And We're Back!

I was so excited Sunday morning when LeAnne decided that she had the strength to the attend the night meetings. I texted Wendy and she stopped by after her morning visitations to pick us up. 

That night we had to go even earlier for the meetings, because they were doing a cooking demo before the meetings. They were going to be teaching us how to make: Soymilk, Tofu, Vegan Cheese, and Vegan Mayonnaise. When LeAnne walked in the room, people freaked! Everyone was constantly asking her how she was feeling and making sure she was comfortable. They were all really nice and LeAnne really appreciated all the moral support. 

We sat in the 2nd row to watch the cooking demo. It was funny, Filipinos are the funniest people ever. When the demo started, everyone was scattered throughout the room. As it went on, they started moving to seats closer to the front, then closer, and closer, until finally they were all standing around the table pushing to get in closer to see what came next. It was really quite the sight.

After the cooking demonstration we continued with the regular classes. LeAnne did her best and managed to stay awake for most of it...but then she started to get tired. Wendy had suggested that she bring her pillow just in case something like that happened. So she took her pillow and went to a bench in the back to lay down for a bit.

During the time LeAnne was sick, they had switched from teaching hydrotherapy to teaching massage. I made sure to pay close attention so I could pick up what I had missed the last 5 days. Wendy was really nice and helped to fill us in on what we had missed.

As they days went on, LeAnne didn't have the strength to return to visitations every morning, but we attended the classes every night. The last couple nights, it was "final exam" for massage. This is when people would have to perform a back massage in front of the instructor, so a lot of dummies were needed. I don't know that you can be considered the "dummy" when you're the one getting the massage...I'm just sayin' ;)

At one point, 2 ladies, nervously went up for their exam and Irene asked if anyone wanted to volunteer. LeAnne and I stood up and the ladies freaked out! They were already nervous to be tested and now they had to test on the Americans?? lol, They did fine...it was quite amazing!

We only have a couple days left up here in Santiago, we'll have to make the most of them!

"For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."

~1 John 5:4