11 de Noviembre (Downtown)

So, we got up and went to church. . . which was really great! A bunch of our friends from the Lighthouse were there, and we went to eat at Pasquale’s afterwards! One of our friends from Starbucks, Jay, met us after church so that he could hang out with us, too. When Jay got to the Cineplanet where we have church, I went downstairs to meet him and told Deivis to meet us down there. Well, I guess I got so caught up in meeting with Jay that I FORGOT about Deivis. When we were about halfway done eating our food, I got a text from Deivis saying that he was outside the theater and he couldn’t find us. Whoops!

Anyway, after Deivis met us and forgave me for my memory slip-up, Liz and I headed downtown with Jay, Deivis, Javier, Junior and Aulo. Since it’s dangerous there, it’s best that we have our bodyguards with us. :) We had a good time and even ate ice cream since it was sunny outside! As we were walking, a little girl walked up to us and tried to hand us some little cards that she had. The rule of thumb is not to accept anything from anyone because they’re probably just trying to get money out of you. Well, Jay, being the smart guy that he is, took one! Aye. So this little 6 year-old proceeds to follow us waiting for her money. Jay told her, “No tengo sencillo,” which means I don’t have any change and she just wouldn’t relent! I kept telling him to just put it on the ground, and he kept trying to hand it back to her. She like REFUSED to take it back and then grabbed onto his arm. It was totally freaking me out, so finally I just took it out of his hand and set it on the ground and we walked on. Geez. It was insane. And HE was supposed to be MY bodyguard? Haha. As we continued to walk, a man selling hand puppets grabbed my hair with the duck that was on his hand. Soooo not cool. And then this other man was walking down the street and totally grabbed my arm for no reason. Geesh, I just wanted to get out of that crazy place, and I did not want to be touched. Funnn times. :)

Overall, we had a great day with our great friends! I’m going to miss these Peruvians that I am becoming so fond of. We’ve only got a little over 5 weeks left here. . . bittersweet thought.

Katrina

“You did it: you changed wild lament
into whirling dance;
You ripped off my black mourning band
and decked me with wildflowers.
I'm about to burst with song;
I can't keep quiet about you.
God, my God,
I can't thank you enough.”

-Psalm 30:11-12

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