"Beauty awakens the soul to act." - Dante Alighieri
We got an unexpected surprise last night, when our professora, Shannon, told us we would have today off to go to la playa! After breakfast we headed to a lovely Peruvian beach resort located about an hour away from la parroquia. Although it wasn’t too populated because it’s the off-season, we lucked out with beautiful weather – plenty of sunshine and a light breeze coming off the Pacific Ocean. The day was spent relaxing on the beach and by the pool – swimming, reading, sunbathing, and sipping pisco sours, a popular Peruvian drink made with pisco (Peruvian grape brandy), lime, sugar, and egg whites. For lunch we ate with a few missionaries & people from the parish, sharing an array of traditional Peruvian dishes. The ceviche was my favorite! The day was capped off perfectly, listening to the waves crash along the shore as the sun set over the ocean. Estabamos muy contentas. :)
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| Making friends at the beach! |
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| Esperanza! |
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| Trying pisco sours! |
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| Almuerzo |
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| Muy hermosa. |
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| A todos mi familia y mis amigos en los Estados Unidos! <3 |
Loving life,
<3 Lisa
p.s. Tonight I am writing to the sounds of Latin music coming from the fiesta of our neighbors down the street. They shot off fireworks too! (I need to figure out how we can get ourselves invited next time...)
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