Monday, January 25, 2010

Monday

Monday morning i ate breakfast at the hotel, it was an all you can eat buffet, and i ate all i could. In the morning i was off to visit the University of Chile, quite possibly my future employer. It is downtown and has a really nice feel to it. The econ dept is on the 16th floor with a great view of the city. I worked the morning in an office that they let me use.





I was suppose to meet Claudio Lucarelli for lunch at 12:30 (Claudio is a cornell professor on sabatical down here). But I got lost, and ended up having to take a taxi to his office. (above is a picture of his school) We went to lunch at a place called Tip 'n Tap. We had a delicious traditional Chilean sandwhich. And guess who was there?



JOAQUIN LAVIN!!! VIVA EL CAMBIO!



So yes i had lunch with Joaquin Lavin






In the afternoon I passed by several families from La Reina. It was great to see many of them strong in the church. One family that we lived with as missionaries, was a blast to see. To end the night i went to visit Maria Teresa and Mario. Maria Teresa and her daughter was baptized when i was in the area, and after a spell of inactivity, she returned to the church and two more of her daughters were baptized. It was so great to see them.






In all it has been an absolute dream to return here to visit the people. There is something about visiting the people that we love, those with whom we have felt the power of the spirit, that creates bonds that last a life time.

4 comments:

Tyler said...

Maybe if you get a job down there in Chile I can convince my wife to move there as well.

REGS said...

That is compeletely awesome, Josh! It's wonderful you're able to be there again!

SH said...

Hi Josh--I should have go visit the families I worked with when I was down there. If you take the job down there, I will definitely be down to visit.
Saludos,
Shon

joeandkaranprice said...

It is so great seeing the photos of the families you taught. I really remember Maggie and Slyvana the most. They were so completely nice to us. Chilean people are some of the best! Jeg elsker dig!