Merienda time

Sometimes we get together with friends and neighbors for tea and maté in the afternoon. This is a great time to learn about our new friends and share life together. Merienda usually starts at 5 or 6 and can go up to like 8 or so. That is why dinner is at 9 or 11. Our friends from left to right are: Javier, Noelia from apartment 4b, Gaby from 3a, Mary Lu from 4b, and Kristen and Coen.

Mary Lu was named after the Virgin Maria de Lujan, because she was considered a miracle baby and her parents had prayed to the Virgin for help. Noelia and Mary Lu are sisters from Santa Cruz, a province in the south. They are here studying for the next 7 to 8 years. Javier always hangs out with us to practice English. He also comes to the English Bible study on Thursdays.