QUE TRUCHA

That's a favorite Bolivian phrase for LAME. Which is what today was since the US lost to Ghana. Que triste! :( (Thomas don't hate, you deserved the win I guess...). I watched the game with a group of Bolivians and Americans--they didn't sympathize too much with us because everyone here is supporting Germany or Spain. ?? But the World Cup is great here--everyone knows every stat and every rule and watches every game. And every Sunday there's futbol after church!

Yesterday Moises gave me a tour of Obrajes (he's a son in the family here) for a couple hours--whew, everything is up and down! There is no walking in straight lines. I LOVE the city though. Everything is nestled inside the folds of the mountains and the architecture is unique since nothing is flat. Afterwards we hung out at the apartment of some American interns working for IJM and World Vision here in La Paz. Hilarious evening of cookies, crepes, and travel planning. Things are already in the works for a bike ride down Yungas Road, more affectionately known as El Camino del Muerte. I won't translate that for you so you don't freak out, but no worries, many have succeeded!

Today I ate my first saltena!!--a delicious spicy meat/potato pastry that Bolivians eat between breakfast and lunch (Dad--I will try to bring one home for you!). Sara (oldest daughter in the family) gave me saltena-consumption class as it's a work of art to not squirt spicy juice all over oneself. Of course I was so full after the saltena that I couldn't eat much lunch (dinner to us! HUGE meal at 2 pm) and I could barely manage dinner, although that was the best giro I've had! We drove up to the skirts of the city tonight and oh man what a view (for some reason the moon is 1000x brighter here), and afterwards some beautiful Spanish songs around a bonfire. Good day. The people here are making this very easy for me--they are wonderful! Can't wait for church tomorrow!!