Because some might be wondering what a perfect day off looks like for the Carters…

After an unexpected drop-in from a friend (very early this morning), he gave us some fresh bread and yogurt for breakfast. This specific kind of bread is typical of the countryside and comes in a flat, round shape. We decorated it heavily with large amounts of butter, cinnamon and brown sugar and lightly toasted it in the oven. It was delicious, paired with the french-pressed, Peruvian coffee.

Just finished reading The Veil, by Blake Healy. If you are looking for a great read to stir your soul, this would be it. The book is Blake’s story of how he “sees in the spirit”, meaning that he sees angels and demons, just as clearly as you might see a dog or a tree in the physical world.  I won’t spoil it with a book review, but both David and I read this in less than two hours….it’s that good! 

David, Miriam and I popped in on the students, who just got back from outreach yesterday. They are all pretty tired, but today is their free day before we start debrief tomorrow. Then we left, to run some errands at Plaza Vea (the Peruvian version of Super WalMart). Hey, if you have to do some grocery shopping, why not at the mall…?

David bought me a surprise lunch-to-go (note: David has always been a fan of the “hot-lunch” offered at grocery stores, particularly the Clemson Bi-Lo), so I laughed when we met back up on Aisle 7 and he has added a rotisserie chicken and a styrofoam container of fries to our cart. 

We went home and wolfed-down our yummy chicken and fries with cold Schwepps (David had “the perfect glass of ginger ale” (on ice, out of a mason jar) while watching the ever-important The Walking Dead (Season 4 mid-season premiere). What are you thinking, Carl?!

Afterwards, the three of us took a nap. It was one of those naps where you only intend to sleep for 20-30 minutes, but find yourself waking up two hours later to the sound of a thunderstorm….whoops, guess we really needed that… I awoke myself with a hot shower in our bathroom, which has a glass ceiling) while the rain beat down inches from my head—glorious. Then, our family of three snuggled.

Just a perfect day-off in Peru.