2025 Travels: USA & Guatemala

Finally it’s the trip we booked months ago to see Brandon and Nicole’s wedding in Raleigh, NC. We get in in the evening so we check into the hotel which is really nice and fancy feeling. And then we walked to Midwood Smokehouse in downtown and had some really good brisket cheesesteak and BBQ nachos. I also got a spicy mule. We then walked to Raleigh Beer Garden where they have 366 beers on tap at the same time! Insane! I had a pineapple cider and Chris had a mango cider. It’s super cute in there and has a great vibe. The next morning we went to the state capitol building where they historically ran the NC government. We also went to the natural science museum. But half of it was closed, not too big a deal since it’s free, but a bummer anyway. They had real whale fossils and dinosaur fossils there though. And they are actively studying them so we got to see some scientists at work. We then went to Biscuit Belly for lunch and omg it was so so good. I’m so sad we don’t do biscuits much in MN because it is a superior bread option. And the gravy was amazing!En savoir plus

This morning we have eggs and salsa, beans, plantains, cheese and, of course, tortillas. Seems like a very Guatemalan breakfast. Then we hop on the bus to go to the school supplies store. We were there for a really long time having Beatriz selecting all the stuff we need and having Valeria translate and order everything. We had made $500 on our bake sale at church so we got a lot of helpful stuff! Then we got lunch at the mall and it was very tasty! Then finally we went to the school to deliver our stuff and do some lessons with the kids. We did a little lesson on the Lutheran rose with the 5th graders as Karen had suggested we do. They are trying to make sure church stays in the older kids’ lives. We then did some church camp songs we had planned. We practiced one of them in Spanish so we could all sing together and the others worked well as they have a lot of fun actions. We got a tour and it was amazing to see the school again as I haven’t seen it since it was brand new. It looks so amazing now! This stuffed chili dinner was my favorite one of the trip!En savoir plus