Halfway There

Sophomore year done.
Yes!

This year was absolutely crazy, I learned a lot. Although I don't feel as though I know nearly enough for getting ready to start my junior year. Shouldn't I know stuff now? Like, how to be grown up?

God provided in amazing ways this year, I'll go into detail about how amazing that was to watch in a little while. For instance though, I still owe no money to my school at all, and I got a job over the phone, with no interview--so I didn't have to stay at school this summer to work.

I had great roommates, great classes, great teachers, and great friends (well, I still have great friends, I guess you could say I made some great friends) Two of whom are actually on their way to Ghana right now. They're going to be working with a missionary family and some local pastors. Their trips are always insanely busy, please keep the whole team in your prayers as they serve God in Ghana, West Africa.

God is always good.

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

Ukraine

Priviette!
Hello everybody! I am finally going to let you all know what happened in Ukraine! :) Sorry it took me so long. I'm going to start with this post, an overall review of what happened/ what I learned. The rest of the posts will be in date order of the trip and written as journal entries.
Love you guys, thanks for praying for me.

* * *

God made this trip all girls and I am so glad that He did. He put me with young women who are completely sold out for Him and Him alone, seeking Him. They are the "real deal." Weather they know it or not, God used them to help me grow, to see my faults an my failures very plainly and slightly painfully. God humbled me, showed me my faults for what they really are-sin in most cases.
Not only did God use them to help me grow, but just being around other believers who are doing what God wants them to, and loving every minute of it, is absolutely AMAZING! The conversations were good, fun and constructive. The atmosphere is almost electric. It is very hard to explain but the servants hearts, the loving God, the joy of serving Him just filled the air. It was AWESOME!
God is good, "Slava Boga"
On this trip I learned a lot from the others



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July 16th

I am laying on my bed at the Mir Hotel in Kharkiv, Ukraine!

The flight to Vienna was okay, I guess I slept a lot but it certainly didn't feel like it! The plane was set up: 2 seats, aisle, 3 seats, aisle, 2 seats. And I got the lucky ticket and got to sit in the middle of the middle!!! I sat next to one of the girls on our team (Jacque) and a stranger so it was a little hard to sleep. It was also a very very warm flight. I watched the end of Toy Story 2 and tried to sleep.
I get motion sickeness, but it only showed up on my flight from St. Louis to Chicago and the final landing in Kharkiv, so God was gracious in that area for me!

We went to dinner at the Garza's a family with IBJM who are from Mexico. They are so sweet! They spoke limited English though, so Mariia who speaks at least Russian, English and Spanish, translated for us.

We sang our Russian Songs for them, they sang "Blessed Assurance" and another song in Russian for us.

The story of how they got their apartment is very cool!
(Their son's name is Israel) The Landlady asked why they were in Ukraine. They told her they were Christians and she asked them "What kind?" They answered "Baptist"
It turns out that she is a Jewish believer who had been praying that she could rent to a Christian family. When she found out they were missionaries to the Jews she began to cry.
God is so good!

Okay so it was a bit warm in Kharkiv but we got a fan in our hotel room so that was an amazing blessing.

So, that night we found out "How Ukrainians can tell the difference between Americans and Ukrainians" (other than the language of course) its like this:

American = :D Ukrainian= :

According to Mariia, you tell the difference because Americans are "happy."
This very much is an overflow of their culture. You don't smile, say hi or nod at anyone you don't know. If a girl makes eye contact and smiles at a guy, he'll think she likes him. If she smiles at a girl, the girl would think she was "weird" according to Mariia.
That was a bit of a challenge since I'm so used to just smiling at people...oh well. Tomorrow we'll be handing out tracts and invitations to the "Why Christians Should Love the Jews" conference.


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1 Year Down

Well, here I am! Back from PCC, and my word a lot has happened. There's too much for me to say, and I know I could never remember it all.
School
roomates
It was GREAT. I absolutely loved it. eh, most of the time anyway :) My classes were awesome (I didn't have to take a science class and I didn't fail PE or Speech so it's all good).

My roommates both semesters were great. My first semester one of my roomates was a graduating senior. She was a great testimony to me and a great help. She made my first semester absolutely WONDERFUL.
I switched rooms during the second semester to be with one of my friends-DANA!!! :) Who was also a great roomie!-- And her roomate Sharon. It was a lot of fun :) We had pineapple with sunglasses, discovered we liked Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches and just had a great time overall.

What is great is that it moved me to Griffith Tower which has rooms about 1/3 the size of Bradley tower (where I was originally). I wasn't sure I'd like it but I like it better than Bradley :) I like having only around...70ish girls on a floor compared to 100...ish.

Academics
Classes were AMAZING
Mr. Zila and Mr. Sleeth and MIss Allnutt are the BEST!
History of Civ with Mr. Zila was fantastic. He was great at making his point :) Very good at explaining the differences between Communism and Socialism. LOVED it!

New Testament Survey with Mr. Sleeth was also fantastic, a great teacher who let me ask him about a dozen questions :)

Miss Allnutt!!! English class was fun. nuff said.

Overall I did pretty well, first quarter of the 2nd semester was rough but pulled it back up for the second half. Made Dean's List 3 times :)

My history final though was AMAZING. It was my last final and so I studied more
for the stuff before it. (Still hadn't gotten the hang of studying before finals week) Anyway, I knew that I was
not ready when I went in to take the test. Went through the first page and
guessed most of it, most weren't even educated guesses because I had no idea. Pretty much all I knew was stuff that
had to do with WWII. I prayed "Lord just help me pass" and kept going. I knew a
little bit more as I went but still wasn't comfortable. Got to the end of the
test and answered two questions wrong, those I was sure of. :) That evening I
checked my grade online. 99% I seriously thought that he had posted someone
else's grade in my account. I checked off and on for the next 2 or 3 days
expecting it to change. The only thing I can figure is that the last two
questions were only worth 1/2 a point since it was a 100 question test. That
means I answered the other 98 questions over content (starting from the Russian
Czars to Modern Day) correct. I know I did not know that material :) God let me
pass it and pass it well :)

But, I loved my classes, and I get to take my first Missions class next semester!!
And it is true: The more you feel like an idiot while performing your speech, the better a grade you get :)
Oh, and I changed my broad field (similar to a minor) to Elementary Education!

Friends
I made quite a few friends :) Dana of course (met on Facebook and then shared a room), Julie and Mike (Work will not be nearly as much fun w/out you Julie!) Amanda and Candace (Yay Printshop!?) To name a very few :) It's way fun!
I also met this guy who sat in front of me at the workers meeting...and then sat in front of me for 1st hour History...then I went downstairs to 2nd hour Math and there he was again! Sat right in front of me! We've been dating 7 months now. Ross Slane, my best friend ever! He's pretty cool, a missions/pastoral major from Ohio. He's off to Ghana for the next two weeks so please pray for him and his team. http://ghana.gfbminfo.com/field-updates/ you can find updates on the trip here if you're interested.

Hmm...what else to say....don't know...think I'm done for the evening. Night all!

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busy busy busy

What's new everybody?

Not much has happened since my last post...
I had my last day at work which was pretty good, it was really long though...
I overflowed the coffee machine which I though was somewhat appropriate because that was how I started working at QT. :)
Sunday was the start of the missions conference, Monday we took some pictures, Tuesday my sisters had to do school (mwa ha ha ha) Tomorrow I'm going to go see "Shorts" with Grandma and then we're going to hang out 'till church that night. Then I get to hang out with Melissa!
Thursday going out to Who Knows Where.
Friday Missions Conference,
Saturday hanging out around Main Street with some friends.
Sunday Last day of the missions conference.
Then On Friday I LEAVE FOR COLLEGE! HOW SCARY IS THAT!

It still hasn't really sunk in for me that I'm actually going to college, kinda the same un-realness that I had when I was going to Peru.

Well, I think that's all for tonight.
night!



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"While the gold teeth were nice....I'd be a bit more choosy if I were you..."

Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 6:03pm
I wrote this on FB a little while ago, and most of you have probably heard this story already, but if not-here you go.

***

Okay, so I was at work on Tuesday and every once in a while, a non-QT employee, will come and SCRUB our bathrooms.
So I was talking to the guy that night, he was pretty nice. After we had talked for a while he looks at me and asks:

"Are you mixed race?"
". . . Excuse me?"
"Are you mixed race?"
". . . no."
"Really, you're white?"
"yes."
"You're very pretty."
"Oh, why thank you!"
"Seriously though, you're very pretty."

Well, we talked a little bit later and then he looks at me and quietly asks:

"Would it be cool if I call you some time?"
uhh...
Didn't know how to respond to that, so I pulled out my first line of defense-something that should shut down a few guys.

"What church do you go to?"
We were still talking quietly so he didn't hear me correctly.
"I go."
"Where???"
"St. Louis."
Okay, not what I meant, but okay.

Defense number 2--should shut almost any guy down.

"Guess how old I am."
He gave me a confused look.
"How old?"
"Seventeen."

~sad face~

Yes! Victory!
"When will you be 18?"
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
"Not 'till January."

He paused.
"How 'bout we're just friends 'till then? Would that be cool?"
NO!...Come on man Really? REALLY!?

I don't even know the guys name!
Oh, and by the way, the guy is probably in his 30's.

I don't remember what I said to that, but I pulled out my third and final defense-almost guaranteed to get rid of any guy.

"Look, if you can convince my dad-no problem-sure."

"OOoohh, that'll be tough!"

Well DUH!!! You're closer to HIS age than mine!

Then he said something about being black.

"No, no, that's not the problem. He doesn't care what color a guy is, so long as he believes in Jesus Christ and is living his life right-color doesn't matter."
"Really?!"
"Yeah."

Silence

"What's his number?"

OH GOOD GRIEF MAN!
I didn't want to give out my dad's cell number to some random guy who knew that I was a minor but was still interested.
I told him that I'd talk to him Friday--he said he was supposed to be back to QT then--so, I'll see how serious he is tomorrow.

After he left I told the two guys I was working with about what happened, and later one of them came into the cooler.

"Hey Hannah, I have some advice for you."
"What?" I figured I was doing something wrong.
He said:
"While the gold teeth were nice...and he's got a pretty good job...I'd be a bit more choosy if I were you."

Last Day!

Okay, haven't updated in a loooong time...
How are you guys?
....
Good!

Well, lets see Fireworks stand went very very well, I still hate it, but this was probably the best year I've had of it.
Camp was Fantastic! Attitudes were awesome, and there were some kids who came with our church who accepted Christ as their Savior-ALWAYS Fantastic when that happens!
I got to know some friends better, which I am very happy about. :)
Camp started out kinda rough, everyone had their best friend, group, or boyfriend/girlfriend, so I was kinda left standing alone, or feeling in the way. But it got better.
Our speaker did a wonderful Job, I'll have to put up some notes.
Well, after I got home from camp on Friday, my Dad and I drove up to Wisconsin for our family reunion. That was a good time, got to see everybody! :D
Oh, and we made sparkler bombs-AWESOME!
Then me and Dad went and saw "UP"-very cute.
We [He] then drove home, and the next morning I got my wisdom teeth pulled.
A very good experience overall, nothing horrible happened, and the doctor and nurses were marvelous.
My face kinda hurt afterwords but that was to be expected....
I watched a LOT of TV and movies that week....

Well, I graduated to the college class and I love it! I'm really sad that I'm only going to be in there for a couple more weeks.

PCC is only about Two weeks away....

Today is my Last Day of work at QT until I come home from college! SO EXCITED!
I absolute love my job, but I'm ready to be done for a while :)

I'll have to tell you guys about Ronald on my next post...heeeheeeheeeheee....

Okay, I'm outta here for know, workin' 9 to 5 today.

See ya later!




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Home!

Hey guys :)

Okay, time for me to update again. So first, I'll cover my flights home.
The flight from Lima to Miami was fine, kinda long. There was a lot of security, they checked your carry-on as you were boarding the flight.
We landed at Miami around 2 I think. We got off the flight and there were some police officers who looked like they were just hanging out in the hall.
Everyone just kinda picked a cop and got in line, they looked at your passport for a second, then looked at you-then gave you your passport and waved you through. :) Very casual.

So we all followed the signs that said "passport check" and we walked.
And walked.
And walked.
And walked.
And walked.
You're probably thinking that you have the idea by now but you don't.
We walked.
And walked.
And walked.

I was walking next to a girl-it's funny how you kinda group together with people when you're traveling--or maybe only I do that :)
But we kept walking then the hallway we were following led us to some bathrooms...she finally said "where are we even going?!" and the construction worker in the hall said "to the left of the bathroom"
So we walked to the left and through some glass doors.
Finally!
We were there!...so i thought.
but no.
We kept walking-walked right out through the other end of the glass doors.

We finally reached customs and there was almost no-one there. I walked up to on man who said I needed a blue and white card and that I needed to go to the back of the room to fill one out, and if there was a line when I got back I could cut to the front.
I filled out my card, and went to a different line because there were like 4 people without any lines at all.
So I got through that and went through a door and down an escalator to a baggage claim area---I didn't realize beforehand that I would have to re-check my baggage-I hadn't had to on the way to Lima.
So I waited for my bag, and waited, and waited--I looked at the clock 2:20
My flight boarded at 3:05.
My bag FINALLY comes through and I follow the crowd out the door.
I walk past some people and hear them talking-all of the sudden I hear "Ma'am!" so I turn and she checked my bag-I think they spoke to me in Spanish first, which is why I didn't turn around.
She told me to "follow the yellow dots" so I did, and walked and walked and walked-although that walk was not nearly as far as the walk to customs :)
So the yellow dots came to an end, and they took my bag from me and told me to follow the blue dots, which I did. I then ended up going up some stairs and in a large room--It looked like you could check bags and buy tickets in the area.
I have no idea how to get to my gate.
I don't even know what gate I'm supposed to get to-it wasn't on my boarding pass.
I stood there staring at my boarding pass when a man with an American Airlines ID badge walked up to me and said something in Spanish. I smiled and looked at him blankly.
He then said
"You lost already?"
"Yeah."
I don't remember the details of the conversation, but he pointed me to a lady in a red jacket to get my gate number.
He asked me when my flight was.
"3:05."
"You've gotta get a move-on girl!"
I got my gate number and then he instantly took off.
"Follow me."
We walked quickly around, he had just gotten back from Ecuador, and liked to casually swear in the middle of his sentances. He had an accent of some kind but I have no idea as to what kind it was.
At some point I clarified that I was not a Peruvian :)
We walked through some glass doors very similar to ones that I had walked through before, if they were not the same ones-But the interesting part was that the mat on the floor said "Do Not Enter"
He told me to have my passport out.
He showed his ID badge to a lady, and she glanced at my passport, didn't take it from me or open it, and waved us through.
"Short-cut" was all he said.
He led me to security and told the lady at the beginning of the line that I needed to get to my flight and asked if I could go to the front of the line or something.
She sent me through Priority Access.
I got through security okay and didn't pause to put my belt or coat back on. I finally got into the terminal area with signs to the gates.
THIS I knew how to navigate through!
I stopped to quickly tie my shoes and then started for my gate.
Of course it was at the opposite end of where I was. :)
I didn't run, but I came close to it.
I finally got to my gate and asked a guy what time it was.
"10 'till 3"
YAY! I MADE IT!
The plane didn't end up boarding until 3:15, so I had had plenty of time anyway.
Then I flew to St. Louis. and I knew that part of the airport.
I flew over church and that was cool, and from seeing church and then seeing where I worked, I could sort of figure out where my house was. :)

I had a great time in Peru :)

So, I work tomorrow at the Fireworks Stand and at QT, then I head over the G-ma's house, gonna spend the night and then hang out Friday.
Saturday I work Fireworks stand and QT,
Tuesday QT,
Wed, Fireworks,
Fri and Sat- Fireworks and QT.
Then Sunday is camp already.

Then Tuesday I get my wisdom teeth pulled. BUSY!
But it should settle down some after that...I hope it does anyway, that is a LOT.

Then I have to be in Pensacola Sept 5!
Alrighty, I think I have updated enough for tonight.
I need to go clean my room.
Night all!

Oh yeah,
I GOT MY DIPLOMA TODAY! :D :D


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Pics from Peru!

That is Rachel's school, the building next door is being rented by the military, if you look very closely at the upstairs opening in the picture, you can see two soldiers.

I was giving this young man a first grade math test.

This was at a mall overlooking the ocean.

That is me with Fabricio, Carolina, and Hemana. Carolina was four and I got to hang out with her a lot.

The place we at lunch had some traditional dancing.

See picture below....

That, is Cuy (coo-ee) or Guinea Pig in English.

This I took when we went to the farm. I think it's my favorite picture from Peru.

A street vendor.

Me and Ceci.

Not sure the name of this place, but I saw the catacombs there.

Prayer

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June 15-16 Recap

Okay, not much to report.

Yesterday was school, I got to help out some, I graded some papers for the 1st and 2nd grade teachers.

Ironically enough, the papers I was grading for first grade were, writing pages-as in- I was grading how well the first graders did their cursive writing. :D

Then I did some pages for the second grade teacher.

Last night was the ladies Bible study, that ended up lasting till 11, and I fell asleep upstairs around 10. :)

Today was school, I gave a couple of tests to two first graders, then I just sort of wandered, took some pictures, then hung out in Rachel´s music class cuz no one needed anyhelp.

stupid swine flu. I could´ve been at the school for two weeks. Oh, well, God´s in control, so, I

don´t really mind that much. He knows what He´s doing better than I do :)

Went to the mall today, picked up some last minute things, and I got some Ice cream. :)

Just so you all know

Peruvians eat a LOT. Large portions.

Well, it probably isn´t as much as it seems, but it´s at lunch, and the rice is really, really filling.

Small breakfast, and a snack in the evening, but it´s they make up for the absense of food at dinnertime and breakfast at lunch.

Rachel and Ceci will probably make fun of me for that...

Well, I am all packed, just waiting, I fly out at 7.05 and get to STL at 5.15.

Long day.

But I´m happy I only have to flights.

Okay, Talk to you all later, Can´t believe my two weeks are up already.

Thanks for following :) I´ll do one more Peru update when I get home.

Thanks for the prayers.

Night.

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June 14 Recap

Hey guys ! :)

Okay, first off, last night after I had already posted, we went over to Ceci´s parent´s house. Everyone (with the exeption of one person) who had been out that afternoon, plus Ceci´s parents were there.

We had yucca which had been boiled, then smashed like potatoes and then filled with cheese and fried. I can´t remember what it was called. We also had some fresh Guabana juice (some of the best juice I have ever had!) I also got to try just the fruit, it was so good!

I also tried some coffee, and my taste for that has not changed, it´s still nasty stuff :)

The yucca tasted like potato to me, it was okay.

I loved the juice!

After we had eaten, Ceci, Carolina and I started playing a game that we had played earlier in the afternoon.

You go in a circle naming animals, colors, countries, whatever you want really. Eventually Juan and Isabel joined in and then Rachel and Ceci´s dad. Caro ended up leaving halfway through. :)

It was a fun night.

Today was awesome to.

Went to Lacomar, a mall facing the ocean, it was pretty cool. Had a chicken sandwich and fries, a fried banana and Inca light (light is the word for diet).

The fried banana was fantastic. mmmmm :)

Then we went over to the market and bought souveniers. That was a lot of fun too :)
We headed over to the fountain park after that, it´s so cool! The water was in time with the music, and the colors were awesome! It was a lot of fun.

Alrighty, that´s all I´ve got for now, Rachel is at Ceci´s so I´m just hanging out.

Talk to ya later!

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June 13 Recap

Note: Rachel and Ceci will have to check my spelling on some of these. :)

Today was FANTASTIC!

We went out to a farm with Ceci´s family, and we got to see a whole bunch of different plants, we got to see some harvested, it was very cool.

Saw banana trees, Yucca, Lucuma, Strawberries, Watermelon, Avacado, and...guanabana?

The man who owned the farm, not sure on his name, spoke some english, and had studied at John-Hopkins. He and his wife were very,very sweet. He even gave me a Lucuma! I do have pictures, I probably took over 200 pictures today, but you´re going to have to wait until I get back to my computer to see them. :)

Then we drove out to a place I´m not sure how to describe. It was outdoors, you could buy food, there was music, there were soccer fields, and playgrounds. Not sure what it would be called, I´ll have to ask Rachel.

We ate lunch there, I had Cuy, and I tried some pork, and some Conejo.

Which is Guinea Pig and Rabbit.

The Rabbit was really,really good, The Cuy was really, really, moist, it had a very different flavor, didn´t care for it a whole lot.

Unfortunately we lost the car key, and so we had to tow Rachel´s poor little car back to her house. So, a series of complicated steps later, she found her key, which is a good thing, but then she had to get rid of the guys who came to make her another key. :)

Got to spend a little time with Carolina and Hemana today, they´re both so cute!

Going to go to the fountains pretty soon!

Night all!

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June 12 Recap

Went up into the mountains today! Absolutely beautiful!

The car ride was fun, It was me, Rachel, and Juline, who got here yesterday.

Went up to Ticlio, which has the highest rail way crossing in the world.

Then went back down to San Mateo, which is now one of my favorite places. It was a smaller town, it had a very neat Plaza, and one of the houses was crazy colorful. We were walking through the town, and we heard a band, so we went to see, and it was the day to celebrate their patron saint.

My camera died on the way up, so, had to use Rachel´s camera...then it died too. So, I do have Some pictures. :)

Have to say, I have not been nervous with the driving in Lima, but on the mountain road, I closed my eyes a couple of times.

Then came home, got some movies, and Rachel and Ceci and I watched 8 Below.

It was a fun day!

Can´t believe that It´s already Friday.

Still not quite ready to go home.

Night all!

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June 11 recap

Hey guys!

Got up a little eariler today, talked with my sister, let the maid in, then went to school with Rachel.

I must say, crossing traffic is a little scary. I don´t like traffic in the states, so here...whoo! Crazy!

Went to Isa´s (Ceci´s sister) house for lunch, it was fantastic!

Got to talk to her a little bit, but Rachel had to translate for us.

Then went outside and played with Carolina and Mei Shing. That was way fun, love Caro!

Going to try to make it to Ticlio tomorrow, Rachel´s got her car back, and it seems like it will be able to handle the road!

Not much else going on. Just hanging out with Rachel tonight.

Have a good week guys!

Went to the grocery store and got stuff for lunch tomorrow.

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June 10 Recap

Okay, Quarantine ended today! YAY!

Went to Rachel´s school and hung out in her classes. The school itself is a pretty cool building, with the hallways outside. It´s a neat area.

The third graders were so cute!

The fifth graders were a piece of work! :)

I don´t know if i could be a teacher or not.

After school, we went to the doctor with Ceci.

Then came home and had ice cream and cake, and hung out for a while.

Tomorrow is school, and I don´t know what else we´re doing this week. I´ll just have to wait and see.

Thanks for your prayers, and please keep praying!

Night all!

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June 9 Recap

Hey everybody, what´s up?

Nothing much happened yesterday, stayed at home and read mostly.

Then Rachel had her Bible study, at which I also read, since I don´t speak spanish. So, I´ve made it through two books in about 3 days.

Today was kinda the same thing. I read, and watched and episode of Robin Hood online, then Rachel came home and she slept, and I read, and halfway watched another episode of Robin Hood.

Then we went to Ceci´s house, then to Jockey Plaza-a mall-and got cinamon rolls, yum, and leftovers for breakfast.

We nearly got into a fight with a taxi driver, but I wasn´t nervous, Ceci seemed to know what she was doing, even though I couldn´t understand everything that was said.

I did pick up that he was unhappy.

Wasn´t nervous though, I don´t know, I was just observing everything that happened and keeping my eye on the guy in the street, in case he decided he was on the taxi driver´s side.

Got to spend a couple of hours at Ceci´s house just listening to her and Rachel talk.

It was a Lot of fun!

my ´quarantine´ends tomorrow, and I can go to school.

Carolina, Ceci´s niece, has decided she likes me, and she picked me to sit next to her in the van :)

Alrighty, nothing else to say.

Night all!

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June 7 Recap

Church was today!

Went to church at 10 o´clock, it was cool, I LOVE hearing people pray in other languages, gives a glimpse of God´s supremacy, His awesomeness.

Could pick out a word here and there in the sermon, but...pretty much just looked at the outline and read those passages.

There were 14 baptisms!

After church we had a BBQ, that was a lot of fun and it was in Enlgish! :)

Tomorrow, don´t really know what´s going on, Rachel will be at school for some of the day,

don´t know when she gets back, she has a Bible study that night.

I´m done with my ´quarantine´on Wed. so I´ll be able to go to school with her then.

Think that´s about it so far, leaving Thurs. to head up into the Mts. so.

Alrighty,

Thanks for your prayers!

Night All!

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June 6 Recap

Hello all!

Went to downtown Lima again today, went to ¨the nuns¨and ate lunch, it was very good. Then saw the Inquisition Museum and the Catacombs.

The lady giving the Catacombs tour was adorable, she ended about every other sentance with ¨Yes?¨way cute, her English was pretty good too. She seemed eccstatic to be giving tours.

Came home, then ran up to see Daniela, she seems to be doing pretty good, and seemed to enjoy ¨the Magicians Nephew¨I forgot how much I like the Chronicles of Narnia.

Came back home then walked to the grocery store to pick up a couple of things for a bbq tomorrow.

Then hung out with Rachel, watched TV, ate some oatmeal and a chocolate crossiant. yum.

I feel like I´ve been here forever-not a bad thing :)

Church tomorrow, then the BBQ-birthday party.

Alrighty, I am off, gotta clean up a bit, then going to bed.

Night all!

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

June 5 Recap

Okay!

What did I do today???

I rode the busses with Rachel and we went and had lunch. Chicken and Fries, it was very good, I tried a couple of the sauces*Rachel and Cece will have to remind me what everthing-every place is called.

Went to see downtown Lima, very cool! Saw the Plazas and just walked around. Very pretty.

Tried a doughnutish food, can´t remember the name, have to tell you all later. It was pretty good. Then went to the mall and got Ice cream, Cece got her picture taken with a soccer player :) And I got to meet more of her family and See her sister and her neices again.

Tomorrow gonna see more of Downtown, and get to see Danella.

LOVING Peru, LOVING all of the people! Even the Lady I met in the airport was awesome!

Alrighty, that´s really all I´ve got for now.

Gonna try to put up some pics.

Night all!

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19

June 4 Recap

Today went by fast.

Went to the grocery store and bought some stuff, We (Me, Rachel, and Cece) made taco salad for lunch Yum!

Then Rachel and I went to visit Danella in the hospital, she was going in for surgery (she´s doing well) Rachel talked with her mom for a while, and her aunt tried her best to talk to me, so we exchanged names, and ages.

I really need to learn more Spanish than Gracias... Cece´s neice was helping me some tonight.

Carolina, absolutely adorable!

We babysat her and her little sister for a little while.

Then we came back to Rachel´s place and I tried some kind of fruit, it was okay, very unusual, i´ll try to get some pictures up tomorrow.

Alrighty.

Night All!

Go ye therefore and teach all nations... Matthew 28:19