We have officially arrived in the Galapagos, home of the tortoises.. So far, I have seen two pelicans, an iguana, and some horses and cows. The hot and humid air makes me sweaty an sticky. I'm probably just spoiled by SD weather though. It is so beautiful here. There's luscious green trees and plants here. Everything here is somewhat flat. The environment is friendly and there is a small town feeling. It is quite quaint and you can basically walk to almost anywhere. There are trails in random places. If you think about it, trails are somewhat mysterious. You never know which path they'll lead to. For some reason, I reminded me of God"s plans for me. I dont know every single detail and path that God has laid before me. But I need to trust Him each day because it a process. Living for him day by day. The beauty of it is that I don't know what's going to happen. It's not an adventure if you already know te ending. Take the path that is of God and trust Him. I truly believe God has given me an adventurous heart. Quito was awesome but the moment the plane landed and I took my first step on Galapagos' soil, I knew that I was made to explore. Made to venture into all of God's beauty. Every fiber of my being was excited and my heart throbbed.

I feel like I'm roughing it a bit more here which is good and exciting (yeah im a bit weird). We totally didnt rough it at all in Quito. We can't flush our toilet paper here or drink their water or brush our teeth with it. The room I'm staying kind of smells like my grandpa's house in Texas (family, you prob know what I'm talking about). At the place I'm staying at is cozy and you  can tell that the way eerything is set up, community is promoted.

In the afternoon around 4, we went to the Darwin Research Center. It basically was a walk in nature museum. There were so many different types of cactus, plants, birds, and other animals, I got to see iguanas, crabs that can walk on water, and bigggg tortoises (galapagos). It was so nice and peaceful. I truly enjoyed Gods amazing creations.

After that, we were given money to buy dinner. There are so many eating places that are walking distance here. It resembles a mini market except they are mostly restaurants. Food here is sooooo good and decently priced. Eating in the hot humid air at night with glowing lights left me feeling giddy inside. I like the feeling of knowing that  I'm  not in my own country. I had some shrimp and after that, Danny the eleven year old translator showed me a good place to get ice cream! Mmmmmm 

After that, some people from the trip had a spontaneous worship on the steps outside. It was a great moment to soak everything up. 

Well that's all for now. Tomorrow we'll be doing a work project at a school. Whoooo. Good night! Thanks for all the prayers! 

Love,
Michelle

ps: once again please take notice that I type this all out on my little iPod touch an I don't really look over what I write or check for mistakes because it's a bit tough to do so on a little screen. Sorry!