Hello friends,
I only have a few minutes to be on the computer. It took me me forever to figure out how to sign in on this computer...haha.
Anyways, we arrived safe and sound in Bogota last night. The flights were long and stressful but we made it. Nataniel and Estella met us at the airport to take us to the monastary. It is beautiful. I have my own room and bathroom. Everything is very ornate and beautiful.
We spent the day in Bogota. We took a ride on a Gondola or cable car up a mountain to a church that overlooked the city. We also walked around downtown and saw the goverment plaza area. It was a wonderful day. I am having a blast. They are calling us for supper now (the food here is amazing...no rice and beans for me). I will post more later if I have time.
Paz,
Erika
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tentative Itinerary
Hi all,
Just thought I would let you know the very tentative itinerary:
-Friday: I fly out of Greenbay and should arrive in Bogota around 9:45. We will spend the night at Catholic Sisters Convent.
-Saturday: This will be a day of sightseeing in and around Bogota.
-Sunday: We will go to church in the morning at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. Then we will go to the country side to do some sightseeing and possibly some home visits.
-Monday: we will watch some presentations about the ministry, political, and socio-economic situation of Colombia. The afternoon will have a bit more sightseeing and a visit to San Lucas Lutheran School.
-Tuesday: In the morning we will go to Caracoli and Soacha in Southern Bogota. We will explore that area and eat lunch there with the elders. Then we will return to Bogota for an afternoon of sightseeing, shopping and family visits.
-Wednesday: We will leave the convent and travel North to Tunja. There we will eat lunch and go to a gathering at Prince of Peace church. In the afternoon we will go to the colonial town of Villa de Leiva to shop/sightsee. We will spend the night at a resort there.
-Thursday: We will have breakfast and spend a few more hours around the town of Villa de leiva. We will return to Bogota by way of Zipaquira where we will eat lunch. The rest of the day will be spent in Bogota.
-Friday: We will leave El Dorado Airport for Green Bay. Hopefully I will be in Marquette by Friday night.
I will try to keep in touch throughtout my trip. Hope everyone else has a wonderful spring break!
Erika
Just thought I would let you know the very tentative itinerary:
-Friday: I fly out of Greenbay and should arrive in Bogota around 9:45. We will spend the night at Catholic Sisters Convent.
-Saturday: This will be a day of sightseeing in and around Bogota.
-Sunday: We will go to church in the morning at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. Then we will go to the country side to do some sightseeing and possibly some home visits.
-Monday: we will watch some presentations about the ministry, political, and socio-economic situation of Colombia. The afternoon will have a bit more sightseeing and a visit to San Lucas Lutheran School.
-Tuesday: In the morning we will go to Caracoli and Soacha in Southern Bogota. We will explore that area and eat lunch there with the elders. Then we will return to Bogota for an afternoon of sightseeing, shopping and family visits.
-Wednesday: We will leave the convent and travel North to Tunja. There we will eat lunch and go to a gathering at Prince of Peace church. In the afternoon we will go to the colonial town of Villa de Leiva to shop/sightsee. We will spend the night at a resort there.
-Thursday: We will have breakfast and spend a few more hours around the town of Villa de leiva. We will return to Bogota by way of Zipaquira where we will eat lunch. The rest of the day will be spent in Bogota.
-Friday: We will leave El Dorado Airport for Green Bay. Hopefully I will be in Marquette by Friday night.
I will try to keep in touch throughtout my trip. Hope everyone else has a wonderful spring break!
Erika
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Getting Excited (T-5 days)!
Hola! I am getting so excited to go to Colombia. It has been so cold and snowy up here lately and the 70 degree weather we will hopefully have down there sounds wonderful! Only 5 days left before I depart! I am flying out of Green Bay early Friday morning. I have a meeting in a little bit where we will work out the final details of the trip. Mostly we will be around Bogota and head a little bit North into a couple of the villages. I absolutely cannot wait for the trip.
I decided the easiest way to update all of you on my trip would be to write about it on Blogspot. There should be several times throughout the trip when I will have computer access and should be able to update this page (and hopefully include some pictures). It will be much easier for me to update this site than to carry email addresses with me and although I will update facebook also I want people who aren't on facebook to get the updates also.
Peace,
Erika
I decided the easiest way to update all of you on my trip would be to write about it on Blogspot. There should be several times throughout the trip when I will have computer access and should be able to update this page (and hopefully include some pictures). It will be much easier for me to update this site than to carry email addresses with me and although I will update facebook also I want people who aren't on facebook to get the updates also.
Peace,
Erika
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