Our last couple of days in Monte were great. We got to have lunch with my mentor/counselor Mary and her family. They were so nice to have us over and even let us call home for free over the internet! That afternoon we spent with David Brady, a fellow student, and his wife Nati. We went to Mangrullo´s for dinner and had lots of fun eating really good food.
Here are a few pictures of the Word of Life campus in Monte.
Here are a few pictures of the Word of Life campus in Monte.
New AIR CONDITIONED Cafeteria
New Main Entrance
Two-Story Girls Dorm
New Huge Chapel--with AIR CONDITIONING. We´re not bitter.
Two Telephone Cabinas
Mega Kitchen
Old Chapel with the Updated Library in the Background
Oh how things have changed!!! It sure was fun being in Monte and reliving that time of our lives. I can´t believe so much time has passed since we were students here. It was great to see old friends and familiar places, but we both agreed there was a touch of sadness attached to being here. All of the changes and new faces reminded us that the Monte we remember will never happen again. The people we shared our lives with will never all be together again (until heaven) and we are just left with some crazy memories!
Ok, enough with being sentimental. On to Rosario. We took a bus to about 4 hrs north of Buenos Aires to Rosario. A friend of mine from Word of Life lives there and I stayed with her and her family right before coming back to the US in 2003. So it was wonderful to see everyone again and introduce them to Seth. It was great to be in a house with a family, eating home cooked meals. We took advantage of not having a booked agenda and relaxed as much as possible. We spent three days there and the weather was great. It was much cooler than the rest of our trip so far. Here are some pictures from our 3 days there.
Independence Park -where the date is written in flowers. They change it every single day!
Independence Park
Rosario is where the Argentine flag was created and raised for the first time. They have a really cool monument (that happens to be on their 10 peso bill) and little museum. At night they put blue lights on it to make it look like the flag!
The Argentine National Flag Monument Lit up at Night
Another of the Flag Monument
Glad you had time to relax and eat some home cooking. Sorry that Word of Life made you both kind of sad but it is great that they have been able to make so many great changes. Look forward to your next post. Dad says he can't wait for ya'll to get home. Love and prayers! Mom
ReplyDeleteGood to see you in pictures. I'm glad that you are having a great time. The changes to the campus are amazing. Did the penguins enjoy your company? I looked up pictures of Ushuaia. Very cool place! Can't wait for you to post pictures. Love you guys! Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteOkay so I have been out of the country as well and wasn't able to keep up with your posts until now. Seeing the pics from campus do make me a bit bitter... not gonna lie. That is so insane how different everything looks. I hope you are all being safe and having a great time! Can't wait to see you when you get back!!!
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