You don´t gain anything without a little sacrifice...

Hi everyone,

Well, to give you all another little peak into Anna´s and my world here in Copiapó, Chile I thought I would delve a little into the culture. I titled this post ´You don´t gain anything without a little sacrifice´ for a reason. I read another quote recently that put my point even better and that it ´Measure your success by what you have had to sacrifice.´ And....well, Anna and I have had to sacrifice quite a bit......and that sacrifice has been COFFEE!!! You would think that a country in South America would be dripping with good delicious coffee, but OH not so! There is actually very little real coffee here in Chile, most is just Nescafé instant coffee (as you can see from the top picture). Luckily Anna and I read about the lack of coffee here beforehand and came prepared with a 3lb. bag of José ´s coffee, a grinder, and a French Press ;=). Yeah that´s right, we are pathetically dependant on coffee!!! We have tried the instant stuff and it actually is not that bad, but we definately prefer the real stuff. So, that is what we have had to sacrifice.

However, we have gained so much more!!! And keeping with the topic of food, the BREAD here in Chile is killer!!! Bread from home is ok, but only sliced Sourdough etc. If you were to buy a loaf of French Bread it is mostly airy without much substance. The bread here in Copiapó is dense but not too dense with just the right amount of fluffyness. And there is an amazing variety of bread: Hallulla, Dobladas, Marranquetta, etc. Anna and I have been buying bread every day for sandwhiches, for eating with dinner, and for just spreading a little Nutella on! I wish we could bring some back for you guys to try because bread really is a big deal here with a whole section of the supermarket dedicated to making and selling bread.

Well, that is all for now. I hope everything is going great with you all back home. Keep praying for Anna and I to find a church because so far we have not had much luck. Ok, talk to you all later!

-Jason