today was fun!

Since my last post highlighted some wonderful food experiences that I've had, I thought I might as well continue with this trend of writing about food. Today, I went to Capriccio's with Sara and Amy and Sydney and Emily and Jessica. I got chocamocha cake. Wow, it was good!! It had chocolate and oreos and some kind of creamy filling stuffy that was delicious. And I drank some mango-maracuya-pina juice! Seriously, it was good. God could have made food very bland tasting, and we wouldn't know the difference. Or He could have just NOT given us taste buds. But He made some awesome tasting food AND gave us taste buds so that we could enjoy it! Thank You, God!!

One of my goals for the next two months is to convince Capriccio's to open a store in Lansing. I'm thinking that the strip mall on Torrance Avenue, right off the highway, would be a perfect place for them to settle.

And I should mention that we took a VERY FULL combi to Capriccio's. Some combis are tall. They are the size of busses, so if you have to stand up, you can stand up straight and, for the most part, still see out the windows. Other combis are much smaller. They are more like large vans. The one we were in was a small combi, and it was very very full. We were all "standing" (since the ceiling is so low, "standing" is more like un-natrually twisting your body into whatever empty space you can find) and couldn't really see out the windows of the combi. Combi rides can be quite an expereince. But I like them!!

And today I also got to talk to Alonso, one of my coversation group friends, for a while! He recently spent some time in the States, and brought back some Skittles that I snacked on while we talked. I know I keep saying this, but I really like the conversation groups. It has been such a blessing to me to get to know these awesome people!!

This evening, I also got to spend some time working on a group project with Dahil, a friend from Didactica de las Matematicas!! I really had fun working on the project with her. We talked about math in a wonderful mix of Spanish and English. She was super patient with me while I fumbled for words, and by the time we left the library, we were both a bit tired and perhaps slightly slap-happy.

I realize I haven't really mentioned much about Didactica de las Matematicas recently. I am still really liking that class a lot! The class focuses on teaching elementary school, and I will be a high school math teacher, but I'm still getting a lot out of the class. By the time that students get to my class, mathematical foundations have been built, but it's good for me (and very interesting) to learn about HOW those foundations are created. It gives me a better understanding of my students and insight on how I can help those who are struggling.

And this weekend, the Calvin Crew is off to Colca Canyon! We'll leave on Saturday morning and come back on Sunday evening. Colca Canyon is twice as deep as the Grand Canyon! Oh man! So, while I'm out experiencing more of the awesome world, I won't be posting anything on here. I'll tell you guys all about it when I get back, though.

Oh God, I thank You for all of the people whom You have put in my life here in Peru--my family, the Calvin students, my friends from San Pablo... Lord Jesus, I pray that You would bless them--may my family and conversation group friends experience Your joy and peace and the awesomeness of Your presence with them. God, I give You the days that are coming. I don't know what is ahead, but I pray that You would take each day and mold it according to Your plan. Guide me, Father. I know that You can do immeasureably more than anything that I could ever even begin to imagine, so I invite You to have Your way with every moment of my time here in Peru.