Today is going to be a great day. We started our day by wishing Alex a Happy Birthday. She is sharing a very special day with us today and we are excited about sharing it with her. We are starting the day with a walking, bus and who knows what other kind of tour of Peru. We are going to be immersed in the culture with some shopping but then learn a lot of the culture, politics, government and I am sure a lot more about the people. We are heading back to the Y for lunch (and to celebrate Alex's birthday) and then we are going back to the orphanage and see our young friends again. We are all very excited to have the opportunity to be able to see and play with our new friends again. Last night at our devotion time we talked about "things that we found to be impactful and didn't want to ever forget." Some of the things the group brought up w
ere having the kids welcome us with open arms and how they were trying to learn our language as much as we were learning their language. They didn't feel entitled to us learning their language but more like they wanted us to be a part in some way, so they tried learning as much as we did. We are very excited to see what special moments come from the orphanage today. The morning touring was fun and this group is amazing. The laughter never stops. Every time I turn around the group is laughing at something Tim and Will have done. They really have been funny together! I love the laughter and the way the group is interacting. It is a pretty hot day but not too bad. We are definitely getting our exercise with all the walking we are 
doing. We even found a little fire station where we took an impromptu tour. These fireman, like the ones in the States, deserve to be applauded for all they do. This particular fire house was special because they send fireman around the world to places to train, be trained and help out. They have even sent fireman to the states - Texas, Miami and they were there to help out in NY with 9/11. It was like a museum for fireman. This was extra special for Angie because her husband is also a fireman. Everyone was touched by our time there!
ere having the kids welcome us with open arms and how they were trying to learn our language as much as we were learning their language. They didn't feel entitled to us learning their language but more like they wanted us to be a part in some way, so they tried learning as much as we did. We are very excited to see what special moments come from the orphanage today. The morning touring was fun and this group is amazing. The laughter never stops. Every time I turn around the group is laughing at something Tim and Will have done. They really have been funny together! I love the laughter and the way the group is interacting. It is a pretty hot day but not too bad. We are definitely getting our exercise with all the walking we are 
doing. We even found a little fire station where we took an impromptu tour. These fireman, like the ones in the States, deserve to be applauded for all they do. This particular fire house was special because they send fireman around the world to places to train, be trained and help out. They have even sent fireman to the states - Texas, Miami and they were there to help out in NY with 9/11. It was like a museum for fireman. This was extra special for Angie because her husband is also a fireman. Everyone was touched by our time there! 
Our lunch was good. The food is a little different but it is good. We are eating a lot of chicken and fish with rice and fries. The best part of lunch today was not the food but celebrating Alex's birthday. We decided to get her a cake for her birthday and sing happy birthday to her as loud as we possibly can. It was fun and I think she was surprised. If not, she faked it real well. Happy Birthday Alex and thanks for sharing it with us! We are heading back to the orphanage now. We found out when we got there that we have a smaller group today because some of the kids were practicing for a performance they had the next day. That didn't stop our group from having a great time. Today is the day we were leading all the games and activities. We also brought the suitcases that were filled with clothes and school supplies and special flash cards that Megan made for the kids. We broke up into two groups and lead them through some games, with a little help from our Peruvian friends. We even played "red light, green light". We had a blast! It was fun 
leading the games but a bit daring at the same time. The group did great! I was very proud of how everyone was so engaged with the kids. We weren't perfect with our language but we made it work and it was good. We ended our very special time with a birthday song to Alex from the kids. I think she liked that even more than the cake because of how much she loved being with the kids.
leading the games but a bit daring at the same time. The group did great! I was very proud of how everyone was so engaged with the kids. We weren't perfect with our language but we made it work and it was good. We ended our very special time with a birthday song to Alex from the kids. I think she liked that even more than the cake because of how much she loved being with the kids.Our last adventure for the evening will be a salsa dance class. Last year they got to learn how to play the box drum. This year we get an authentic salsa lesson. Should be fun. Knowing some of this group (myself included) it will be funny. Apparently this is a popular class. The teacher does not speak english and there are a few people hanging around outside the class. The class does not start out too hard. We all seem to get the 
movements with our feet. We are pretty proud! I am pretty sure I even saw a few high fives from members of our group. Then the teacher added hips, arms, shoulders, head and shaking. The crowd outside the class kept getting bigger. I am pretty sure they were not gathering because of our stellar danching. I am sure our dancing was good comic relief. We started doing as much laughing as the people out of the class. In all fairness, we did have some stellar students. Lendra, Omega and Shannon were tearing the dance floor up. I am sure we will all sleep well tonight!
movements with our feet. We are pretty proud! I am pretty sure I even saw a few high fives from members of our group. Then the teacher added hips, arms, shoulders, head and shaking. The crowd outside the class kept getting bigger. I am pretty sure they were not gathering because of our stellar danching. I am sure our dancing was good comic relief. We started doing as much laughing as the people out of the class. In all fairness, we did have some stellar students. Lendra, Omega and Shannon were tearing the dance floor up. I am sure we will all sleep well tonight! God Bless, until our next post!
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