Yesterday I woke up feeling sick, and I slept half the day away. I didn't feel like eating anything, but when I woke up for lunch, Rachel made some chicken noodle soup. I ate 2 bowls of that, and Rachel said that the seminary students were having a picnic for the final day of their module of classes. Here, they have 1 class for 3 weeks straight, and then have a new class. They baked potatoes in a dirt oven, and the cook made fish and salad. Potatoes are a very common food here. You peel the potatoes with your hands. They vary in size from a bouncy ball to a racquetball, so you can eat 5 or so. The fish was tasty. I had a small piece because this was my second lunch. And yes, it still had the head and tail. When I got back, Alicia, a girl from the seminary, was cutting old clothes into small pieces to use as stuffing for pillows. Alicia works for Rachel in the afternoons, because it is hard for seminary girls to find work. I helped cut for a while and had a "conversation" in Spanish. We talked about sports, family, and classes. They have a soccer field and a volleyball court. It's wonderful though, because I can reach over the net without jumping! People here are shorter generally. :-) I really want to play sometime! I went out to see the neighbor's kittens and guinea pigs. They are so cute! And her daughter (sounds like Milk-a said with a Spanish accent) probably 5 out so was telling me all about her baby kitties. Muy bonita! (Very cute/pretty) I took a nap after that, and later was woken up by scratching by our rat friend that was being very loud! We had dinner with Mr and Mrs Whipple. They are missionaries in Lima, and were up teaching the most recent class. We had pancakes from scratch, and they were very good! Even though I wasn't that hungry. Also, a neighbor brought some corn over. Each kernel of corn is huge, probably 3/4 in tall! I'll have to send a picture sometime. They taste kinda like chewy plastic, but they aren't bad. :-)
This morning, Rachel and I went to help Sam and Beth Rojas move. The also work in Urubamba. The help with a Christian school, and Mr Rojas is a pastor. Their oldest of 3, Bethany, comes every day and Rachel homeschools her. Mrs Rojas is expecting and sick a lot, so is happy for the help with Bethany's school. Rachel and I cleaned and partly packed the whole upstairs. Usually renters leave the house dirty, so we wanted to leave it clean to have a good testimony to those around us. We brushed off cobwebs around windows and in corners, swept, and mopped after everything was out. Everything looked a whole lot nicer when we finished.
We were both pretty hungry after working full speed all morning, so we went to drop our stuff off at home. We went to eat at a Peruvian restaurant, which was very good. I had chicken soup and then sauteed onions and peppers with beef and french fries and rice. The French fries are thick and maybe fried, but not greasy. Like cooked potato hunks. The flavoring was very good and the portions were huge! I think it was 13 soles (generally 3 soles to 1 dollar) so less than $5. I'm eating the rest for dinner.
I stayed here to get a bit of rest, and Rachel went back to clean. Which is why I'm writing this now. She will be pretty tired when she gets back, so tonight will be a relaxing evening. Tomorrow is church. (Wednesday is Awana) that will be good. I would put some pictures on, but the new big memory card isn't downloading properly, but I can get more/show you later. Hope you all are doing well! Thanks for for thoughts and prayers!
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