Last night the entire group went out together for the first time in the entire trip without it being forced upon them. We heard rumors of a discoteca being located down the street, but when we went to check, we were told they are not open on Thursday. Oddly enough a nice lady who was working in a coffee shop (what?? coffee in Peru??) offered to turn down the lights and play music for us so it could be our own little party. I was surprised by the darkness of the decorations in the cafe- there was a large painting of what seemed to be an aborted fetus and blood spilling out of a coffee cup. Despite this unusual choice of decorations, we decided to stay. I think some people may have stayed a little too long. This morning a large portion of our group was in less than friendly moods. I kept hearing cries for pain killers and water. Fortunately I had thought ahead and therefore felt fine. After seeing some lovely dolphins and other marine life, we had a few minutes to kill before getting back on the bus. Browsing through the markets, Anna found a pair of pants she wanted to try on. While I was waiting for her, the shop attendant asked me if I had ever heard of Jehovah's Witness. Mishearing her and thinking she had said "Cuba's Witness" I was confused. I asked Anna, "What happened in Cuba exactly?" and she didn't know either. We asked the girl to explain the Cuban conflict to us. She instead launched into a spiel about Jehovah's Witnesses and how she has been raised to be one. She told us she is seventeen years old and she goes to a school for Jehovah's Witnesses. I asked when her birthday is, and her answered surprised me. She said "Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays because they are pagan holidays". That was my first time to hear that, and I needed clarification. She went on to explain that she believes holidays cause conflicts among families. She told a story from the Bible about a man who was beheaded because it was his birthday. That was interesting to me, although I think it would be kind of cool to have the same birth and death date so for that reason alone I will probably not convert. She told me about the Jehovah's Witness website, and started to show me a video. Unfortunately it was time for us to go, so I couldn't see much of it. However, before we left she gave me two Jehovah's Witness magazines. It's interesting for me to hear about different religions. I once went to a Catholic service and that was when I learned how little I know about the Catholic faith. After we got back the whole group had free lemonade which was really tasty. Then the cleaning men came into my hotel room and sat here typing this while they cleaned. Now that they are gone, it is time for my nap.