I went on a hike with my bible study group, plus a couple of other good friends. The hike was the mountain that's behind my house, or I guess I really do live on the mountain, at the very foot of it, because that would be why I have such a hill to get to my house. We took a bus that dropped us off in the middle of nowhere to get us to the other side of the mountain where it's a bit higher up, a shorter hike up than it would be on the side where I live. There's not too much to tell about the trip except that it was awesome with a really great view of Peru, seeing little villages scattered all throughout. Going down was so fun because we brought cardboard with us and we were able to sled down the tall grass fairly easily, minus random rocks that shredded our boxes apart. At the end of our trail on the top, we stopped at the cross, then we slid down the rest of the way until the tree line began and we walked through some thin woods.
In the very last picture you'll see the mountain from the viewpoint at the bottom. The reason I took the picture is because the lines all the way on the left (there are 3 sets of lines) are from us when we were sledding down the hill and pushing all of the long grass down. We made our mark without even realizing it so it was fun to see it and be surprised.
In the very last picture you'll see the mountain from the viewpoint at the bottom. The reason I took the picture is because the lines all the way on the left (there are 3 sets of lines) are from us when we were sledding down the hill and pushing all of the long grass down. We made our mark without even realizing it so it was fun to see it and be surprised.
That next week we had a regional strike and some of us from the hike and a few extra people took a long bikeride out to one of the villages where one of the main churches is. We stopped there for a few hours and ate at the pastor's fishfarm where some of us in the group caught the fish with nets and picked out the ones we were going to eat. We watched them beat the fish dead on the head with the back of the knife and then scrape all the scales off before they got to the real dirty work. It was delicious. Unfortunately, it rained the whole time we were there and part of the time home. I also didn't bring my camera so I'm sorry you can't see some great pictures from the trip.
Praises:
~My parents and I had a great and SAFE time while they visited for a week.
~I continue to experience new things here, just learning and appreciating all that there is.
~God is trying to work in my life.
Prayers:
~That I would do all that God is asking me to do for Him.
~God will continue to help me adjust to the culture and strengthen my relationships with my students and friends.
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