The first week of October presented an opportunity for us to take our son, Matthew, with us to Lima.
We needed to complete some paperwork with our lawyer concerning our residency as well as get some wanted supplies. It also happened to be our son's 14th birthday on October 5th which gave us a reason to celebrate in a special way.
Matthew loves it when he is able to go to starbuck's for some coffee which isn't often since his parents don't drink coffee at all.
I had to take a picture of the things that my wife was checking out with at the grocery store. Notice all the candy bars and than a toothbrush and toothpaste.
Nisha makes good home-made pizza but that doesn't stop us from finding a Pizza-Hut stuffed crust when we come into the city (which is 22 hours by car off the mountains).
Matthew asked for the opportunity to spend time with his friends at the ministry EFATA where we received tutoring in our Spanish.
How far can you stretch your cheese stick before it breaks?
Cake and ice-cream on his birthday accompanied by waitresses singing to him.
A Peruvian food wrapped in bananna tree leaves that is cooked in the ground with hot rocks is called "Pachamanca". We enjoyed our meal with chicken, potatoes, and variety of other vegetables cooked for us from the spot pictured below.
Notice that upon returning to the mountains, Matthew picks up some Dunkin Donuts and McDonald's food to take back with us.
One of the traditions in Peru for teenage birthdays is to crack eggs over their heads and throw flour on them. Another tradition is for that person to eat a bite of his cake without using his hands which many times results in another person pushing his face into the cake. Of course Matthew's brother and sisters didn't want him to miss out on these traditions. Matthew took it all with a good spirit.
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