Felices fiestas patrias!! Happy independence day Peru!

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July 28 - Peru's Independence Day!

To celebrate fiestas patrias, I went with people from CL (Communion and Liberation - the Catholic Movement that I met in Denver) to a place about an hour outside of Lima called Cieneguilla. We rented this ranch/campground area and hung out all morning and afternoon - played handball, hiked to see some ruins, went to mass, sang songs. It was quite a refreshing day, not only because we got out of the city and saw the sun and blue sky, but it was also great to spend time with families and play with some kids. There was a goofy Italian guy who is visiting Peru and he sang some songs in Italian -- reminds me of my dear Italians friends in Denver 😊

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Photos

My new friends :)
Lena (American), Ana (Italian, and Daniela (Italian) - Lena is volunteering with AVSI doing research on the mining laws in Peru and Ana & Daniela are doing a year of social service in Peru

Handball
Quite fun with everyone playing together - only women and kids were allowed to shoot goals

The goofy Italian :)
He taught everyone an Italian song with crazy hand gestures and made everyone laugh!

Comments

[Grandma]

Fun
Hi Monica Glad to hear you are having fun, along with your work, and making new friends. It's nice to see some of Peru thru your eyes and experiences and pictures. Thanks for sharing with us. Love you much, Grandma