Don't Trust the Trust Mart

This morning Emily came to take Beth, David, and I to the Trust Mart. Apparently this place has a history of making people cry, although I made it through relatively easy. I've seen so many new things, it's hard to take everything in so quickly. The Trust Mart is probably what I would equate to a Wal-Mart back at home. They have everything there...an even then some that you'd never think of. I got some wire hangers there even (If you've seen Mommy Dearest this might make you smile!). Yesterday we got our cell phones for here and we got money from the bank to start paying our bills and groceries and stuff. Contrary to what I had heard, most people don't know a word of English, so it makes it scary to venture out on your own, though I went today to the bank across the street alone. It wasn't so bad except I forgot to hit the English button on the ATM and had to guess at what I was doing...it worked out, at least I think! Last night we all went to get supper together, and on the way we walked down a street we call Castle Street, but they're tearing it up and so it literally looks like a bomb went off there. We make up names for places since we can't say the real thing, so we've eaten at restaurants we call the Colorful Seat and The White Tablecloth. Next to our complex they have a plaza area (Guang Chang) where at night people gather to dance. Some dance in couples, but others do a sort of line dance thing. It's so cute because the music is like 1920's sounding and the people get so into it, but they keep the straightest faces. This one guy we call White Shoes shows up every night and he is always way off from the others. It's definitely going to take some getting used to here, but I have a feeling I'm really going to like it, although I've got to do something about my bed...it's like laying on boxsprings without the spring. I may as well be sleeping on the floor, but we're working on finding some foam to put on it to soften it up. Just a reminder to everyone, it's ok to post comments on this to me, but please be careful what you say. Email me if you want to speak more freely! Thanks friends. Well I'm tuckered out, it's weird cause you don't do that much (I've only been to the Trust Mart, the bank, and lunch) but just that much is exhausting. It's a little rainy today so maybe we'll pull out a DVD. All of you are probably snuggled up in bed right now, so as my friday ends, yours will only just begin. I look forward to hearing what's happening back in the States ya'll! You can look at other pictures from Colorado at http://community.webshots.com/user/kmfrancis