December 1 already?

This last week has been full of slow days punctuated by busy points. At least, that is how it feels. It is hard to believe we've been here for almost a month already. Standing at the crest it looked interminable, and some days it still feels so. Part of me wishes I was doing puzzles at my parents' kitchen table, negative 30 degrees outside and Christmas lights reflecting in the window. Don't get me wrong, so far I love it here. But this will be my first Christmas without snow, and it doesn't feel December without snow.
Anyway, what have I been up to? Well, I have been attending Spanish school, doing homework for said school, watching movies (mostly in Spanish), and spending time with the youth (and other people) at the church I attend. On Saturday night, after youth group, the ladies of the church had a bridal shower for one of the girls who is getting married this month. It was a lot of fun, even though half the time I didn't really understand what was going on. It's cool because by living with a Mexican family, I get to experience so much more of the culture than any tourist ever would. Just because one has been to Mexico for vacation does not mean one knows Mexico. I am not claiming by any means to know a lot of the cultural stuff, but I do think that I have a unique chance to experience more than the average visitor, as most visitors to a country don't spend weeks merely living and learning from a family. I say mere, but it is really anything but.
God has been teaching me humility these last few days. Every time I go out, I have trouble with the simplest things, mostly because I don't speak the language. But I also get looked at a lot, mostly because I am a white girl. I dislike being looked at. But that's life. I can't do the simplest things easily, I get looked at, and I'm awkward and make lots of mistakes. I can't be proud anymore. There is no place for it. People who can't surrender their pride can't learn language. Because you will make lots of mistakes, and people will laugh. And if you can't laugh at yourself, you can't do anything. The other day I tried walking home from school. Partially because I didn't want the people on the bus to look at me. But I ended up getting lost and walking for two hours. I did get home, but I got looked at by an awful lot more people than would have looked at me on the bus. On the plus side, it was a lot of fun, it was really nice out, I got a good feel for part of the area, I got a lot of exercise, and on the whole it was a great experience. But I think I hopefully learned my lesson. Humility is, if not everything, a heck of a lot. "...walk humbly with your God..." (Micah 6:8)
On a different note, I would love to hear from people, whoever reads this. What you think, anything you'd like to hear about, anything you'd like to know about my life or what I'm learning, anything. Feel free to comment. Sometimes I don't know what to write about, so tell me, what would you like to read? This could be an interactive thing.
A couple prayer requests:
Energy and desire to do homework; I've hit that slump right before the holidays where I don't actually want to study anything, let alone learn how to use "this" and "that" correctly, so officially studying Spanish has become harder, and I still do want to learn.
Opportunities to intentionally spend time with people, build relationships, and learn from them.
That I would set aside time to listen to God, spend time with God, and learn to listen to Him.