry or iPhone, my sweet new friend yesterday introduced me to the world of freaking amazingness as she told me about this app called "whats app". Its like blackberry messenger but for iphone and blackberry users....and the best part...its FREE!!! Which means I can now chat with my people back in the states whenever we want to, FOR FREE!!! I think i almost peed my pants in excitement as some of my friends and family downloaded the app last night and we were chatting...its so surreal how small the world has become! The app does cost 99cents for iphone users i do believe but i think its a free app for blackberry users. But come on now, you can chat with me for 99cents!!! Its totally worth it! so if you want to chat with me you have to let me know so i'll put your number in my cell phone and find you in the network! 

Well, its another rainy day here in the beautiful land of Paris...wish me luck as I 'swim' to church this morning! Thank God for umbrellas...!!!

Love you people! Kara