Anyway, what I was going to say is that I am happy that there is a Starbucks just down the road from where Rachel and Jodie stay! We've been...a few times... :-) Chocolate caliente, anyone? Or a frappuccino? Yummm.... It's not very Peruvian. Actually, when I walk into Starbucks I feel like I'm walking into the USA or UK. It looks exactly the same as at home.
I can't believe that Christmas is coming so soon. It's November the 23rd already! (And Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends for tomorrow!) It's so un-Christmas-y here, in terms of weather and all that. I was in a department shop earlier this evening, and on the ground floor there were bikinis galore, while just a floor above were the Christmas tree decorations and toy snowmen holding 'Let it snow!' signs. It's rather amusing!
In Starbucks last week, the background music was a jazzy collection of British/American Christmas songs, including 'Let it snow!' I laughed out loud at the words 'Oh the weather outside is frightful' and then 'How I hate going out in the snow'... It's almost summertime here! It's just so weird...
On a rather different note, please remember in your prayers a trip this Friday to a far-away part of the city called Pachacutec. It's a very poor area, and a few of us from the school (older students and helpers) are going out there to distribute presents to children. Jodie and I went toy shopping after school today; it's been a while since I've done that, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I got a little doll for a girl and a ball for a boy, and Jodie bought PlayDoh. Children at school have been donating toys too, so we should have a happy collection of Christmas presents for the Pachacutec kids. Pray that we will have good opportunities for service on Friday and that the Lord will bless the people we meet.
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| Jodie and myself in Starbucks a couple of months ago :-) |
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