This weekend was so great. White water rafting was amazing. Our guide was soo good and we had two boats. We are buying a picture cd plus I brought my water proof camera so I should have some good pictures. It was between a class 2 and class 4 rapids. At the end he asked us if we wanted to tip over the boat and we said yes, which was fun, but sooooo cold. The guide in the other boat kept trying to pull me in the water the whole time we were rafting. The trip took all day which included lunch...all for thirty US dollars. The best 30 dollars I´ve spent.

Then on sunday we went to mass, which was interesting because i knew what was going on, but could not understand what the priest was saying. After mass with our family we went to the country about an hour away to this resturant right by the mountains. It was gorgeous there. We ate outside underneath an awning (sp?) made of branches and bamboo. Kelle played futbol (soccer) with our papi and one of our sisters boyfriends while the rest of us girls played volleyball. It was so much fun. It reminded me of when we play croquet in our backyard. Our mami was shaking her but and twirling in circles when her and Ursula were beating me and Adrianna. Adrianna and Ursula were throwing the ball at each other...it was great to feel a part of their family. We ate a salad with huge potatoes and a huge chicken leg all baked in earthen ovens at at this outdoor resteraunt. Our host mom told us if Adrianna gets married they will probably do it there.

Today we had classed again, with a new teacher though who is AMAZING. He is so nice and will goof off with us while we are learning. He actually makes the four hours fly by. He kept telling me that I was a Nina (little girl) because I was 19 and everyone else in our class is between 23 and 27. This week class should be a lot of fun.

After school, we paid for our matchu pichu tickets and went went out browing though the streets and stores. Mom, you would love it here because everything looks like something you would wear. Its all baby alpaca and you can get things here for 5 dollars that would cost around 60 in the us (like shawls and blankets and hats and gloves made from alpaca). Oh, did I metion that is winter here? It gets so cold at night. So drew and me and kelle walked around for a couple of hours.