KK,
Soooo....to pick back up on a previous discussion !
The Wife and I have drafted an itinerary and some dates to visit the Grand-Niece in Lima...just waiting for a confirmation back from her that the dates are cool with her...she sent us dates when NOT to come (kids have exams ; school breaks, other people visiting, etc)...looks like we'll go in October. We want to nail it down so we can still pick up the cheaper "advance purchase" air fares...She says we can stay with her and her "roomie" in their apartment in Lima...we'll see if that works out !
Anyway...looking forward to your suggestions, tips, ideas, and pix of what to see ! As you noted, hopefully WeatherWeenie and others contemplating a trip to Peru will benefit, as well !!!
BTW...for those following Sonja's website/blog (
http://gracereaching.org/)...she hasn't posted a new blog entry in over a month ! HOWEVER, know she's just fine...she's been up to her eyeballs in work ! Her classes are doing well ; she has 7 adults she's tutoring in English ; she's writing procedures for the entire school ; and she's "Team Leader" for a large group of students from Pensacola Christian College, who just arrived, who came down during their school break, to help out at the school, and other facilities out in the city and country. The Kid is a workaholic ! I remember Sensui's advice that she should do this while she's young, single, and has energy !
Oh...and she FINALLY got her "Care Package", too ! The good ole USPS tracked it to Lima, arriving on 29 April...(Thanks, KK, for the work you guys do !!!) then it sat !!! SERPost says they left her a note to come pick it up, but who knows...here's an email we received from Sonja :
"Well. This package saga can come to a happy end. It didn't take me long at all, kinda.
So after much time spent on the phone, using my struggling espanol, I gave up and had someone call for me. I managed to gain an address and a confirmation number that my box was at Serpost in downtown Limá. Found a few extra hours this afternoon and went over there (ending up being about 35 mins away). The overseas package pickup was in the basement (super sketchy), and there was nobody there. But I waited for awhile and wandered and found a room filled with packages from the USA just on the floor. Figuring I was in the right place, I hung out and convinced this guy that my package was in there somewhere. After a copy of my passport, fingerprints, and signature in 4 places.....they brought me my package!
Besides all that, THANK YOU! I love opening that box, it was so much fun. I just wish it wasn't Friday so I could go use this stuff with my kiddos. I love it all and I know my kiddos will too! I appreciate it so much."
I suspect the local postal workers/Customs people were surprised to see her show up at their basement office, and were charmed by her...Probably not used to talking to a determined, strong-headed American woman !!!
She added in another email that the college students had brought her some stuff from her Mom. She said : "The missions team arrived late last night and brought me things from my mother, so it's been like Christmas this weekend! Never thought I'd be so glad to get shampoo and gum. Lol."
Anyway...glad I live in the U.S. of A. !!!
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Originally Posted by Stoplight
So....I have 1 full month of TSP withdrawal, and then a partial one in July...that'll draw my TSP balance down to zero, and I can say good-bye to the TSP. I must admit...kinda sad to say that, after messing with the TSP for all these years !
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