I just got back from a 4 day trip into the heart of Peru. Oxapampa is definitely one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. During the time I was there, I had no internet, and of course, no phone. It was really a good fast for me, but I realized halfway there that, if I'd had a working phone or internet, I would be Tweeting and/or FB status updating every few minutes. There was so much to see and do. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, for all of you who follow me on Twitter), I could not flood your mobile devices with a myriad of Tweets. However, I did save up everything I might have said.
So here's my trip to Oxapampa: Twitter/Facebook style:
Thursday:
6.30am - Way too early in the morning to smile...
7.34am - Nine people, one van, a mess of luggage and no breakfast. We're off!
12.30pm(ish) - The MOST amazing mountains!
1.30pm(ish) - Going down is worse than going up. Oooh...:-(
3.00pm - Like America...but SOUTH. I feel like I'm going to see a balloon-suspended house any minute now!
4.00pm - The COOLEST restaurant!
5.10pm - I might NEVER complain about a gas station restroom EVER again!
7.40pm - 12 hour trip, complete with twisting roads, nasty bathrooms, interesting restaurants, and even some projectile vomiting. Finally, we are here!
8.30pm - Norwegian Jewish man, speaking Spanish with R. Foekens' accent. I love P. Casar already!
9.30pm - And the two English speaking girls have decided to abandon me to stay elsewhere. Spending the night in the hostel with three who DON'T speak English...not exactly what I was hoping for...
10.15pm - Late night dinner with the team. Everyone's feeling better with food in them.
11.15pm - I think this sleeping arrangement will be OK...I'm practicing mi español, while Yolanda practices her English.
Friday:
8.30am - Have you ever woken up, gone outside, and seen mountains that are HIGHER than the clouds? Oxapampa is beautiful!
9.20am - Just entered a store and saw a tv show playing in its natural habitat. That's right: Dora the Explorer en español!
11.44am - Perfect weather DOES exist. #oxapampa
1.47pm - Just made my Veggie Tale nostalgic day! It's a real cebú!
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2.49pm - Y'know, just monkeying around
3.52pm - Official worst thing to do when you're a guest in someone's house: break their toilet. Yeah...that was me.
4.50pm - All. My. Fault.
5.47pm - Two hours later, I have learned that one second of "Oh SNAP" (quite literally) might necessitate a much longer solution.
5.49pm - I've also learned that Peruvians know how to get things done.
7.40pm - Sketchboarding in the center of Oxapampa.
9.30pm - Rap with P. Stan and P. Cesar in a local restaurant.
Saturday:
8.03am - For anyone who doesn't know this already, roosters do NOT wait for dawn for an excuse to crow...
11.50am - Quite possibly the most incredible chicken I've ever eaten.
1.40pm - No idea what this is, but it tastes awesome!
3.26pm - In the 70s will NEVER be hot enough weather for a cold shower. Brrr!
5.33pm - Mountains win over oceans. The sea is beautiful, but mountains never stop taking my breath away.
8.22pm - Inspired to do more evangelism with the #christianfarmers bracelets, after watching them presented in Spanish.
Sunday:
10.49am - Getting ready for church service in Oxapampa! I think I've officially been to 16 GG churches in 3 countries.
11.50am - Church service in Oxapampa
12.47pm - Getting ready for a 12 hour ride back to Lima with full van: including a child who needs a spanking more than any child I've ever known.
7.11pm - There's snow here! :)
9.30pm - Trying to talk our way out of a ticket that would have cost P. Stan his license...It worked, praise the Lord!
11.17pm - 10 hours spent in the van, 5 cop stops, 2 children, relatively no sickness (yay!), and a few cramped backs later: We are back in Lima!
Mis palabras en español para hoy (especially useful to me, Ang, and any celiacs out there): "No puedo comer trigo."
