The Adventures to Aramasi

After an eventful and gut wrenching drive, we made it to Aramasi in one piece. We traveled up the mountain for almost two hours, hoping not to fall off.....literally. when we arrived in Aramasi, we first went to visit the clinic and met Freddy, the doctor. He showed us the miniature pharmacy, the vaccination room, and best of all the labor room. Next we ate a delicious meal and then hiked up to the dam, where we had Eucharist. The boys, Devin and John, went for an adventure up another mountain and then for a short swim in the dam, while everyone else sat on the edge of the dam and watched. On our way back to our huts we decided to take a detour and climb up our mountain to see a giant cross. Unfortunately only a couple of us made it up and once at the top, it was surrounded by bulls. That night, after dinner, we played a game called celebrity which is much like charades. After celebrity, we went star gazing and it was one of the most amazing things you could ever see, you could even see the entire milkyway. As Karina said, it was as if looking at piece of paper with holes in it with a light shining through. Later that night, the kids snuck out and adventured down the river. Where we encountered a barking dog, so we all ran away. We then ran into a unknown, mysterious man with a flashlight. Again, we picked up our pace and locked our doors. Because the outhouses were so far away, we decided to just use our front porch as our own personal bathroom at 4am, in 40 degree weather. The next morning we awoke at 6am for our sunrise hike. Once at the top, we had a nice break until the sun actually rose. We then ate and went to visit the Wawa Wasi, also known as the daycare and Montessori school. We handed out lollipops to each child and made our way over to the women selling their handmade goods. Each woman held a card in their hat to say whether they had sold in a while. Some women even had three or four cards. With up to 30 women, we successfully bought from every single woman and even eliminated all cards. We have no idea how we will get everything home. From there we ate lunch and cleaned up our huts and began our journey back to Cochabamba.


Love,
Leslie and Kelly