Lima, Round 2

Our last two full days in Chincha were spent at the school and in the area of Grocio Prado. We LOVE these kids! We played games, listened to speaches, learned about a few of their local artisans, saw pictures of the earthquake´s aftermath, and did a lot of simply trying to communicate. Our kids were so patient (kids from our group and from the school here) - watching them try to understand each other was priceless, and they were able to form an even tighter bond with their little brothers and sisters. We´ll blog more about these two days when we have more time.

We just arrived to Lima last night, and we are already about to leave for Cuzco! Yesterday morning we enjoyed our last breakfast with Pedro´s family - his mom made chicharrones, a sort of fried pork chop, which we ate with the now ubiquitous rolls, butter, and jam. The good-byes that followed breakfast were hard...Pedro´s family has become our family, and his home our home.

We had a little time to rest yesterday afternoon (very little) and then we boarded the bus to tour Lima at night. This is a beautiful city. I wish we had more time to explore, but Cuzco calls. We were able to go into San Francisco church, walk around the Plaza de Armas, see the San Martin square, and eat Chifa (Chinese food). We had two more birthdays today - happy birthday Kelsey and Edward! (Also, Amanda´s daughters at home had a birthday yesterday - happy birthday Sage and Sienna, Alexis´s younger sisters!).

Hope this finds you well. We are looking forward to getting more rest time today as we acclimate to the altitude. Here´s hoping for a great internet cafe close to our hotel! We´re off!