My husband’s grandparents were Old Order Mennonites of the Stauffer church. His uncle took it back further and went with the Hoover group–the ones who use only horse and hand power. We visited David and Nancy Stutzman and their family in Punta Gorda. Nancy and I have been friends for a long time.

I have heard of Duolingo, and used it for a while. I really like it, just got busy and let it fall by the wayside. One of these days I’ll pick it up again.

If you’re interested, there is a website, Duolingo, that you can use to brush up on and learn a language. Have not looked at it myself but have heard of others that use it and like it.

Very cool. I’ve always taken an interest in learning Spanish, learned a bit of it off and on, but not fluently.

Actually, the first 2 were with church groups, the 3rd was with the University nursing class. Right now she is getting experience working in the hospital. She is pretty fluent in Spanish. She took it 7-12 grades and through college. She hopes to work more in Spanish speaking countries or in areas that serve a Spanish speaking population.

We didn’t visit Barton Creek. Sounds fascinating! I heard it mentioned a few times while we were in Belize. Is your husband’s family from that Old Order background? We DID visit Punta Gorda, where we have relatives, and loved our time there. I’ll write about that in my next post.

I love the look of the Brahmas! I get pictures in my mind of India, brown-skinned barefoot boys, a muddy little watering hole in the middle of nowhere with cows dripping up from it. That sort of thing.

Did your daughter use her nursing skills on her mission trips? It is such a useful skill to carry to any part of the world.

My middle girl, the RN, has been to Belize, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, all on separate mission trips. There is so much to see and experience, so different from here.