Quality Time with SAM

Living at SAM base:

This past week, local missionaries welcomed me to the base with groceries, meals, and hospitality. I’m so thankful! We also had two different girls’ nights with students, including movies, yummy snacks (no lack of good sweets here so far!), fun dancing, “dress-making” (with T.P.), and cookie decorating. On any given evening, I can find something to do here, be it “Smash it,” volleyball, soccer, or other games that often occur here at the base. I don’t find myself bored.

Jungle Games:

This weekend we had an end of summer/welcoming teachers Olympics party – “Jungle Games.” Team USA (my team) brought in a whopping 11 points to win the silver medal! The games included relays, volleyball setting, soccer passing, and basketball shots. After the jungle games and pizza, they gave me a Jungle Survival Kit. A few of the more memorable items include:

-T.P. since many places don’t find it necessary to keep that in bathrooms

-Candles since the electricity goes out often here (I’ve experienced that about 3 times already.)

-Map of Pucallpa with the best ice cream places and bathrooms marked

-Nail polish for chigger relief

-Parasite treatment L

School:

School starts on Wednesday! We teachers press ahead in full planning mode. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we plan and begin our school year this week and in the weeks to come.

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