Creature Comforts

So getting used to a new city is always an adjustment. Getting
acquainted to another culture is even more difficult at times. We've
battled illness while adjusting to new foods, struggled miserably with
the lack of internet, and pushing cars down the street is not all that
uncommon. Even though stray dogs are about as common and abundant as
ants around here, one way we have satisfied our cravings for the
familiar is by befriending "Daisy 2". This super-sweet dog "lives" on
the corner near our house. There have been several nights where we
will make a return trip to the local super mercado to by a little
something extra to give to our new friend. She looks like and has
many of the same mannerisms as our girl, Daisy (1). We're pretty sure
she doesn't officially have an owner, even though she hangs out at
this local car wash / body shop, so when we return next year, there's
a chance that she may be adopted. It's the least we can do for a poor
street dog.

...don't worry, we're still going to help the children get adopted too.

Internet Woes

So this last week we were finally able to get a good amount accomplished due to our new "high speed" Internet. We, as self-professed total geeks, finally felt normal again. However, yesterday our Internet went from great to almost non-existent. So today JM marched into the tech company to complain, only to find out that our "unlimited" plan is actually capped at 10GB of data. Well, leave it up to the Hulseys to go through a month's worth of data in one week. Oh and just to twist the knife, they punished us on the day iOS 5 came out! So if you see us online, be assured we're back to bumming Internet from our friends.

Incachaca Waterfalls

This Saturday we woke up early (yes, we know, a first for the Hulseys) to go with our teammates, the Morels, and one of our favorite World Racers, Emily, to the Incachaca Waterfalls.  We traveled about two hours outside of Cochabamba, past one of our orphanage sites (see this post) to the jungle.  We were lead on about a three-hour tour, first down to see the waterfall and then up the mountain to a panoramic view.  It was beautiful!  And of course, our crazy gringo selves decided it would be just awesome to swim in the freezing cold water at the bottom of the falls.  Admittedly, the water was beautiful and clear and we all had a blast, despite the hypothermia.  During the hike up the mountain we were all “sucking wind” as the altitude was pretty high, but it was a great workout and totally worth the views.  Yes, yes, even I may turn out to be hiker- shocking!

Granted, this week as been full of “field trips” but it’s always good for us to get outside and enjoy Bolivia so that we remember that there is more to look at than our computer screens.

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Roasting Coffee- Bolivian Style

John Mark and I are helping to rebrand Bolivia’s Best Coffee, the main source of income for the orphanage families.  So on Friday, in order to do some “coffee research” we got to go to our local Bolivian roaster (we have a different roaster in the US) and see exactly what takes place.  It was an awesome experience!  From roasting the beans, to cooling them, grinding them and bagging them, we got to see and participate in the whole process.  As if we were not coffee fans already, watch out world, Bolivia’s Best Coffee might just be the next new Starbucks, but for a really amazing cause.

And by the way, our hair smelled like coffee for days!

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Inca Ruins

In Bolivia, if you are upset about anything really, the way to get your point across is through a road blockade.  What does it do?  Well, it just makes things a little more difficult and makes people curious (or annoyed) at whatever stance you are trying to make.

So on Wednesday, since we had road blockades (and therefore no school or work for the team), a group of us went out to see some ancient Inca ruins outside of Cochabamba.  It took about 1.5 hours to get there, mainly on a windy road going up through mountains.  It was a fun adventure and a great way to get outside of the city and enjoy the holiday protests!

Second Round of Impressions

I think that you have to live a month to start to understand a culture and a year to truly grasp it. We are only at those beginning stages of exploring Cochabamba and immersing ourselves, but we've seen and noticed quite alot. So here is a continuation of interesting observations:

1. Bolivia is pretty stinky. I remember meeting people in Bogotá who had mentioned this and it's true. Don't get me wrong, sometimes a woman walks by with the most beautifully scented perfume, but unfortunately this is not the norm. I think it's just part of the poverty culture and one of the reasons our "baby washing" ministry is so popular.

2. Water is not your friend. This is a weird one. You learn very quickly to close your mouth in the shower, thoroughly dry your hands and dishes and to use the disinfecting wash for your fruits and vegetables. Only agua pura is your friend.

3. Pizza is crazy popular here :) Every Saturday night we go out for pizza with the team and the list of options is quite long. It's good too!

4. Cochabamba is a religious meca. The most pristine property here is the Mormon temple. They have a huge missionary dorm and the greenest grass in the whole city. There is also a huge number of Jehovah's Witnesses and of course, Christian missionaries. The people themselves are mainly a mix of Catholicism and Indigenous beliefs. It makes for very interesting conversations and assumptions.

5. The people here are just as annoyed as the Americans about the lack of governmental relations. It turns out that there is a huge Cochabambino population in Arlington, VA and they have just as many travel restrictions as we do. So the consensus is that the governments should work things out instead of punish the people. Pretty sure this opinion is not so popular in other Bolivian cities, but it's nice to be on the same page here.

That's all for now! We'll be updating this week on all of the work we have been doing thus far :)

Scents of the Season

Thank you so for your prayers about our health. We have finally been feeling better and it is amazing how much better you feel, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally when your body is functioning at normal capacity.

Since we've been feeling better, we've finally been out of the house and enjoying ministry time as well as Cochabamba. As we were walking home late last night after a great time with a fellow team family, we passed a I-think-Mexican-but-I'm-not-sure restaurant. It smelled like our Halloween Party chili, the day after the party. The day when you clean up and seriously look forward to the leftovers. It was funny in that we both instantly recognized the smell and started talking about fall food and my quite stronger than normal love of anything pumpkin- especially pumpkin lattes at Starbucks. And then it hit me, that even though JM and I have sworn off seasons as being highly overrated, fall is one that we both love and will miss. Yes, we do get back in the middle of November and yes, Starbucks will still be serving pumpkin lattes, but we will miss when all of DC turns into a beautiful hue of gold, pumpkin scented everything and oh yea, Halloween. So enjoy fall for us as we enjoy "the dry season" and know that we're kinda jealous.

Our Love Hate Relationship

....is with food!

JM: "Why can't I just sit down and eat without being scared of my meal? I'm hungry."

So the Hulsey stomaches are not yet at 100% greatness. We just go in and out of being sick. Oh yea, fabulous stuff. In terms of adjustments, this has got to be the hardest one we have faced thus far. Also because it makes us much less productive people. So please keep our stomaches in your prayers. It may be the norm, but it's a hard norm to get used to.

Along for the ride

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In ministry, you never know how you may be used :)

Initiation

Yep, after being fine the whole time in Colombia, the Hulseys are sick, sick, sick to our stomaches. We thought we may be some of the lucky few that made it a couple of weeks in, but alas we are not so blessed. Sadly, this all stems from one of the best restaurants in town. We were very excited to go to Kabob's last night as it's a team favorite, but we should have known better when we looked around and saw that no one was eating their lettuce and tomatoes. With a Bolivian diet being so rich in starches (bread, potatoes, corn, meat- yep, that's about it) we were overjoyed to dig into our veggies. Sadly, whatever nutritional value those vegetables should have had, I'm pretty sure they left our systems quite awhile ago. Lesson learned.

Sore & Tired but with Full Hearts

Today we had the great opportunity to go with Steve (the construction guy) and two other couples out to two of the orphanages being built about an hour and a half outside of Cochabamba, in a predominantly indigenous village.  It’s a very poor village and one of would love to capture with a lens.  We saw quite a lot of livestock, women washing clothes in the river, and beautiful scenery.  We got to work on the two orphanage homes all day and then took a hike up a steep hill before we left.  The hike was gorgeous and surprisingly we made it up without altitude sickness (it’s at about 11,000 feet).  It was a tough day of labor (the hike didn’t help our legs either), but we came home very blessed that we could serve in this way.  

The sweet lamb grazing on the orphanage property.  

The calf hanging out by the basketball courts...because thats what calves do of course!  

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The hill we climbed.  If you look closely, you can see the crosses on the very top.  

The crosses up close (at the top of the hill).

Looking out onto the valley below.  

Pic at the top (really proof that we made it there).

 

The Calm After the Storm

So after such an amazing first day, we were honestly a little home sick today.  Instead of being crazy busy, we actually had the time to think about things and get settled into our new quarters.  We have decided to live at the mission guesthouse.  It’s a great house and it’s where the teams stay who come down on mission trips.  We have a great housemate who is doing her one-year internship, but most of the other interns left after the summer.  The largest downfall of the house (besides the creepy “Widow Maker” hot water system) is that there is no internet (hense, the delayed posts).  As much as we are fine without being glued to our email, we also realized it’s an important way we stay connected with friends and family.  So yea, if you’re reading this, we miss you!

And we’re off with a bang….

After taking almost 24 hours to get here, our first full day in Bolivia was crazy awesome!  We hit up two markets, the first one where there was fresh produce, meats and the basic necessities.  The next market, La Cancha, is a huge market with everything you could possibly need.  We saw everything from Nikon lenses to baby lama fetuses (the witchcraft section…I kid you not) to beautiful textiles.  We ended up buying light bulbs and a transformer for our electronics (we do have our priorities).  After having an amazing sandwich and cokes for lunch for 5Bs (about 75 cents) we headed up to one of the orphanages in Cochabamba.  We met the house parents who were super talkative once they figured out we knew some Spanish.  We got to play and hang out with their 9 orphan kids and the 2 of their own.  The kids were ages 4 to 12 and absolutely darling!  They showed off their dolls, their love of fútbol and the littles hung all over us, begging to be tickled.  After saying our goodbyes, we headed to the Plaza Principal for baby washing…yes, you read that correctly…we just sat in a plaza and washed babies.  Ok, so it was a little more organized, but really, there were 3 tubs, warm water buckets and JM and I were one of the teams of washers.  There was a really good amount of kids that went through, mostly whose moms are street beggers.  After a team dinner of pizza (a Saturday evening tradition) we headed to Cochabamba International Church for the evening service as tomorrow all of the streets are closed to cars (it’s a two times a year holiday of only pedestrian traffic).  The service was in English and Spanish and was a wonderful time of worship and the word.  

And just for you Chris…I feel like I did the first night at summer camp.  When you know you are going to have a great time ahead of you, but it’s not always going to be easy.  It’s just a hope in your heart that the Lord is doing great things and we are so excited to be a part of it.

First Impressions of Bolivia

So after our experience flying AreoSur (see above pic of our crazy tired selves...just keeping it real), we were very concerned that we were spoiled by Colombia and their fabulous airlines Avianca.  However, thankfully things feel familiar.  Typical of Latin culture, the people are very warm and inviting and just like Colombia….no dinking the tap water (yes Dan, we know the exception is Bogotá), cars will try to run you over, don’t pet the street dogs, kisses on the cheek for greetings and goodbyes.
However, I was amazed leaving the airport, how many fellow gringos we ran into, each greeting us in English.  It seems that there are quite a few ministries in Cochabamba, so fellow Americans are easy to run into.  Other interesting things…the native people here have almost almond shaped eyes so if I did not know better, I would assume they were part Asian.  Further, there are many indigenous people (about 60% of Bolivia’s population) and the indigenous women wear pleaded skirts, long braids and a hat.  Other differences….not every taxi is a yellow Chevy Aveo, the buses actually have mapped routes, gyms do not cost 100s of dollars per month and generally, everything is cheaper.  Oh, but the power is 220 watts, not 110 and needs a converter…maybe Colombia is up by a couple of points for that one J

I'm going to miss Colombia

Today after lunch we were enjoying a Colombian delicacy, Choco Discs, and my immediate impulse was to arrange my candy in the form of the Colombian flag. I have also started talking about how WE did in the fútbol match. Maybe if my complexion were slightly darker, they would accept me as their own.

Big News & Updates

So the Hulseys have been slacking on our blog posts for a number of reasons: (1) Upon arriving to Cartagena, we were sick for about three weeks, and (2) ever since then, we've been busy playing catch up.

In new news, after lots of prayer, we have decided to head to Bolivia to work with a program there called International Orphanage Union (www.ioubolivia.org). Unfortunately, because the States and Bolivia are not exactly bffs, there is a crazy amount of paperwork we have to do before we can head down there. Further, it looks as though we have to go back to the States to do so.

We are emotionally mixed on going back as we had hoped to leave from Colombia. However, our time in Colombia has been a fabulous preparation for what is ahead and we will be able to bring back only what we need (vitamins-yes, business suit-no). And of course it will be great to see friends and family. We're not sure of our dates just yet, but it looks as though we will head back to DC August 12th and hopefully be in Bolivia in September.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we prepare for another adventure. Pray that the paperwork would be expedited and that the details would fall into place. Also, start looking at your calendars to see when you are coming to visit us :)

They May be Angels

One thing we truly lack in the States is hospitality. I'm not talking about entertaining guests, we have whole professions based on entertaining- I'm referring to going out of your way for a stranger.

Latin America is incredibly hospitable, and we've been told even more so here on the coast. It's so humbling it's almost uncomfortable.

Case and point:

Billy- the Dad of a friend in Bogotá. Just in knowing his daughter, Billy picked us up from the Santa Marta airport, fed us lunch (twice), let us use his house to store our things and ended up driving us 3 hours to Cartagena.

Lilly- we met Lilly when we needed somewhere to store our luggage for a week. She is a friend of our landlord. Our landlord simply called, asked if we could drop our things and instantly we were granted permission into her home, met her and her family, and exchanged phone numbers.

Eduardo- truly a saint! We met Eduardo while on the search for a carribeaner (long story). Anyway, we hit up the local hardware stores within walking distance. After some beautiful diagrams and some new Spanish terms, we knew what we needed, but it could only be found at Home Sentry (the Home Depot of Colombia). We're familiar with Home Sentry because in Bogotá I did a dance-spasm-move at the store that ended up in a fall so ridiculous, I'm sure the security tape will make it to YouTube soon. Anyway, after giving us directions, Eduardo finally said "vamos" and like that we went with him out of the old city, caught a bus and ended up at a very nice mall. Eduardo not only went with us to the mall, but made sure we found the carribeaner. After saying multiple rounds of "muchas gracias" and "adiós", he actually found us again to make sure we knew directions to get back home.

It's a really an amazing feeling to be so blessed by strangers. I hope and pray we can do the same!

Paradise has it's Drawbacks

A letter to the creatures who are free-loading in our apartment:

To the many ants that show up in your countless parades of labor, I used to feel bad about killing you. But now that the can of Raid is always near, it's almost a game to see where the next line will be. I suggest you give your queen a rest and find a new dwelling to invade.

Dear Gecko, although you and your offspring are pretty gross looking with your tan-ish body, as long as we have the same goal of keeping the apartment bug free, I will let you continue to reside with us. Can you save us 15%?

Dear Mosquitos, you are the everlasting thorn in my side and quite literally make people question if I have the chicken pox, mumps, measles or another communicable disease (see above photo). I will never underestimate you since just one of your clan was able to get my hand, face and arm in my sleep under a fan on full blast. Although you are somewhat DEET resistant, I am fully prepared for numerous reapplications. Bring it on!

Sincerely,
Yours Truly

Limónada De Coco Con Ron

What's the summer without a great refreshing cocktail? Colombia is known for auguadiente which is a liquorish flavored grossness and super light beers (think Natty Light), so we were relieved to come to Cartagena, the home of Limónada de Coco. The only thing that improves this already fabulous drink- Rum!

So here is the recipe with my own kick:

Blend together 5oz. of fresh-squeezed lime juice, 3oz. Coconut Rum, 2.5oz of canned coconut cream, and ice. Serve as a frappé. Makes two generous portions.

Enjoy!!!!

Walking at Night

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The Walled City of Cartagena is genuinely enchanting and takes on such a beautiful character at night when the lights shine on the historical monuments. Here are some shots from my phone while just out walking.

And speaking of walking, while my dear husband is Mr. Directions, it's yours truly who is up by 12 or so points in knowing my way around. I brag only because I have been humbled most of our marriage. Watch out, I might just start giving directions....ok, maybe not, I still struggle with my right and left.

Cartagena...our new home

Sorry our communication has been lacking recently. It feels like we've been on a continuous trip living in different houses, hotels and hammocks and constantly packing and unpacking our bags. We are currently living in a hotel in Cartagena, but on Saturday we will finally be moving into an apartment and will stay there at least until the end of August. The apartment is really close to the "walled city" and only a few blocks from our school.

So far we are already falling in love with Cartagena with the amazing colonial architecture and history. We will keep you posted on all our many findings and adventures, or you can come see them for yourself. We'd love to host!

Real Life

This is our roomate, Nala. She is very sweet, affectionate and until her recent bath, stinky.

So the Hulseys are living with a friend of a friend. The apartment is great! Very large with a huge patio in a great part of town. Our hostess could not be more nice! We are very blessed that the housing situation worked out on such short notice.

The one downfall- the beds. JM and I are sleeping on two single beds that are separate heights. To compensate, we often sleep on one of the single beds. Moving from our amazingly soft and absolutely wonderful king-sized mattress has been a bit of an adjustment. Not to mention that mattresses generally in Colombia are not exactly what we would describe as "soft", "fall into bed", "pillow-top"....you get the point. Let's just say the the springs in our ribs are just a nice reminder that we're not in DC any longer.

Well, we can't have it all :)

Sprechen sie deutch?

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It's very exciting to going to go to a new country and learning a new language.  However, sometime things get lost in translation...

Comunicación

Pio Uribe Palacio
De la serie toros eternos
Mixta sobre lienzo
120x120 cm $15.000.000 COL

Thought you all might enjoy the random art from a hair salon called Macho's...yes, that's the real name :)

So we Hulseys just want to explain our means of communication as there seems to be some confusion. You can call our American numbers and they are forwarded to a VoIP (wifi number). If we don't have wifi, it will go to voicemail, but as soon as we have it again, we'll get your message and call you back. As for texting, you can text the following number: (seven zero three) 595.2741, but we will not get any texts sent to our normal numbers. Because we are using US numbers, there are no international charges. We're also on Skype, PingChat, Kik, Tango....ok, we're really just big dorks that like communicating with our friends and family.

We also have Colombian cell phones (think super cheap and then lower your expectations) in case 1. You need us urgently 2. You are in Colombia and know what "Movistar" is, or 3. You really like paying for international calls. If you fall under category three, please contact me for better uses of your money :)

So yea, call us, set up a Skype date, text...we're just a couple of long hours away (by plane).

Andrés Carne de Res

So imagine Moulin Rouge with amazing food and over-the-top decor. You would then have Andrés Carne de Res, by far the hippest place in Colombia. We went to the original restaurant outside of the city in January, and have already visited Andrés D.C. (in Bogotá) twice. My favorite part is the band that walks around playing for each of the tables. I so want to be the dude that just dances along in dark sunglasses and throws the tissue paper hearts in the air!

Same Difference

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We are having a great time in Bogotá but have noticed some pretty interesting differences from the States:

1. Every day at 6am and 6pm, the Colombian national anthem is played on all of the radio stations. We think the kid's version is especially entertaining.

2. These people like to eat and no one is fat. Besides the regular three meals a day there is a mid morning snack and an afternoon snack called "onces". Yet, as much as they eat, we have yet to see an obese person. We would love to figure out this mystery.

3. Refrigeration is not a priority. Keep your eggs, cheese, milk and pretty much whatever else out of the fridge and no one here gets sick. Truly a medical phenomenon.

4. Packaging is different; for example milk, jelly, mustard and mayo all come in packets that look like Capri Sun drinks. Not sure why a whole nation is anti jar or carton, but we are guessing that importing is cheaper this way.

5. Because of past violence, Bogotá takes serious security precautions. To ride in a cab safely, you call before, get a code and confirm the license plate number. To park at the mall, your car is checked by security and dogs, including your trunk. We have learned that malls are safe, but not when it comes to the temptation of buying things- then your on your own.

6. Because Bogotá is 8,500 feet in elevation, it's in the 60s year round. However, because it's the coldest city in Colombia, people dress like it's in the 20s. Think jacket, scarf, boots- you got it.

7. The juices here are amazing and plentiful. Forget the normal orange and grape. Instead try the strawberry, tangerine, lulo, and blackberry. They are all excellent and much tastier than anything in the states. However, don't make our rookie mistake and forget your water. At this elevation you really need it!!!!

A Piece of Paradise

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This last weekend was spent at Mesa de Yuegas where we joined our wonderful friends at their vacation home. The time was spent sunbathing, swimming, biking, and playing a countless number of games. Our friends brought their very cool friends as well, so we had a great time getting to meet new people!

Of course part of our experience is immersion- so lots of Spanish. I tried out my Spanish only to insult our host's cooking and call my husband "easy." Thankfully, they brushed me off as estúpido gringo and were very gracious and forgiving.

Very glad classes started this week. Praying this español thing will improve muy rapido!!!!

Snot Fruit

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Granadilla or as us Americans fondly call it "Snot Fruit". Looks gross, tastes good!

The Hulseys are alive and well. We got some essentials done in Bogotá the first two days and now are relaxing for the holiday weekend. We have been enjoying some sleeping in and our wonderful Colombian friends.

Interesting things we have learned thus far:

1. Trying to order breakfast in the morning can be a much more daunting task than anticipated and so far has turned into a game of sign language and pointing.

2. Pirates of the Caribbean Cuatro en español is not as easy to follow as you may think, even when you try to be cool and pretend that you got it :)

3. Traffic sucks worse than DC (and that's really saying something).

4. Unlocking an iPhone is an illegal offense by Colombian law as of one week ago and punishable to eight years in prison (um, whoops).

5. Kidnapping is down by 89%. Yay.

School starts Tuesday and so does consistent wifi!

Answers and Arrival

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¡Buenos Noches!

If you're reading this, it means we have arrived in Colombia and have found wifi somewhere! It's been an absolutely crazy couple of weeks preparing for our departure and there is no way we could have done it with out the help of our family and friends. Hopefully we can repay you by hosting you in Latin America soon!

As for our housing, prayers have been answered in that we will be living with a friend of a friend, and not too far away from our language school.

Over Memorial Day Weekend, although we selfishly could have spent the time packing, we had the privilege of attending JM's sister's wedding in Nashville. It was beautiful and we had such a wonderful time. It was a blessing to hang out with our TN friends and family before we left.

We are very thankful to be sitting on a plane, but slightly overwhelmed that it's not a vacation. It's crazy to think that all we have are the couple (ok, who am I kidding...six) bags we brought with us.

We ask for your continued prayer as we embark upon this journey, wherever God may lead us!

Much, much more to come!!!!

We're Married!!!

Ok, we've been married for almost nine years, but today it's officially Colombian style. Yes, our wedding rings went to a safe place and we replaced them with bands on our right hands. Feels kinda crazy, but fun :)

Provisions & Prayer Requests

In the last couple of weeks of preparing for our move overseas, we have been completely humbled by God's provisions and that is no doubt thanks to your prayers!  Not that things have been easy, but God has been revealing Himself along the way.  Things we would typically take for granted, like that the prescription that I ordered four weeks ago would surely be here by now, have not fallen into place.  Instead, we have prayed and by doing so God has been faithful to take care of all of these small and large things.

We were recently blessed by the wonderful silent auction, friends who helped us move, and a shorter time moving everything we own into storage at my sister's place (so that we did not have drive to Florida).  None of these things have been our doing or nor could they have been better orchestrated.  Case and point- I was taking boxes from our apartment down the moving truck and three neighbors were outside, saw us loading, and started taking boxes down for us.

In the provisions, we are also seeing the continued need for prayer, recently in our housing arrangements in Bogota which just fell through.  Our dear friend, who we were excited to live with for a month, just had his corporate housing fall though.  We are woking with the school now to set up a home stay while in Bogota.  While we consider ourselves to be flexible people, but this is where doubt and stress creap in, making us question our mission and purpose.  Please keep our friend in your prayers as this is a very frustrating situation for him.  Also pray that God puts us all exactly where He wants us to be in Bogota.

Thank you!!!!

Stuff, stuff and more stuff....

So the Hulseys are selling a good amount of their goods!  We started small like selling our books on amazon:

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But in order to use up all the goodies in our bar and sell the better items, we are having a fabulous party Saturday night, May 14th, staring at 7pm.  Please stop by and participate in our silent auction.  Need directions to our place?  Email us and we'll send you a link.

Nationals Game

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It's very important that as we prepare to move, we spend some good times with friends. So last night we headed to the Nats vs. Mets game.

We're moving....again

Pharmacist: "I take it you're moving overseas?"

Weatherly (politely): "What gave it away? The anti-malaria drugs, the EpiPens or the anti-diarrhea medication?"

Pharmacist: "The anti-malaria pills."

So the Hulseys are moving again!  In six weeks we will head to Bogota, Colombia to start our Spanish immersion program.  We'll be there for four weeks and then head to Cartagena, Colombia for another four weeks.  Our details are not ironed out just yet, but our hopes are to stay in Latin America to work with kids, specifically orphan care or street kids.

To prepare, we have had multiple trips to the doctor and a ridiculous amount of vaccinations (who knew Typhoid shots made your arm so sore).  We are really excited, nervous and all of the emotions in between.  We'll update more as details unfold.

In the mean time, we sincerely hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend, celebrating the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ!