Saturday Update from Emma, Kerri, and Carley!!! :)

This is our dining hall for the week. It's fun to eat and hear roosters at the same time! :)

El grupo (Pastor Steve is taking the picture)

L to R: Emily Diepstra, Jenny Koopmans, Gabe Feddema, Emma Tilma, Carley VanSwol

The ceiling in Diego Columbus' home - this ceiling took 3 years to make!

The first Catholic church established in the Americas

First morning we woke up still exhausted even though must of us went to bed at 9. We had breakfast at 8 it was muy delicioso! We had eggs, bread with peanut butter and jam, fruits like pineapple, mango, papaya, yogurt, and orange juice. After eating breakfast we went to the colonial part of town/parque central. We took a tour around the first catholic church of the Americas. We went to Columbus' son Diago's house where he lived, we saw the original architecture of that time. The ceilings were made/carved out of mahogany wood, one ceiling took over 3 years to make! One fun fact we learned was that people from Spain's average height was 4-5 feet tall! muy pequeno. Because of this their beds, chairs, and doorways were very small and not made for Eric Van Swol. After touring these places we had the opportunity to walk around the shops near the central park, we learned that salesman are not shy and willing to bargain. During lunch we had the pleasure of being accompanied by several hundred pigeons. :) Several of us got the gift of their droppings, including Pastor Steve. :) Now were just chilling for a few hours, waiting for dinner, then later tonight we'll go to the Casa Joven Church. I think we'll go rest now, because we'll need lots of energy tonight! More pictures to come later tonight! Hope your enjoying the cold Michigan weather :)
Adios!
Emma, Kerri, and Carley :)