Post Script

P.S. – Here are some additional thoughts from last week’s journal On the Move Again.

She was more than a Spanish teacher. She was a cultural informant, an encouragement, an advisor and a friend. We laughed together, read the Bible together, discussed religion, politics and customs. We prayed together, had tea, and wrote Bible studies together. She was kind, patient and understanding. We will miss Claudia.

We now live in Momoxpan. It means the town of Momox. From our house you can see the bridge that crosses the periferico (6 lanes of belt-way traffic). This bridge wasn’t built for cars; it was built for people. Near the end of every July, the residents of Momoxpan form a procession to march their patron saint (San Diego) to the neighboring town of Cholula. San Diego stays in Cholula for a week with the Virgin of the Remedies; then they are both marched back to Momoxpan where they stay together for another week. Then the Virgin of the Remedies in finally marched back to her home in Cholula. In the past the procession stopped traffic on the periferico. Finally after eight years of strong lobbying from the priest in Momoxpan, the local government agreed to build the bridge for the procession.

A few pictures of the home we are renting over the next year: