Friday, April 2, 2010

Thursday, April 1st


Today started off kind of rough...the entire group is sick and we headed to the hospital...where we lost 2 of the teens...and Kim ran into a pole...then Stacey decided to run off and marry a Peruvian man...and...APRIL FOOLS!  Ok, so since we aren't there we had to at least try :)  (but Kim really did run into a pole!)


AWESOME DAY YET AGAIN!  We were back at Y Camp where we had an entire day to play in the sun.  Great day of volleyball, sandcastle building, and some sand futbol (the game consisted of us Gringos, Peruvians, Columbians, and a Nigerian.  Talk about universal language and fellowship!)  After, we watched the sunset over the water.  Paco and his staff prepared a nice dinner, cookout style.  We met tons of camp staff, as they are here for the Easter break.  We then had a fun campfire program and sang some fun songs with the Peruvian Y staff.  Finally, in Peruvian Y Camp tradition, we concluded with a DANCE PARTY!  (which is still going on as we type...)  Some of the pictures we included today are of Paco and his staff, as well as our new friends from El Barrio de Indenpendia, Manuel and Hanibol.  Tomorrow, we will try an Aqua Trekking trip in the morning, but it might not be possible if the ocean current is too strong.  After that, we head back to Lima, pack up, and fly home.  Very bittersweet!  A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported us on this trip.  It was a life-changing experience we will never forget...






Thursday, April 1, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st



Once again, WOW is all we have to say!  Words really cant describe our experience once again.  Thus, we'll share a few bullet points and show some pics...



-Did a service project in the morning at Campamento de Playa (Y Camp).  Planted some trees along the entrance.  We each got to plant and name a tree (sign and all!)

-some of us ate some guinea pig...pretty tasty!

-Traveled 2 1/2 hours south to Ica for our desert trip.  AMAZING!   Rode dune buggys through the desert.  It was so intense, very comparable to riding a roller coaster.  The beginning of the Andes Mountains served as a backdrop.

-Sandboarded!  We went on our bellies, sitting, and even standing like a snowboard.  Some of the hills were HUGE!  Check out the pic...you can barely make out all the people at the bottom of the hill.  It took roughly 15-20 seconds to get down...thats a long time when you're on a sandboard!


-camped out under the stars.  Beautiful.  We were even able to see some constellations only visible from the Southern Hemisphere (The Southern Cross, etc.)

-saw a natural mirage

-we were able to bring two new friends with us from el barrio, Manuel & Hanibol.  Since they helped us work, Paco suggested they come along and hang out with us.  Having them with us, along with Andres & Daniel from Columbia, made for some really fun conversations in Spanglish!

-shout out to our friend John from Camp SeaGull. He returned to the US yesterday after seving 3 months here with the Lima YMCA.  He was such a big help while we were here!  We pray that his adjustment back to life in the US is smooth.

Enjoy the pics!