happy 4th

well this is our last evening in peru. we are staying in a hostal in cusco and after a day of site seeing, the hostal owners treated to a celebration. the father to the mrs. of the house was a peruvian pop star in the 70´s. he set up speakers and amps and played us some songs and then played us peruvian techno music. it was quite an evening. i´m sure that most of you remember how shy your children are...fortunately their stay in peru brought them all out of their shells and since there was a microphone most of them decided to belt out a few. it was beautiful. once again, you would have been so proud. or, your belly would have been hurting from laughing. right now they are all packing their bags because we leave here early tomorrow to go to lima for a day of site seeing and then home. some of them are feeling sad and commented that they would love a few more days to go back to their homestay families for just a little more time.

it has truly been an incredible journey. we´ve seen amazing sites, beautiful landscapes, and have eaten until we are bursting most days, but the most outstanding thing about this trip is the relationships that have developed and the love that has been shown. your children have been selfless both in their interactions with one another, but more importantly with the people of peru especially the children. liz and i have been blessed beyond measure to spend this time with them.

we´ll see you all sunday. love,
trina