Walked 1-1/2 hrs to church this morning. Along the walk, came across a marathon. 43km run around Lima, Peru. It was for all of central and South America. So cool!! Street music and lots of people.
Church was cool. Joanna did a prayer in English; Jenny did a prayer in French. If I haven't said it, Lutheran liturgy is neat because even if its in Spanish, we could follow along.
The sermon was interesting as well; because the pastor was so animated, we could sort of follow along. He was talking about how people battle but they all believe in God.
We shared communion and at the end of us being served, we all held hands and the pastor said a prayer in both English and Spanish.
The sending song was "this is the day". The congregation sang it in Spanish and we sang it in English. It was so nice to hear it. After the service, we sang happy birthday to Joanna in Spanish. She turned 23 today.
Carmella took us to a local market for lunch. We had ceviche (raw fish "cooked" in lemon and lime juice) and chicaranose (deep fried pork). It was amazing!!
Spent the afternoon at market shopping and trying to barter (unsuccessfully). It was fun anyways.
I don't think I have walked as much as I have on this trip. It's been a true cultural experience!!
This evening was a different pace. Went to an upper class buffet restaurant and watched a cultural dance show. Turns out it was interactive and three of us (not me!!) got pulled up on stage to dance as well. With dinner, we had a local drink called a pisco sour. It was very strong.
Once we got back to the hotel, we had a surprise 23 birthday "party" for Joanna. She was happy. It's hard being away from family at special occasions, so it was good that we could make her day special.
Can't believe that we only have one full day left.
Night from Lima, Peru!!
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