calle 53

Last week, we started decorating for Christmas in Usme. We cleaned off the Christmas lights and touched up some of the camels and wise men in the Christmas nativity scene. Then, this weekend, Brittany and I walked down calle 53. It is the "Christmas" street here in Bogota and it is so amazing! Every store has lights, reindeer, santas, garland, etc... Big, red christmas trees lined the street and kids were everywhere. You would have thought that it was December 24th. We ended up at the Galerias mall and decided to see a movie, "Los Fantasmas de Scrooge" (A Christmas Carol). It was a great movie and put us even more in the Christmas mood. It was our first time to the theaters here in Bogota and we can't wait to get back.

All of this inspired us to decorate our apartment. We had to get a little creative and make our own ornaments. We even made some special ones including: RICE, the Sewanee S, a Texas flag and cowboy boot, a GO NAVY football, santa, YASC, sailboat, snowman, and of course, Kix (my dog). We even put presents under the tree and an angel at the top!
Check it out:
Last night, we had a sleepover at Miriam and Oscar's apartment. The Miss Colombia pageant was on and we watched all 2.5+ hours of it. It was great to spend some time with our 'Colombian parents' again and we had delicious hot chocolate for breakfast this morning. We are in great hands over here and are so lucky to be surrounded by wonderful people. Oh, and Miss Bolivar won, in case you were wondering...

Love, Kate