Everyone is fully back to feeling healthy. We are all, however, a bit more cautious
about what we eat. I am eating much more
vegetarian as it is easier to not be noticed in a larger group. When I return home, I am definitely going to
miss the fresh fruit or vegetables with every meal.
This morning we went to La Villa and walked through the
surrounding neighborhoods. Amistad is investigating building a community center to support the surrounding people to try
and minimize the number of orphans. We
wanted to get a better idea what the conditions were like.
We returned for lunch.
The others then went to get ingredients to make brownies for the
kids. Amy and Walker had an annual
Amistad meeting and the others made the brownies. I guess translating things from imperial to
metric units and the adjustments for the altitude made things quite an
adventure.
While they were meeting and baking, I had my Spanish lesson. The lessons are very tiring. I can understand and speak, but very
haltingly. I often have to close my eyes
and see the words. Obviously, that is a
bit rude in a real conversation!
For dinner, we went into town to a nice restaurant
(Paprika) with some of the key staff from La Villa. The food was wonderful. I had a very good traditional Bolivian dish
called pique. They served a cake with a
large sparkler on it for Amy’s upcoming birthday. It was a wonderful evening.
In talking on the ride back, we discussed trying to come
back at around this time next year. I'd
love to come with Susie as she would enjoy meeting Amy whose new job will be
establishing pediatric clinics in poor areas around the world.
It was another great day in Bolivia. I am, however, thinking more and more about being
home...
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