So Long, So sorry

It has been more than a month and i am sorry for the lack of correspondence. I have had a very, very busy last month.

Highlights from last month:
End of School. It was a wonderful experience, but it was over due. It is nice to be on summer vacation finally. The school year ended well with various celebrations and the finals for the students.

Christmas time and celebrations: Brian and I had several different celebrations for Christmas. Some with the school, some with the Congregation and other with various other people that live in the area. Overall, we were again, welcomed with open arms. We had a ton of food and it was nice to spend the holiday with people. But then again you always miss home and the family during the holiday season. I belatedly am sending out my best to all of you and i hope your holidays went well.

Family in chile:
The Power Clan in Chile. The family came in on the 27th and spent a week here in Chile. We got to spend a bit of time catching up which was nice.
High points: The beach house in El Quisco and the wonderful food and night at Buenos Muchachos. The beach house was wonderful, the view, the tranquility, all of it. We had a wonderful dinner at Buenos Muchachos to see some of the cultural dances and enjoy some wonderful beef and wine.

Low Points: The fact that the street i live in is basically a disco and this was clearly seen when the New Year's celebration ended at around 6 in the morning. We were lucky enough to enjoy the music throughout the entire night. Coupled with the obnoxious music is the fact that our house currently has a small mite problem that made sleeping in some of the beds a bit of a hardship. The goes along with the fact that we are a large family that couldn't be accommodated in my small house. So, we made the right decision, and moved my family into a hotel for a couple of nice.

After my dropping my parents off at the airport on the third and immediately went on a missions trip. The mission trip was wonderful and i will write more on this in the next couple of days. But it was amazing to see the growth in the kids and also the impact that we were having on the communities that we all worked in.
Well i am exhausted from a LONG month of business and we have meetings tomorrow and thursday with Father Don, the director of our program, who has come down to Chile to check on our progress.