The program was fantastic. The choir sang and then certain members shared other numbers. Matt, Phil, Alban, and Alan say an amazing rendition of "Good News." The service also included poetry reading and testimony from Felix. The church members in attendence were so appreciative they insisted on hearing not one but three more songs from the choir after the closing prayer. We sang two spirituals and the audience actually swayed and clapped along with us. Basically that astounded all of us since Argentines don't even clap after baptisms. We loved it.
After the service I met my host family - Lisy, Marcelo and their two adorable children Joaquin and Cori. They were wonderful. In the evening they offered to take Alan and me out to ice cream. Well, all I have to say is BATH OF CHOCOLATE. Yes, those chocolate light-sabres are full of ice cream. It was so impressive; Alan and I had to pose with Marcelo for a photo. Amazing! Haroldo, the ACA director, and his wife were at the same ice cream parlor. Haroldo, Alan, and I had a competition to see who could actually finish their cone first. Haroldo lost miserably but for better or worse Alan and I finished every last drop of melting ice cream. Since then I've returned to my little two-peso cup of ice cream at Samar in la Villa. More my style.
Later we met up with other ACAers at a bowling alley. I think Alban and I tied for lowest scores. Definitely not my sport. Give me soccer any day! We all still had a great time. A live band was playing American Oldies, which was strangely exciting for us.
The next morning my host family made me breakfast. It was so wonderful. I had mentioned that I like palmeritas, a certain breakfast/coffee pastry, and Marcelo went out and bought me two huge palmeritas for breakfast. They were truly some of the most thoughtful, hospitable people I've ever met. It was a wonderful weekend. And my cold was almost gone despite all the ice cream and pastries. Yay!
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