update from Peter

Last week was amazing. We had many opportunities to spend time with some of our new friends. We were even able to spend the night with some of our friends. It has been great getting go to meet new people and learn a new culture. People here invest much more time in friendships. We have had a lot of fun spending time with these people. Whether we are playing basketball, eating dinner, or walking around at a park, we have built many friendships.

Today I went on a shopping spree. I'm a very cheap man, so spending money always hurts for me. But I enjoyed buying things and I look forward to giving them to people back at home. Just give me a list of things you want and I'm sure we can find it here somewhere. There are so many markets, and prices can be bargained pretty easily.

It finally rained for real the first time here in a while. Thankfully the rain cooled the temperatures down a little bit. We are suffering through mid to high 70s and sun with little clouds. It's rough, but I'm surviving.

I'm looking forward to the tour this next week. But I'm enjoying being here. It will be bitter sweet until the end. But I'm looking forward to being home as well. Thank y'all for all your support.


Peter