New words

The word for rain in Spanish is lluvia. I remember the word lluvia because it reminds me of the English word jubilant. And that is exactly what the rain is like in the jungle--a triumphant, glad, glorious sort of thing that comes in a wave across the sachi inchi fields on a sweltering February day. It's jubilant.

The verb for "to wait" in Spanish is esperar. This same verb also means "to hope." I like how hope and wait are wrapped up together in one word. If I say, "I'm waiting for Jesus to come," I'm also saying, "I'm hoping for Jesus to come," at the same time. Which is just what it is: hopeful waiting, and a waiting hope.