First Day

Well, not exactly the first whole day. I've only been here for about 13 hours (I got here at 5:20am), but already I'm getting a feel for the place. I'm really glad I haven't had any symptoms from the altitude change. Apparently, most people get really sick or get bad headaches. I haven't had anything except a little indigestion from eating the airline dinner at 11:00 at night.

I'm staying with Faith and Greg for the first couple days. On Wednesday I will be going to Cochabamba for the missions orientation.

The landscape is really cool here in La Paz. It's like driving through a city built in the side of the Grand Canyon. The mountains are really big. Oh, another thing, the sun is incredibly hot. I was out in the sun today for probably 45 minutes max, and I'm already turning red. Greg was telling me that there's something like 50 times the amount of UV rays at this altitude than at sea level. I'm gonna have to get some sunscreen. Today I got to see a school that Greg helped to get going. We also went and visited some of their friends. I did really good at smiling politely while everyone else went crazy with Spanish.

Today has mostly just been a recovery day. I slept most of the morning, but nevertheless it has still been a fairly full day. I know I have four months, but I still feel bad that I didn't take any pictures today. It's a really cool place.

In Christ,
Clay