We started at 7:30pm but the majority of people did not come until 8:30 with some showing up as late as 10pm. My host mother made me a birthday cake with mango filling inside, it was delicious. The traditon, at least in my house, is that the birthday boy has to take a bite of the cake while his "friends" help him...
My host home father grilled hamburgers and we drank "Inca Cola" the popular soft drink here that is kind of like Mountain Dew. In addition to all the food, we even had some time to dance to Latin music. Normally I have two left feet but with a little coaching I saw doing alright, I even got to dance with my "Abuelita" (grandmother) the mother of my host mom.
I received a few gifts including a CD with music by Mana (a group from Latin America) and a soccer jersey of my favorite team from the English Permier league: Liverpool.
I finally was able to get to bed around 12pm and drifted off to sleep very content and happy. Even though I am thousands of miles away from my family and friends in the USA, I am so very thankful that the Lord had provided me with a wonderful host family and many new friends in Peru.
2 comments:
oh Dave! Mana! I like them they're a good band. My favorite song by them is "Cuando los Angeles Lloran" but I don't know too many of their songs, so maybe that is just the best one I heard. The cake in the face tradition seems to be one that is popular all over Latin America (at least in my experience) And you dancing...AMAZING! I wish I could have been there. From the pictures, it looks like you had a really good time. Bendiciones primo!
Hey Dave, what a great birthday you had! Not that unlike Suriname birthdays! Mango filling on a layer cake...wow, your host Mom knows what you like! Well, we're in snowball country here right now, not mango country. It's a snowy and windy winter wonderland here right now. We're thinking of you in Pucullpa!
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