BBQ, Bolivian style

On Sunday, all of us joined Randy's small church for a BBQ and day at the park. We started the day with some worship songs and a breif sermon on the beauty of God's creation. Then... it was all about having a blast in the park. David set up his slackline right next to the canyon below the park. (A slackline is like a tight rope but a little wider and less tight.) It was a huge hit with all of the guys. Then we all got together to play some games on the futsol court. (refer to previous blog for definition of futsol) The games were kinda fun... but the real fun began when we all split up into 3 teams and played some incredible games of futsol. Of course my team, "Los Patos" ("The ducks"), completely dominated! It was a blast. After the games we enjoyed some ice cream and then all hell broke loose! This weekend just happens to be a crazy holiday around here. They call it Carnivales, and it's pretty much a crazy party to satisfy all of your sinful tendencies before lent begins. Which of course includes a week-long, country-wide water fight! More on this concept to come soon. Anyways... all of the kids and a few of the adults came very prepared for a very intense water war! Within minutes everyone was completely soaked! In this type of situation it ususally works out to be all of the Bolivians against all of the gringos. This was the case to an extent... but really it was everyone for himself in this game. Man was it crazy... I've never been so wet in my life. (And of course I decided to wear jeans that day... Idiot!) When the water war finally began to wind down... the BBQ was served. Man... can Bolivians eat. Everyone got an incredible steak, two baked potatoes, a sausage, a huge ear of corn, and a salad. Whoa... it was great! Another sweet cultural experience in Bolivia.