Trying to catch up quickly here.... Happy New Years! We had a blast! (hmm...literally) I really think we're going to be bored at these holidays when we come back to the states.
On New Years Eve, one of our dear friends from language school, Wolfgang, came through Lima with his girlfriend Heike visiting from Germany. They were tired and wanted a quieter evening anyway, so they were happy to be there with Noah while we went out.
We enjoyed some quality time with our German pals, then put the little guy to bed (no late night like Christmas this time), and went a few blocks away to the house of our good friends Paolo and Raquel. Along with their parents, brother, uncle, grandmother, and teammates Susan and Laura, we had a great Peruvian New Years party.
It started with music, then a turkey dinner around 11. Once again, as midnight approached, the rockets began outside. I think it was even louder and more intense than Christmas. The added twist this time was the wild tradition of burning a "doll" to represent the old year.
Paolo spent the day stuffing this guy with paper and whatever else could be found, and at midnight, we brought him out to the street, loaded him up with firecrackers, doused him in lighter fluid and watched him go.
It was a pretty amazing sight, along with the other dolls along the street. Between the huge fireworks going off all over the sky and the little kids running around lighting small ones still in their hands, I can't imagine how many people end up in the hospital every year.
After the pyrotechnic show, we went back inside, cranked up the music and danced! Paolo and Raquel taught us a little salsa, we taught them a little swing, and all had a fabulous time.
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