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Time to Trip Again

The next few months will be very exciting. At the end of February Cliff, my stepson, and I will be going to Peru until March 16. We spent an afternoon on the phone with our computers getting in sync.
Then April 20 I will be leaving again with my two good friends Lynna Brown and Maurine Reintjes for Egypt and Israel. We will be touring with Daniel Rona. Everyone says he is the best guide.
Meanwhile, last night I went to my first salsa class. It was great fun, just a few sisters at church. I need to practice my steps because Peruvians love to dance, just about anywhere. My English class with the Buena Vista Ward is helping me keep up with the Spanish.

Great Holiday Season

The Washington weather cooperated this winter, so nothing was cancelled. I had a very enjoyable December attending some wonderful choral concerts from the very modern, innovative type to tradtional.
I spent Christmas Eve at my nephew's cousins. We always have a good time there. Christmas Day with my piano teacher and her family and New Year's Eve with the family of the Bishop of the Spanish Ward.They are from Pamplona, Spain. They are very good cooks, one is a chef. Great food. Hilarious end of the year comedy from Madrid on their large screen TV. Then an early countdown with the TV from Madrid and the traditional eating of 12 grapes for each stroke of midnight. As fast as I could, I still had three left. Lots of toasting, and hugging and Feliz Ano Nuevo.