Today we had a meeting and met the mayor and we took lots of pictures. Meetings and pictures that seems to be the thing here. I was sick most of the day due to not eating when I should have. Later we took moto taxis to another meeting they fed us alfajores and chifles!
Tuesday:
Not a whole lot happened today. Sadie and I ventured out by ourselves and got bread from the bakery all by ourselves! I was pretty proud. Later we went and played volleyball with the local YSA. I played soccer with some kids.
Wednesday:
We did a lot today. We woke up extra early to catch a 7 am bus ride to Tambogrande which is about an hour away. We went to a lot of different schools and the kids would just swarm us. Poverty was a whole new level here where people lived in small stick huts. We made juice and cookie bags to take to the schools tomorrow. We met sister Meg a catholic nun who has been in peru since 1987. She runs a small physical therapy clinic for the kids. She gave us some word of advice: 1. Find God in the journey, He is there even in the bad. 2. Don't eat the street food, we only have a short time here and we don't want to waste it with Matasuma's Revenge.
Thursday:
Oh yes. Today was the day of our Jungle Safari Adventure. We split into two trucks. Some of us were outside in the bed of the truck. We went to the mountains and then on a dirt road for over an hour. Our driver thought he was the operator of the Indian Jones ride/ fast and furious. I thought I was going to die or puke a few times. We got lost and he kept asking people for directions and they would swing their arms like they were directing music. He got frustrated because they would never point and tell him exactly. After crossing a fair sized river in the truck and Bo asking if we were in Africa, because she expected a lion to jump out. We FINALLY made it! We ate with the kids and danced with them and passed out treats. They have a one room school house and an outhouse for bathrooms.
Friday:
After our work we got on a 11:30pm bus and rode to Trujillo about 7 hours away. We stayed at a house and slept til noon and then toured the Chan Chan Ruins. They were pretty interesting. Trujillo is a much cleaner city than Piura.
Saturday:
We got up early and went to the Trujillo Temple Open house. It was so beautiful! Also eveyone was taking pictures of us. Still trying to get use to that. The artwork and decor in the temple was stunning. We went to another part of the ruins and then headed back to Piura.
Thursday:
Oh yes. Today was the day of our Jungle Safari Adventure. We split into two trucks. Some of us were outside in the bed of the truck. We went to the mountains and then on a dirt road for over an hour. Our driver thought he was the operator of the Indian Jones ride/ fast and furious. I thought I was going to die or puke a few times. We got lost and he kept asking people for directions and they would swing their arms like they were directing music. He got frustrated because they would never point and tell him exactly. After crossing a fair sized river in the truck and Bo asking if we were in Africa, because she expected a lion to jump out. We FINALLY made it! We ate with the kids and danced with them and passed out treats. They have a one room school house and an outhouse for bathrooms.
Friday:
After our work we got on a 11:30pm bus and rode to Trujillo about 7 hours away. We stayed at a house and slept til noon and then toured the Chan Chan Ruins. They were pretty interesting. Trujillo is a much cleaner city than Piura.
Saturday:
We got up early and went to the Trujillo Temple Open house. It was so beautiful! Also eveyone was taking pictures of us. Still trying to get use to that. The artwork and decor in the temple was stunning. We went to another part of the ruins and then headed back to Piura.
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