Last Day in Peru—7/7/11

Another Peruvian lunch...with purple corn juice:)

Today was my last day in Peru. I got to help Mike a lot with the work he needs to get done. He is leaving in just a few days to lead a 2 week mission trip in the jungles of Peru, so he had a lot of last minute preparations to do.

We took a break to see the Plaza de Armas, which is apparently the most touristy spot in Arequipa. I did all my shopping there for the trip and enjoyed an authentic monu, which is a cheap lunch consisting of soup and a second dish. Believe it or not, there was too much food for me to finish…that never happens!!

This evening we had a welcome dinner at the office for the Watters. Everyone working in the office with Extreme was there. It was a great time of fellowship, even though I unfortunately don’t know when I’ll even see any of them again.

Plaza de Armas in Arequipa

Then Mike and I did what any good friends would do on their last night in the same country…we played on facebook! It was actually really fun because we were downloading pictures from all of our travels and reminiscing about them! Then we taxied over to the Plaza Real to meet Beth, the 40/40 I hung out with yesterday, and ate at TGIFridays. Beth had been talking about wanting some American food, so we all decided to go for my last night in Peru! We had fun just chatting and hearing about the life of a 40/40 missionary 15 months into her ministry.

Afterwards Mike and I just walked back to my place because it was a beautiful evening, and we had to walk off the brownie desert we’d just eaten. We had a good conversation about missions and the church in Peru, and how Extreme benefits Peruvians and North American missionaries alike.

I travel home tomorrow, and it will only take 33 hours!! Yipee! My flight schedule is Arequipa to Lima, Lima to San Salvador, San Salvador to Houston, Houston to Salt Lake, and Salt Lake to Boise. Wow!

My traveling is done for the summer, but that doesn’t mean I won’t have more adventures in Nampa, and lots of memories from the past month. It’s been quite the exciting summer, and I’m only half-way through it!!