I got a message from my dear friend Marcos this morning asking if I was free for a little late birthday celebration. He picked me up at the BLC in the afternoon and then we picked up Claudia and started the search for Arturo. I say it that way because we were supposed to pick him up at work, but none of us were quite sure of where that was. We did a lot of “sight seeing” in the mountains while we tried to find him!!
After we finally had Arturo with us, we picked up the kids from school and then went to Marcos’ house to wait for his dad. For dinner we went to a little restaurant. I really don’t understand how Bolivians eat so much. We were each served one plate overflowing with salad, yucca, and cheesy rice. Then we were each served another overflowing plate of meats. I had a full size steak, ¼ chicken, and sausages. And it is very rude to not finish your plate in Bolivia. It was seriously about 3 days worth of food for me!
A real sight seeing drive was in order as we let all that food settle. I really enjoy doing this and getting to know the city better. Also, I always find the things that they point out to me amusing: “that’s the hospital...that’s a university but only for medical students…” Um… okay?
Normally we hang out pretty late, but I am in charge of giving one of the boys a shot every night this week, so Arturo and Claudia drove me back home early. They didn’t mind at all, because it meant they got to spend some time visiting the medianos and grandes before heading back to town.
This was the first time that I have gone out just to hang out with friends. I see people in passing at the church, but I now realize that I can not spend all of my time with the boys and remain a sane adult. We need our friends. I am so grateful to God that he has given me wonderful friends in multiple countries.
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