Team Trujeque Update 2

I've noticed some strange utterances from some members of the soccer coaching staff. Yes, it is true Team Trujeque was handed it's first loss "ever" at Ciudad de Dios. However, it was a great contest with Team Wardell pulling out the win in overtime. Here's the scoop, Team Trujeque's Reque clubs won both divisions during camp one. I don't know why Wardell was implying that I chose overage players. These players were just as tall as Christian and I thought Peruvian boys could grow mustaches and beards at that age! I did when I was 12, and mine was almost as nice as my mom's! LOL! I think Team Wardell should thank their lucky stars that they didn't get swept again during the Copa de Gringo!

Camp 2 was just an excellent and exciting event! All of the contests were exciting and the volleyball venue was rocking once again! Tori's volleyball team lost again and I'm sure it wasn't because Daniel recruited a 15 year old girl to play on his club. The kids were pretty pumped up to get their pictures, t-shirts, medals, and champions cups! We all felt like rock stars as we were signing autographs and posing for pictures with the kids and their mom's. It was a wild scene when we were trying to leave in the bus. The roar of the crowd was just awesome!

As I mentioned in my previous blog, I was offered cattle in exchange for my daughter's. I was originally offered 10 cows for Kelsey and then I rec'd an offer of 12 for Taylor. (Taylor had her usual gang of kids around her and I'd noticed the teenage boys seem to be hanging around more.) I was trying to close the deal when Tori broke off the negotiations! Now, I'm stuck with two teenagers and no steak! The people in the villages as so much fun to talk to and to interact with while were here. Their English isn't the best and our Spanish is nothing to write home about but we seem to communicate well. They have a great sense of humor and I feel a genuine appreciation for what were are doing here.

I'm going to miss these people when it's time to go home.

Thanks,

Andy

We`re headed home!

We`re part way through our long trip back to Tampa. It´s been an eventful trip, I don´t know that I could put it all into words. I´m anxious to hear an update from Andy... we met two sisters in Lima who were headed to Cusco and showed them Andy`s picture and asked them to look for him. He`s not hard to miss... the big, loud-mouthed Mexican! (I love you, brother!) They were supposed to "catch up" with him, and rember the good old days when she babysat him. (They didn`t know him from Adam-- it was our test to see if Andy really would hold a conversation with anyone.)

The past three days have been outrageous. We were in the middle of the jungle-- no electricity, hot water, phone, etc. Let me tell you, it gets DARK in the jungle at night! We were busy hiking, climbing trees, swinging from vines, fishing for piranah, and swimming in the Amazon with pink dophins. WILD!

We look forward to seeing you all again and telling you our stories. Plan to come on Wednesday night... we´ll have food and pictures!

-- Hasta Luego!
Yolanda