Hi all!
Mama Rouse here. Sorry this email isn't coming directly from Colton. He's trying to figure out the best way to send weekly emails, but it's a bit tough because he does not have access to any computers. He does have a smartphone that he shares with his companion, but typing emails on it would be pretty tough. So he used it to make a video this week and sent it to me through facebook messenger. His hope was that I could email it to all of you, but it isn't going through for some reason. Maybe because it's 15 minutes long!!! I finally decided to edit it to two minutes and send it that way. Sorry you aren't getting the full video, but hopefully this segment will give you a small insight into how he is doing and what he is experiencing. And fingers crossed we come up with a new plan for next week!
Btw - here is bit of info from his 15 minute video ... He's been in Colombia for two weeks and is living in a town called Soledad. His companion is from Bolivia (but doesn't speak much Spanish because he was adopted as an infant, raised in the United States, and has only been in Colombia 6 weeks longer than Colton). They are busy meeting with lots of people, and it can be overwhelming since both of them don't speak Spanish very well yet. Actually, Colton says he can hold his own when he's talking, but understanding the Colombians is a different story entirely. He says they speak Spanish kind of like someone whose tongue has been cut off and they are speaking as fast as they can with a mouth full of marbles! He also stays pretty sweaty (it's hot and humid) and wet (it's the rainy season). But he's grateful they have a dry place to sleep every night, and the main room of their apartment has air conditioning! :)
Here's his email address if you'd like to send him an email...
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