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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
This one goes out to my Algerian fans...
So I was checking my Clustrmap today, and noticed that Algeria is my number 4 country for visitors. I just want to thank all four of those Algerians who have taken the time to sit down and read Ms. Baikie goes to Trujillo. I hope that this next post doesn't disappoint.
Actually this next post won't be anything grand, so don't get your hopes up.
Things are going great here. On the personal side of life, it's been great catching up with friends I haven't seen in awhile, and also just figuring out my new routine. Because I have a lot more freetime than I used to, I'm also going to be able to teach some English classes on my own which is great since money that I can earn for myself means more money that can be used for CompArte!
And oh yes, speaking of CompArte...
I'm excited that Ronald and I as well as Ronald's family have been in multiple planning meetings and we are well underway in order to developing CompArte's strategic plan. We've been doing our SWOT analysis and are going to be deciding on our misson statement this week. We also will hopefully be nailing down our logo and getting everything started for launching our website soon. Lots of organizational work to be done, and the faster we get it done the better!
I hope that you will continue to keep CompArte in your prayers and we get ready to finalize our plans for the official curriculum, continue our search for funds, a facility, more instruments, more students, and basically just as all the pieces fall into place...and hopefully the right place.
I will keep you updated as we continue to make developments!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Easy like Sunday Afternoon.
This past week has been great getting back into my routine in Trujillo. Although, technically, it might not look like a very structured routine, the fact that is in Trujillo gives it a lot more stability.
One of the highlights was this past Sunday afternoon. I love Sundays in Trujillo. My typical schedule is to get up and attend Larco church around 9, then after church, a big group of our friends will get together and we'll either go eat in a restaurant, or someone will cook in their home, and we'll all spend the afternoon in good company, content to just hang out with each other with full bellies and fantastic conversations. Then, we'll head back to church for the night service and then many time, hang out again after church. All in all, it's just a lot of friendship time in general.
This past Sun
day, Julie, one of my most favorite people in the world, and fellow ex-patriate in Peru, shared with us her new found talent of cooking Juanes (a traditional dish from the Jungle which consists of seasoned yellow rice and chicken, plus a purple olive and hard boiled egg, wrapped up in a banana leaf and cooked to perfection. It was amaaaaazingly delicious. Here's a photo from the group we had. It was the perfect sunday afternoon!
OH! And probably the biggest highlight of last week...maybe this whole month-
I'm going to be an Aunt!!!! Oy Vey!
I found out that my sister-in-law Tiffany is two months pregnant and due in March! So Congratulations to Marcus and Tiffany!!
Oh my word, a baby in the family. The first actually...well...the first of the James Baikie's. Craaaazy.
I'm not going to lie...Babies freak me out, and my niece or nephew will probably be no exception, but this of course is a very large milestone for the family and very exciting. I'm still trying to convince Marcus and Tiffany to name it Gillian. And if it's a boy, they can name it Gill Ian Baikie. It works either way...that's why it's so great!
Well in any case, from now on I get to be Cool Aunt Gilly who lives in Peru and brings home fun Peruvian things...Or Crazy Aunt Gilly who's always speaking in Spanish, eats guinea pigs, and brings back chocolate covered ants from the jungles of Peru.
I'd be fine with either one.
One of the highlights was this past Sunday afternoon. I love Sundays in Trujillo. My typical schedule is to get up and attend Larco church around 9, then after church, a big group of our friends will get together and we'll either go eat in a restaurant, or someone will cook in their home, and we'll all spend the afternoon in good company, content to just hang out with each other with full bellies and fantastic conversations. Then, we'll head back to church for the night service and then many time, hang out again after church. All in all, it's just a lot of friendship time in general.
This past Sun
day, Julie, one of my most favorite people in the world, and fellow ex-patriate in Peru, shared with us her new found talent of cooking Juanes (a traditional dish from the Jungle which consists of seasoned yellow rice and chicken, plus a purple olive and hard boiled egg, wrapped up in a banana leaf and cooked to perfection. It was amaaaaazingly delicious. Here's a photo from the group we had. It was the perfect sunday afternoon!OH! And probably the biggest highlight of last week...maybe this whole month-
I'm going to be an Aunt!!!! Oy Vey!
I found out that my sister-in-law Tiffany is two months pregnant and due in March! So Congratulations to Marcus and Tiffany!!
Oh my word, a baby in the family. The first actually...well...the first of the James Baikie's. Craaaazy.
I'm not going to lie...Babies freak me out, and my niece or nephew will probably be no exception, but this of course is a very large milestone for the family and very exciting. I'm still trying to convince Marcus and Tiffany to name it Gillian. And if it's a boy, they can name it Gill Ian Baikie. It works either way...that's why it's so great!
Well in any case, from now on I get to be Cool Aunt Gilly who lives in Peru and brings home fun Peruvian things...Or Crazy Aunt Gilly who's always speaking in Spanish, eats guinea pigs, and brings back chocolate covered ants from the jungles of Peru.
I'd be fine with either one.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
It's just all different, ok?
Yep. I changed.
I changed my job. I changed my house. I changed my schedule. I changed my blog.
In short. I changed everything.
Except for me and the fact that I live in Peru still and love every second of it. That's the same.
I recently returned from a trip to the US for a whirlwind two weeks filled with too many things for 2 weeks. You name it, I probably did it. And overall it was a very very lovely trip. A little rough for re-entry shock a couple times, but the fact that I got to see so many people that I loved trumped a
ny sort of discomfort. It really was nice. I got to see one of my college roommates and one of my most favorite girls in the world get married (see picture on the left, eating at the BAGEL SHOP, aka the place where dreams come true), I also was able to see sooo many old friends, and I was able to visit both congregations that have supported me in the past as well as a new/old congregation.
When I was between the ages of recently born-5 years old or so, my family attended Concordia Lutheran Church. I don't remember very much from my time there, but I did knock out four of my teeth on their monkey bars when I thought that I had a solid career ahead of me as a gymnast. I didn't. But I did get the opportunity to visit this church once more and speak to them about the CompArte Peru Music ministry.
Overall, the trip was very encouraging, and I was so happy to be able to share a little bit about life down here with the churches in South Carolina and Colorado.
I was also so happy to return to Trujillo to begin the work here in with CompArte. I also am finding myself with the possibility of getting involved in a few other projects as well, so I'm trying to do my best to hit the ground running with everything! It's nice to be able to know that I won't be bored, but I also don't want to spread myself too thin with my time. But...well,
Here's to you life...you do always know how to keep me on my toes.
I changed my job. I changed my house. I changed my schedule. I changed my blog.
In short. I changed everything.
Except for me and the fact that I live in Peru still and love every second of it. That's the same.
I recently returned from a trip to the US for a whirlwind two weeks filled with too many things for 2 weeks. You name it, I probably did it. And overall it was a very very lovely trip. A little rough for re-entry shock a couple times, but the fact that I got to see so many people that I loved trumped a
ny sort of discomfort. It really was nice. I got to see one of my college roommates and one of my most favorite girls in the world get married (see picture on the left, eating at the BAGEL SHOP, aka the place where dreams come true), I also was able to see sooo many old friends, and I was able to visit both congregations that have supported me in the past as well as a new/old congregation.When I was between the ages of recently born-5 years old or so, my family attended Concordia Lutheran Church. I don't remember very much from my time there, but I did knock out four of my teeth on their monkey bars when I thought that I had a solid career ahead of me as a gymnast. I didn't. But I did get the opportunity to visit this church once more and speak to them about the CompArte Peru Music ministry.
Overall, the trip was very encouraging, and I was so happy to be able to share a little bit about life down here with the churches in South Carolina and Colorado.
I was also so happy to return to Trujillo to begin the work here in with CompArte. I also am finding myself with the possibility of getting involved in a few other projects as well, so I'm trying to do my best to hit the ground running with everything! It's nice to be able to know that I won't be bored, but I also don't want to spread myself too thin with my time. But...well,
Here's to you life...you do always know how to keep me on my toes.
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