We have just completed our first full week of activities for this year. Casa de la Amistad resumed it's program this last week and we were there to jump right in. There are many new faces and many children that have not returned from last year. The teachers have even mixed things up and several have changed classes that they're responsible for. Currently the program has 80 children enrolled and has capacity for 140. Please pray that more children will sign up for the program as there are hundreds in jail who could benefit from the program and need to be loved and encouraged daily. We will continue to go three days a week but will most likely stay for more of the afternoon on Monday and Friday. Thursday night was dia de compradre or godfather day. The market next door was closed off in the afternoon and a marching band started playing around 1:00 in the afternoon. Some time close to 6pm a live band started to play and continued until midnight. Luckily for us they were pretty good because even with all of our windows closed we couldn't hear the TV over the music. The people at the party of course ate, drank, danced, drank some more and eventually all ended up in a fist fight around Next Thursday is dia de comadre- godmother's day and we'll get to do it all over again. Let's hope the women can keep more order than the men. At least we'll have time to buy some ear plugs before than. This all leads into Carnival weekend which is next weekend. The entire weekend is one big water balloon fight. Last night we had a great time with friends who came over for a BBQ and the first episode of Indiana Jones. We all gathered around our 19" TV and to quote Brian watched in Dolby 1.7.
Today we are having some Bolivian friends over for Indian Food and cooking lessons as they want to learn the art of Indian cooking. Should be a good time.
I found a great website of a photographer the other day who has some amazing photos of Bolivia. I thought I'd include it so you can see some other pictures. Enjoy! http://www.pbase.com/beamsclan/bolivia
Norma
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