We enjoyed sleeping in this morning, but once we were up we sure did get going! Breakfast consisted of egg and cheese sandwiches with Papaya juice. We then loaded up and headed into downtown Lima. Traffic here is fun! With Paco as our tour guide, we checked out many churches. This was especially neat since it was Palm Sunday. We even saw the bishop at The Cathedral. We saw the San Fransisco Catacombs, which were erie yet filled with history. We also got to go into the Peruvian version of the "White House" to view Machu Picchu artifacts. After finding a place to change dollars into soles, we spent lots of cash in the local market! A few highlights include helado (ice cream) and churros, souviniers made from alpaca, and bartering. Following what seemed like a game of Frogger crossing streets to get back to Paco's van, we headed back to the Lima YMCA for lunch. For lunch we had Fried Rice and Tequenos with more papaya juice. We grabbed six donation suitcases and headed to the orphanage to play with the kids. Yesterday the local YMCA staff led all of the games, so today we took over and did all of the programming for our day at the orphan
age. We all paired off with another member of the group to lead games and songs for the kids. With the help of the YMCA staff we played a multitued of classic playground games like Cross the Ocean, Cat and Mouse, Upper Deck Lower Deck and Duck Duck Goose. We also sang a song in Spanish that Torrey taught us at one of our meetings prior to leaving and a few others like Boom Chicka Boom and You Can't Ride in My Little Red Wagon. After playing with the kids for about two hours, we had to say goodbye for the last time this week and head out. Sadly, we were not allowed to take any pictures with the children, so we took a group picture outside of the orphanage.We took a short break when we got back to The Y to play Ninja and then had Tallarines Saltado with Papaya juice for dinner. We also had a side of aji brought out for us to spice things up a little and add a bit of flavor. Following dinner we headed upstairs to learn to salsa. The class was amazing, whether you had two left feet or looked like you had been dancing for 20 years, everyone had a great time. After some free time for basketball, showering, or more ninja, we closed with devotion. Let's hope for good sleep since we head into Independencia for hard work tomorrow!
age. We all paired off with another member of the group to lead games and songs for the kids. With the help of the YMCA staff we played a multitued of classic playground games like Cross the Ocean, Cat and Mouse, Upper Deck Lower Deck and Duck Duck Goose. We also sang a song in Spanish that Torrey taught us at one of our meetings prior to leaving and a few others like Boom Chicka Boom and You Can't Ride in My Little Red Wagon. After playing with the kids for about two hours, we had to say goodbye for the last time this week and head out. Sadly, we were not allowed to take any pictures with the children, so we took a group picture outside of the orphanage.We took a short break when we got back to The Y to play Ninja and then had Tallarines Saltado with Papaya juice for dinner. We also had a side of aji brought out for us to spice things up a little and add a bit of flavor. Following dinner we headed upstairs to learn to salsa. The class was amazing, whether you had two left feet or looked like you had been dancing for 20 years, everyone had a great time. After some free time for basketball, showering, or more ninja, we closed with devotion. Let's hope for good sleep since we head into Independencia for hard work tomorrow!
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I'm happy to see the new pictures. Hello everyone, a special hello to Torrey. :-) Thanks for everything you guys are doing.
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