Surfing in Huanchaco and Church in Moyobamba

Hola! Que tal?
So we moved from Lima to Trujillo, where we spent a day visiting ruins (I have some pictures but I forgot my camera today so you'll have to wait to hear about the ruins), which was pretty cool. We also spent some time on the beachthat evening after we got home. We were actually staying in Huanchaco, a beach town close to Trujillo. If you're ever visiting Trujillo I can recommend a great little hostal to you that overlooks the beach. The next morning we had surfing lessons with a surf school there which was a major deal. We got great lessons, wetsuits, and board use for the day for about $13. They did a really good job of teaching. We were all up and riding waves in within an hour, and it was Jenny and Caleb's first time.
Surfing was followed by a long and arduous bus ride. I couldn't sleep and it was all at night so I couldn't even look out the window. Which was especially disappointing because we were driving through the Andes, and from what I could see in the dark the views are spectacular. Another unfortunate thing is that they play movies on the busses here... but not with headphones. They just play them over the speakers, so if you don't like what's playing... fortuneately Caleb noticed my discomfort and shared a headphone, so we watched a couple episodes of a cartoon, the cleanflicks version of Music and Lyrics, and listened to music, which pretty much to care of it. (Which I was very grateful for. One of the only times I've heard that much swearing was that morning in the surfer car. Fortuneately in the surfer car the song started skipping, much to the joy of the Mormons there.)
We arrived here in Moyobamba at about 7:00Am with just enough time to go to Yantalo, drop off our stuff and change, and then head back to Moyobamba in time to be late for Church :) Church was great and we already have some new friends, as there's a great group of young single adults here in Moyobamba. We're hanging out with them this weekend. There was lots of kissing at church with all of the introductions. I actually remember about two names, but I've got awhile to learn them. (The most awkward thing with the kissing is men. Some men do, and some don't, so you never know when to go in for the kiss). Another slightly awkward thing for me is introductions. Mom and Dad, you did a great job at giving me a name that is pretty difficult to say in Spanish. They struggle with both the st combination and the rl. So I introduce myself as Estarr, which works, except that it sounds like a Spanish verb, which is somewhat confusing. So I've taken to introducing myself as Estarla, and then immediately telling them they can call me Estarr when they struggle. I haven't even tried my last name.
We went back to Yantalo and unpacked and moved it, which was nice, then it was back to Moyobamba to call nuestros madres. It was Mother's Day here too, actually, so Jenny and I got presents at Church, and then everyone was asking us if we were mothers... We were really struggling to find cards and land lines that were open in Moyobamba, so we used our new resources and called our JAS leader (jovenes adultos solteros=young single adults), who met up with us with about five of our new friends. They found us a member's house to call from and accomanied us there, so we had fun talking while we took turns calling.
Unfortunately, the time delay resulted in some trauma in getting back to Yantalo (apparently the cars stop at about 7:00), but we made it home eventually and settled in. We're living in a cute little house (very little) with our Mamacita and Papa, Flora and Luis. Our house is yellow and has a pretty little haphazard garden full of flowers and trees in the back. The bathroom shed (which has running water :), but no warm water :( ) is in the middle of the garden, and is actually really cute as well. The toilet is purple.
So this is kind of a long post, (which was my worry with starting a blog)... sorry :) I'll leave off here and start a new one in case people just want to hear about what I'm doing. Nos vemos!