tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41392330912782116162024-03-13T16:23:06.442-07:00Aventuras en PeruCaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-30785614386973613822011-08-27T21:27:00.000-07:002011-08-27T21:27:10.018-07:00Machu Picchu<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enough said; seeing that pictures only do it half the justice that my eyes got to marvel upon of this beautiful earth that mother nature created. Furthermore, they say pictures are worth a thousand words, so trying to explain Cuzco and Machu Picchu isn't going to do very much. The point is- it was gorgeous, I'm truly blessed with the wonderful opportunity I had to see one of the 7 wonders of the world, and I highly recommend you try to see it one day if possible.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The trip as a whole consisted in a very few hours of sleep, a lot of walking and many amazing sites to see. We left Arequipa at 8 pm to arrive in bus in Cuzco at 6 am on Monday. Someone picked us up and said go with this woman, who said go with this guy, who said go in this van.... Well maybe because of lack of sleep or just because we are used to the lifestyle being such that you go with the flow always, we followed without questions. Luckily, it was the right tour (for the most part) that we had signed up for. We picked up the rest of the group at their appropriate hotels. We had a very interesting group of tourists: including a woman from Latvia who currently lived in Canada (speaking a total of 5 languages), a brother and sister from Germany, and the most unique (I would give $1 to anyone who could guess where) was a group of 5 people - who surprising had not come together but rather found each other in Cuzco, Peru- from Israel. From here we continued on a 5 ish hour minivan ride until we arrived to where we ate lunch. During this time, we traveled up high into the mountains when we were in the clouds. Naturally I had to open the window to say that I breathed in a Peruvian cloud.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 2 ½ hours later, we made it, settled into our hostel, ate dinner and crashed afterwards since we were tired from the long walk. The next day we woke up at 4:15 so we could get up the mountain quickly to spend maximum amount of time in Machu Picchu. Supposedly it was another 3 kilometers up the mountain and just about straight up (with stairs). Since I’m not in great shape, this was a difficult hike for me. Also seeing that it was so early there wasn’t much of a view along with the fact that it was through a jungle-y, forest-y mountainside. We arrived around 6:15 to wait in line to get in (many had cheated in taking the bus up to Machu Picchu so they beat us.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally we arrived and naturally it was beautiful. I’m sure everyone has seen pictures of Machu Picchu before so you know what that looks like, but what was more beautiful for me was the surrounding area of the mountains.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</span></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Machu Picchu was interesting thinking of what it used to be in the 1400s. However due to natural causes it was destroyed somewhat. So when rediscovered 100 years ago (yes, this is the 100<sup>th</sup> year!), they had to do much reconstruction to put it how they thought it used to be. They told us this took 25 years of reconstruction. So, for me this lost some of the specialness. But I am good at using my imagination to think how it was.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a guided tour where we got some of these details- very interesting. But after the tour, I was surprised at the freedom I had of wandering around Machu Picchu on my own. Here I could use my imagination even better to say ‘this used to be the school’ and ‘this a house’… ect. Of course we needed to get a picture with us in it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The llamas loved it too, they wandered around the terracing everywhere</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another animal that hung around there was part of the bunny family. I can’t remember the name- Karlene thought it was similar to a Chinchilla.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we hiked back down to take the train (which was included this time) and the looong minivan ride back to Cuzco. We again arrived exhausted, ate dinner and crashed in a hostel to explore more of Cuzco the next day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Another one of the 32 churches in Cuzco</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The main plaza was very well taken care of</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A cool mural in the city</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were told we must try to Cuzco bread. So we walked over to the market to find it, successfully of course, and bought this delicious sweet bread for a dollar. It is called Chuta.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We finally wandered down to the bus station where we took the nice 10 hour bus ride back home to Arequipa. Back in town, I got a $2 hair cut on Thursday. And we ended up riding the Combi's for almost 4 hours going to the bus station and back. However we saved ourselves about $3 dollars in taxi money! </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Due to some complications with our friend in Lima, we had to stay in Arequipa longer. So we changed our ticket and got a few extra days in this beautiful “white” city to say bye to everyone. Sunday we will take the short 17 hour bus to Lima to catch the Monday evening flight back home to the United States. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you have enjoyed reading about my adventure here in Peru because I surely have loved living it! I hope to see you all back in the states soon. Take care.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yours truly, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catalina</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-22932370437190544142011-08-17T14:02:00.000-07:002011-08-18T08:08:56.008-07:00Wrapping up3 more days of teaching. woah.<br />
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August has been more relaxed, not as many trips. More spending time with people to enjoy the last month we have with them. However this past weekend was more eventful, and lots of fun.<br />
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Monday August 15th is Arequipa day. It was founded 471 years ago by the Spaniards. So this weekend there was a lot of various celebrations.<br />
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Saturday Karlene and I wandered around taking more pictures of the city. We found a cool cemetery. Here, it is more expensive to bury the bodies so they put the bodies in a wall stacked on top one another.<br />
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We walked down to the plaza, where we have been a million times, but we finally took some pictures. There is a fountain in the middle with hundreds of pigeons. There is the cathedral in the background.<br />
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</tbody></table>And even though we have walked by the Cathedral 100 times, we finally decided to see if we could go in. And we did with success- it was beautiful! With a gorgeous organ.<br />
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We of course had to stop for Peruvian donuts. Depending on the location they are called Bunuelos or Picarones. They are delicious and drizzled with honey. (taste way better than they look)<br />
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Saturday night we went out with some of our friends. However the new mayor has created a new law that all bars must close at midnight. So the police came into the bar around 1230 to kick everyone out.<br />
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Sunday we went out to lunch with other friends. Then we went for an adventure. I don't really even know how to explain it but it was originally to see a natural spring. Then we just continued wandering around until we got lost. We found our way back but got to see some beautiful country side along the way!<br />
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</div>Sunday night we went to a concert of Carlos Vives. That was a lot of fun! Around the stadium was almost like a mini state fair with booths and food.<br />
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</tbody></table>Monday was the BIG parade! Started around 10 am and went until midnight. We only stayed about 4 hours. There was anything and everything in the parade. And sooo many people! But a lot of fun!<br />
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It was a great weekend! Now I need to start packing up everything because were going to Machu Picchu in 4 days and from there to Lima, and from there- home in less than 2 weeks! Exciting but also sad to leave!<br />
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Take care everyone. A big hug!Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-25002510456924836542011-08-01T19:24:00.000-07:002011-08-01T19:24:50.405-07:002 down, 1 to goA little more of Peru:<br />
-dogs think it is fun to bark at cars and chase them. It is rather dumb of them actually.<br />
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-driving here is ridiculous. So much so that a friend was explaining how his Canadian friend lives here and has become accustomed to the driving here and when he returns to drive in Canada, he usually gets at least 3 tickets.<br />
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-public peeing here is very common unfortunately, and disgusting. A friend was explaining that in Chile, if you are caught public peeing you get sentenced to 3 months in jail. Karlene made the comment that Arequipa would be half as populated if that were the case here.<br />
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-the variety in clothing is wide here. On the streets to going out at night I see anything and everything (even despite the temperature at times.)<br />
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-Last Thursday was Peru's Independence Day. Every house in Peru had a flag outside their house- so the city was filled with red and white. However most people left town to go on vacation because there was no work Thursday or Friday. And of course Karlene and I went out to celebrate Peru's 190th birthday!<br />
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Then we had a little time to travel. Friday we went to Yura which is about a half an hour away from the Arequipa. It was gorgeous. They had natural hot springs and it was so green. The actually city is small and boring, but the more and more we drove down the prettier it got- more green, more people, more nature.<br />
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Sunday we decided to take a nice little day trip to Colca Canyon. It is like a small Grand Canyon of Peru, maybe 1/3 as wide and I really don't know about depth but it was absolutely gorgeous!!<br />
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As you can see we stopped a few different places along the way. Then we stopped where the condors come out. What is a condor? Originally they came from California but now are going extinct there. They are trying to save them but they are many in Peru in this particular part of the country. One reason they may be extinct in CA is that they only produce one egg every 8 years. However, they can live to be 50-60 years old. They can have a wing span of 2 meters and weigh up to 30 pounds. These pictures don't do the size too much justice, but it was simply amazing.<br />
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Later we stopped at an excellent to place many of Arequipa's volcanoes all from one point. However because we were at almost 5,000 meters it was rather cold so Karlene and I couldn't pose for a picture.<br />
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We stopped in one little town where one of their forms of taxis was a motorized bike with a buggy type thing. It fits maybe 3 in the seat. We saw these in Puno as well. They are more economical however not as safe on the main roads- but we still took a ride in one!<br />
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The bus ride there and back was long, but it was very worth it for the beautiful part of the country we saw and all the people we met. Today we still had off work so we went to get our third $2 manicure!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mine- wild blue, Karlene- elegant French :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>There are a ton more pictures of Colca Canyon- and unfortunately the pictures can never fully capture what I got the wonderful opportunity to see, but I'd love to share if you're interested.<br />
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It's August first! How have two months already flown by- wow! See you in less than a month USA!Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-7345436618762362732011-07-28T05:02:00.000-07:002011-07-28T05:02:24.617-07:00GenuinenessWe had such a beautiful experience in Puno, Peru. This is a city along the board of Peru and Bolivia which has the Lake Titikaka- and according to Wikipedia it is the largest lake in South America by volume of water. We took about a 5 hour bus ride there overnight and arrived at 4 am. We were with our friend Coco who has family there so we borrowed their car to go to a quaint little town outside the city. Here we got a history lesson and the opportunity to watch the beautiful sunrise over the lake. Afterwards we returned to his aunts for breakfast and then at 8 am got on a boat to go out to the lake.<br />
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First we made a stop at what are called "Los Uros" which are naturally floating islands made by the people. There are normally about 5-6 families that can live on each island but there are many many islands in this little area, so much so that one of the islands is specifically for elementary school only. It was a beautiful little culture, but the only downside is it has become very touristy- so much so that tourism (and visitors like us) are their main source of income. When people stop they have many little -beautiful- things to sell, yet quite expensive. Nonetheless, it was very nice to meet the people, however we were speaking to them in Spanish which was both our second languages- their native language being Quechwa- so conversation was a bit limited.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A view from the lookout- you can see the beautiful view and their houses</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Next we took another 3 hour boat ride to an island called Amantani. This is also a gorgeous island. We stayed with a local host family. They were so hospitable and kind to us and shared with us the little that they had. For example, we were warned that they hardly ever eat meet on the island unless its a wedding or birthday. However the dad of the family had gone out fishing that morning and we had delicious fish for lunch. Then we took a hike up to the top of the island where we watched the beautiful sunset. That night after dinner we went to a traditional party with typical dance. They lent us some clothes so we could wear the traditional clothing and we got to dance at the party!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 day old new baby sheep<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the top of the island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our host mom</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We slept there, ate breakfast and took off for another island "Taquile" about an hour away. Again we hiked an hour to the top, took pictures and had lunch. Going down was a little tough of the knees since it was 500 steps. We made it and took the 4 hour boat ride home. It was absolutely gorgeous and words nor these pictures can even do it justice. However if you really are interested in the pictures, I literally have hundreds more from the weekend- there's just too much to upload here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the top- amazingly blue water</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Last week was fairly normal in terms of teaching and life around Arequipa. However this week was the final exam for our classes on Wednesday. I can't believe July flew by so quickly- and I'm sure August will be even faster. We only have a month left!<br />
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So a few things I've noticed around town that I wanted to share relating the title and the genuineness of the people here. It seems that no matter where I go, at whatever hour, people are so kind- and genuinely. For example we went to a small little restaurant at about 9:45 at night because we were so hungry after class. Even though it was getting late, the older couple who seemed to be the owners gladly served us and were so happy we had stopped in. This is one example of how here, often times things don't close until the customers are ready to leave. This is for restaurants, shopping stores, bars, ect. You name it. I know there is some culture in that they are trying to make any extra money as possible, but there is no way to argue that all those smiles are fake.<br />
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Another example of the kindness of people here that I have noticed at least three times now, is when we are in a small (Ma and Pa restaurant as we might call it back in the US) diner eating lunch, the tables have been full. Often times there is only one gentleman sitting at a table and if another gentleman comes into the restaurant and see all the tables are full, he will sit with the other one gentleman even though they are complete strangers. It is just part of the culture maybe or just part of the genuineness- I don't know. But it makes me smile every time.<br />
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A third example of this (which should be read with a grain of salt) is the other night when a group of our friends went out downtown. When we were leaving I was rather cold, so a nice boy I had just met that night lent me his jacket to wear even though he didn't have another. Maybe this is just gentleman-ness and it happens in the US as well, but I really am blessed to have the opportunity to be here to experience this culture for three months.<br />
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Today is Peru's Independence Day, so we will see what kind of entertainment or celebration there is around town. Maybe we'll even find a fun new adventure to take today to share with everyone. It is nice because we get a few days off of work!<br />
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Sadly, our two roommates have moved out of the house. They live close but it is now only Karlene and I in the house. Well at least for a short while, supposedly we are having a new roommate move in next week.<br />
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I keep trying to think of more things I can share about the culture, but it is becoming difficult because after 2 months of it, I am getting used to or accustomed to many aspects of the culture. Maybe I haven't told you about the "watchiman" yet. This is a security guard basically who wanders around the neighborhood 24 hours a day 7 days a week. At every certain block he is to blow his whistle, supposedly to let all bad guys know he is there. We are fortunate enough to have one of the stop points right below our window- so we get to hear this beautiful whistle about 4 times and hour. Tim heard it once and thought it was a dying bird. Yes, it's lovely.<br />
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Hope all are well. I miss you lots!! Take care.Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-52849722437923577962011-07-15T10:48:00.000-07:002011-07-15T10:48:46.393-07:00AnimalsBusy busy busy. It has been a while since I've last written- for a few reasons. First, we moved last Saturday but they thought they would start the process earlier and took our internet out on Tuesday. Secondly, we kept active going out with friends. And thirdly, because I've been trying to think how I'm going to put together my thoughts for this blog post. Seeing that it has been almost two weeks, I think I will just describe the highlights rather than recap each day.<br />
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The most interesting of the last week was the food we ate! A friend took us out on Wednesday night after classes because it was "National Teachers Day." And because of that all the schools in the country were closed to appreciate teachers- all but Extreme because they figured we would get a vacation day at the end of the month. Well regardless our friend Ramiro still thought it was necessary to show us his appreciation, very kindly and we went to eat. We got a plate of grilled meat- very delicious. After a few bites I was told that it was cow heart! I was surprised but it was so good! Ramiro also quite sneakily (not sure if that is a word?) bought a rose for each Karlene and I to say thank you for being teachers. So sweet!<br />
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Thursday we went out to lunch with our friend Yesenia who lives here and our friends Carlos and Claudia who are from Peru but currently live in WI where we met them. However they were visiting here so we met up and had lunch. I ordered a stuffed avocado (mixed vegetables and shredded chicken) which was quite good with lovely presentation. Karlene wasn't quite as wise in her decision of goat foot salad. It was literally whole feet on her plate- but I had to try it since it was there. Needless to say- it was disgusting and tasted like foot with a terrible texture, go figure. We also tried an interesting combination of dark beer with Chicha Morada (the purple juice drink I showed a few weeks back) and was actually better than I thought especially for not liking beer at all.<br />
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</tbody></table>Friday we went out to lunch with our old and new roommates to a local "Chinese" restaurant. Not great not authentic Chinese food, but good company! After class on Friday, I went to Transformers in 3D! with a co-worker. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked the movie!<br />
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Saturday was the big move. We packed up our belongings and moved to the new place. Fortunately, we love it! It is lovely, warm and has HOT water! It is fully furnished as it was the directors old house and there is a stereo so we always have the radio on which I love! We are really happy with it. It is farther from the school now but we discovered its only about a 15 minute walk to the school (20 on the way home since its all uphill.) Here is the beautiful we have from our new balcony!<br />
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After the move, Ramiro took us out to eat, guinea pig! It is a common dish here in Peru and so we had to try it, as cruel as you all may find it. We need to experience all parts of the culture and food!<br />
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</tbody></table>In all reality, I did not like it that much but I had to try it! Then we drove around up part of a mountain where we got a great view of the country. Peru is really pretty!<br />
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</tbody></table>That night, we had a nice little house warming party with our friends. Very fun. Then Sunday was a nice relaxing day. This week has been more relaxed. We have explored our new neighborhood a bit, got all moved in and settled, cooked the meals in the house.<br />
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Tonight we are going to Puno. This is a city on the border of Peru and Bolivia on Lake Titicaca. This is the biggest lake in South America. We are going with a friend and going to stay on an island in the middle of the lake. Its supposed to be a great place for photos so I will fill you in next week. Have a wonderful weekend!Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-56868601114407686562011-07-04T23:59:00.000-07:002011-07-04T23:59:52.881-07:00 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Tuesday June 28th is national "Ceviche day" so naturally we had to go out with friends to get ceviche. The president decided to make this a national day about three years ago (I believe) because Chile was trying to claim Ceviche as Chilean. Anyways the ceviche was great as always. This was the last day of class for June (their final exam on Thursday) so it was a review day. Today is "casual" day so teachers could wear jeans and the students could order pizza. So it was a more relaxed, fun atmosphere. I had the students do a mini "lesson" teaching the class (or more so reviewing) what they had learned in June. This went better than hoped- and was good since I didn't have much time to prepare since I went out to lunch for almost 4 hours. After class, we had to continue celebrating the day so hung out with our friends some more. We went to a high lookout over the city- it was gorgeous. Unfortunately I forgot a camera but it probably wouldn't have worked regardless- but just imagine a nice city view at night. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Wednesday is also a national holiday where people actually get off work. We spent most of the day around the house, went up for a walk to Plaza Vea, saw a gold floating man (whose sign said we need to believe in the power of magic) and went out at night with a friend for pizza for a while.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Thursday we went to our friend Milagro's house and had a delicious lunch of a typical dish called "recoto relleno" which is stuffed pepper. That day was the final exam for our classes and then we had a nice relaxing night. (and watched my favorite show online, reruns of course,- the OC!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Friday was dedicated to grading. We needed to finish the tests and turn in final grades for June. Then we had a staff meeting. At this staff meeting they were explaining how they were still figuring out the July schedule and changing things around. Well they said we would no longer have classes in Casa Via (where Karlene and I live) because the neighbors complained too much- well they have been saying this all month so I didn't believe it. Until they casually mentioned they would be handing in the keys next week. I just had to laugh at the ridiculousness of everything. They said, "oh don't worry girls you won't be homeless." But I suppose now it is really official that we are moving out. Once we got some more details, we found out we will be living in the house we were <i>originally</i> supposed to live in. Our director has now moved to Lima and we will be in his house. So I can give more details next week once I'm settled in.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Along those lines, we have since gotten two new roommates and our old roommates have sadly moved out. Our two new roomies are from Virginia and are quite friendly. They will be going to the new house with us as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Anyways, Friday night we finish grading and then went out to celebrate June. We went dancing for a while with some friends and then came home to get some rest since we had a big Saturday planned at the beach! Another friend picked us up Saturday morning (since our kids classes are now done) and we headed west towards the coast. It is winter so it was not to go swimming- but we figured we still had to go see it! And we finally brought our camera- so here is one of the beaches in the cloudy-winter in Peru.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Again in Mejilla, with some maybe not so safe wooden houses right on the rocks </span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The we ventured to another beach. When we got out, we were told that it has a famous Castle. So of course we had to get our picture with it, so we flagged down a boy on the beach to take our picture.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Although it was cold (hence the two sweatshirts I'm wearing) and cloudy, we were at a beach in Peru so I figured I had to at least dip my toe in to the water. So I roll up my pants a bit and walk slowing towards the water. It was very cold and all the sudden there was a huge wave! So I had to run back up the shore a bit. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> But I was not going to let that stop me so I tried again. I rolled my pants up a little bit more and walked down towards the water again. I was laughing and joking with Karlene and Ramiro when I look back to see an even bigger wave. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> On the two hour drive home, I was rather cold, with good reason, so I borrowed Ramiro's jacket to keep warm. So I bundled up!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> At one point along the way home, we stopped to get some water. Then we were convinced into trying some sugar cane. We got 5 bags of them and they are just chopped up sugar cane you are supposed to suck on. They are tasty, and supposedly they help whiten teeth also!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We got home, I took a quick cold shower to get all the salty water and sand off me. We had a nice little snack of Gallo Pinto (rice and beans) and then went out with all our friends (ex and new roommates). Saturday was "Friend's day" and so of course we had to celebrate with our friends! However, because of this- the streets and all the bars and dance clubs were <b>packed</b>! Nonetheless, we found a nice place to go and had a nice evening. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> However, unfortunately we came home to an overflowed sink that we had to spend a while cleaning. It still won't stop dripping and our sink is clogged. (There is one plus to a new house!- along with the fact that it is rumored to have a washing machine! *fingers crossed*)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Sunday was a lazy day. We went out with another friend for lunch around 3. I had a HUGE plate of food that came with a very large piece of steak, two fried eggs, rice, fries, plantains and salad. No worries, I finished it all. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Monday, today, was the first day of the July session. So I prepared for just a relaxed day of review. I have the same two groups from the previous month, which has good and bad. However on the first day people don't think its necessary to show up. So one class I had 8 of 15 and in the other 2 of 6. Hopefully more will come tomorrow! But this morning Karlene and our other two roommates and I decided to wander around to go get our nails done. We found a nice friendly little place where I could get a simple color (or French if I wanted but my nails are too short because it is so dry here they always break) for 2 dollars.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Unfortunately I missed my family reunion this weekend. The pictures looked like a lot of fun and I'm sad I missed it but I also had a great weekend. Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!</span><br />
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2. How necessary is a baby toe nail? Because while trying to clean up my nails the other day I'm pretty sure the whole thing basically fell off. Oh well- now it just looks goofy.<br />
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3. Where did June go? Because I can not believe I only have 2 more classes this month and then its July! Wow. Some days sure seemed long but overall I am surprised I have been in Peru 5 weeks now.<br />
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Anyways, this weekend was fun. On Saturday I went to a little town festival a few miles out of the city with local friends. It was the 20th anniversary of this celebration and the main celebration was of a drink they make by fermented figs, similar to wine. It was interesting but they had good local food and live music.<br />
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Another exciting bit of information is I found 100 soles ($37) in my drawer that I forgot I had.<br />
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Sunday Karlene and I made a Costa Rican dish (Peruvian style due to the lacking necessary spices or extra flavors)<br />
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We went out with friends Saturday night. This is Karlene and I on the way in the back seat of the car.<br />
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Here is how we dry our laundry here in Arequipa.<br />
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Hope all are well back in the U.S.! I miss you!Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-54353429499965843702011-06-20T09:56:00.000-07:002011-06-20T09:56:57.596-07:00The weekend<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> So this weekend, we finally took pictures! But first, a teaching update. Thursday was Extreme’s equivalent to “casual Friday” so that means staff could wear jeans –which I loved! And the students could order pizza if they wanted. So my first class, being high school-ers, of course wanted to and we did. It took away from class learning as I expected but at the same time, I liked interacting with the students at a more relaxed level and to get to know them a little better. It was good class bonding time as well, so I let I didn’t enforce quite as much that they only do school work. We had a review day, and a more relaxed day with pizza.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Then Friday came. During the day Friday, Karlene and I wandered to get some lunch. The waiter laughed at us when we walked in since we are now “regulars” there. I’m sure it is not common because it is not a very touristy restaurant so I’m sure we are the only “foreigner regulars” at this place. However we enjoy it. It always has good music, usually has good food, good staff and a good price. So we go almost every day. It is called “The Meeting Point” which Karlene and I had to laugh about.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice little computer room we have. There is internet but it is very picky about when it wants to work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My room- can you tell which side is mine?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A days hard work!<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> After sitting on our porch for about a half an hour, enjoying the few hours of sun and warmth we get, we wanted to find a new place to eat lunch. Our friends had mentioned a place over by their place that they liked so we thought we’d try to find it even though we had no clue exactly where it was. After about an hour of wandering, our stomachs gave up and said just eat anywhere. So we stopped and had a decent meal. We continued walking after and found the nicest park in this neighborhood we were in. Below are some pictures. But by now it was about 4:30 and the sun was heading down- meaning it was getting chilly to just be outside in a t-shirt so we went home to take a little nap.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Saturday evening we made plans to go out with a friend. We went to this nice, swanky little bar. There was about 4 levels to it and each level had a different atmosphere. Due to the prices, we each only had one drink, but we stayed a long time having a fun conversation (on the third floor). Then we went to the first level which had a disco / dance place. We went in and had a lot of fun dancing there. Because we decided to wear our new high heels out, we probably spent half of the time sitting and resting our poor feet. Our friend asked why we would even buy such shoes. Karlene and I laughed saying for one- we look cute! But also that he is a guy so he just wouldn’t understand. Besides our sore feet, we had a great night. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This was the first time we really saw Arequipa. Pablo took us on a ride around all of Arequipa. It was huge! It now seems like a city of 1 million people. I guess we just didn’t get that impression before since we had always only explored by foot. There was a lot to seem, and seems like a fun city. It was very nice of him to give us a tour of town. He also explained the good beaches to go to- so hopefully karlene and I can get over there one weekend. It is only about 2-3 hours in the bus. Only downfall is that it is winter here, so it is cold! But we have to at least go to see it, even if we don’t go swimming.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Sunday got cut a bit short since I didn’t wake up until 2. I guess I needed sleep! Then it turned into a nice day. With no specific plans, we walked in a new direction to find a new place to eat at. We found a new ceviche place to eat at. The staff was friendly and it had good food. My favorite part was the wall art. There were names of all different famous music artists painted on the wall (from the Beatles to U2 to Coldplay to Lenny Kravits – a random collection). This was such a little place it was not as if all the artists had visited. Unfortunately we forgot to take a picture when leaving.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> However that reminds me of another amusing fact. Famous people. There is something attractive here about name-dropping even if there hasn’t really been anyone here to visit. The restaurant above is one example. Another one is we saw what appeared to be a kinder-care or some sort of children’s care center. Yet is was called the “Bill Gates children’s place” or something to that affect. It was such a small place, and in a little neighborhood that I’m 99% sure Bill Gates doesn’t actually have any connection to the place. Secondly, we walked by a hair place that had a picture of Paul Walker on their sign, possibly advertising his hair style? But again, there is not a chance Paul Walker has gotten his hair cut there before. I’ll have to try to remember to get a picture next time. Lastly, I saw an advertisement for a local restaurant that had a picture of Brad Pitt- again highly doubtful he has been there. How funny the ideas the people have here of what will draw the people in to their businesses.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A creepy little mini door we found. We actually realized it was a house- we think abandoned. It was too creepy for us to actually walk in to explore, but it was interesting enough to capture the picture. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, again, we found a odd plot of land. To get this picture, we had to climb on rocks and peer around an 8 foot tall black door. It seemed as if no one lived there. However, if you look closely- you can see a cow head. Oh goodness, how funny but really, how bizarre. We were not sure if it was their protector or just decoration. You decide for yourself.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An interesting statue of a colonel from 1880.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lastly, some stolen flowers and a quick snap shot of the lovely Caitlin.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YES- that is a squid. eye balls and all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Karlene, it turned out well!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The only bad part of the day was that our internet is down for a couple of days so I didn’t get to Skype my dad for Father’s Day. I love you dad! Hope you had a great day. And happy (belated) Father’s day to all the other wonderful dads in the world. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though it is doubtful he will actually see this and it is not from Peru, I had to put it in because I love him and I miss you, Dad!</td></tr>
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</span></div>Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-70459929754152569772011-06-16T08:33:00.000-07:002011-06-16T08:33:44.584-07:00Beans and a Broom!Unfortunately those two things are the most exciting things since the last post. For lunch yesterday, I ordered fish and a side of (white) beans came with it. They were very good, but beans are just very rare here in Peru. Having previously been in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and eating (black or red) beans at least twice everyday, it is different to never have them here - so me getting beans for lunch was great.<br />
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Secondly, we finally borrowed a broom. We don't have any cleaning supplies in the house and haven't yet made the investment to buy our own cleaning supplies. So a clean floor was very exciting for us (finally for the third week!) And furthermore, we were told we may be on the hunt for a new place to live the next 2 months, since the neighbors complain too much. We will see....<br />
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So it was somewhat sarcasm that that is all that has happened, but it has been pretty much just been lesson planning, classes, and eating. And the worst part (for you) is there haven't been any new pictures. We are hoping to get one or two this coming weekend. Last weekend we ventured to the market, used some bargaining skills and got ourselves a new pair a cute boots. You could argue it wasn't the best financial decision since we already are cut short on money for food- but you have to live your life to the fullest which includes doing fun things for yourself sometimes.<br />
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Classes have been interesting still. The kids last Saturday I had were fun however it is just more babysitting than actually having class. Sure I still speak in English and teach certain phrases, nouns and verbs but because it is only once a week for two hours- I'm sure it is difficult from them to really retain very much. Nonetheless, I have fun talking with them. The kids give me energy! For the week classes (with high school, college and adults) I had my best day and worst day so far back to back this week. I had a much smaller class than normal with one class and this resulted in great participation, joking, and "ah-ha!" moments for the students which made me excited and feel like a successful teacher. The next day, they did not listen at all, talked to each other the whole time and didn't participate. Then in the second class, they could not grasp the grammar concept that day. The more we tried to understand, the more all got confused. It just turned to be a quite frustrating and exhausting day for all. I know this is part of teaching- some days the students just won't "get it" but it was still discouraging and I'm hoping I can walk in today with double the energy to tackle it all over again.<br />
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Karlene and I met a nice couple from New York and we had lunch at their house the other day. We grilled Alpaca burgers, had a lovely lunch out in the sun and a great conversation about our previous experiences in life and the impact it has had in our lives. We compared it to Peru and really shared some great experiences and thoughts. It is nice to have a group of people to be able to take it all in individually and then debrief together since it affects each person differently. Part of the conversation we had was the challenge it is to go back to the U.S. and explaining our experiences to others. Even when people truly care and want to know- it is difficult to fully understand without actually walking the same ground as we are. For this, we decided its a really great idea to blog some of our thoughts so you all have a basic idea of our lives and then can ask about specific events that we write about or questions about the stories or crazy foods we eat. We want to share our experiences but sometimes it is a struggle to really come up with words to properly fit the story. So for that, I hope you are enjoying reading this so the "how was your trip" question when I get home can be more useful to "how was the utter you tried!?" or "tell me about being crammed in a combi with 30 people."<br />
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So I suppose I should explain what a combi is. This is basically a large mini van - maybe with 16-18 actually seats. Well these are the public transportation around Peru (and really around much of Latin America to some variation.) Anywhere you go, you see the combi's. There is one person who will stand at the door and constantly yell out where that particular combi is heading to if you want to get on or not. If you want on, you wave down the combi who will stop for about 13 seconds as the person yells "sube sube sube" (get on, get on, get on.) He or she will also collect your money for the transportation. So far, it is fairly normal- but then let's talk about how many people are actually pushed onto this vehicles. Depending on the hour, they can be so full that the person who collects the money is actually outside the van basically hugging the doorway (so that he is the door himself since it won't actually shut) so that no one falls out. Normally Karlene and I just choose to walk, but we rode one the other day. There had to be at least 30-35 people on this combi and although no one could move, the person was still yelling (while hanging onto the door barely in himself) "move back! There is more room!" This made me laugh because literally no one could move. Then it was our time to get out which was a whole new challenge because no one moves- you just need to shove your body through the crowd. A little different from the St. Paul bus system I'm used to back home.<br />
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Well I should probably start figuring out how my night will play out with my students. Have a great day!Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-5269280363421322122011-06-11T10:54:00.000-07:002011-06-11T10:54:29.316-07:00Laundry! Clean clothes and sheets was definitely the highlight of this week. As plans continue changing, we didn't have anyone to do our laundry as we were hoping. We searched places around town but finally (week 3) decided we would just do it ourselves since Karlene and I were being a little cheap. Anyways, we bought powder laundry soup, filled the kitchen sink and washed a few loads. When we went onto the roof/patio/deck to hang the clothes on the chairs to dry, we found the <i>real </i>laundry station with clothes line to hang things. It just happened to be located where the beast dog sleeps, eats, and poops so we didn't want to go near there. Nonetheless, we now have clean, starchy wrinkly clothes- yay! Better yet, we had someone come and wash our sheets. Karlene even found a lovely 8-legged crawling friend in her bed as she was taking her sheets off.<br />
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Other good news- we completed week one! It was a lot of work and we're happy to have a day off tomorrow. Yesterday at lunch we were discussing how we are not sure how we are going to go back to the US to work a 40 hours week if we are exhausted from week one of 23 hours. (Technically it is more because we have to lesson plan and prepare, but we are only in the class 23 hours.) Tonight we are going to relax!<br />
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Food.... unfortunately our food arrangement has changed. Instead of the deal of getting 2 authentic meals a day, we now get a small amount of money a month to either go out or buy food on our own to cook. Oh well, we will make do. We have found a nice little place by our house that is good price, good food, and clean. But Thursday we found a place by the plaza. On the menu, there was "ubre" so we asked what it was. The lady from the next table over simple put it as, (in Spanish) the cow's utter. She then proceeded to cut a piece off her plate so that Karlene and I could try it. (more peruvian nice-ness in action!) We tried it, decided we didn't love it and got the cow tongue in stead. I have tried this before, but it was good. It is not a typical meal in the U.S. and so I have got to try new things when I can!<br />
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Off to the market again. We got a used cell phone but need to get a charger. Once we do that, we'll be like real peruvians and can interact and socialize. :)Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-87617835549561429022011-06-08T21:59:00.000-07:002011-06-08T21:59:22.322-07:00TeachingSo now I have actually started teaching with the older kids-adults. I have a range of anywhere from 14 to 31 year olds in my class. This makes interesting dynamics with the range of maturity, interest and motivation. Nonetheless it is the job and I need to make the best of it. The first day was great for both of my classes. There was good participation and I felt we had fun. The second day turned to be more frustrating with lack of participation or energy. I tried to keep mine up and still have fun but it was more challenging. Finally today was a mix between the two. As it is my first time, I will need to keep adjusting my ways of teaching to find out what works best with each group.<br />
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Another thing is the organization. I knew I was coming to Peru and was expecting things to change- as they had already changed multiple times before arriving- but things just continue changing each day, not just with teaching but also housing, food, politics. Anything. For example, since the first day of teaching, my classroom has changed 4 times each for both of my classes. But "asi es la vida" would be a fitting phrase basically meaning "such is life" you just have to roll with it and make the best of what you got.<br />
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The days have been filled with lesson planning so far, but as I get more practice hopefully I will have more free-time to have more adventures. Hope all is well from wherever you are reading from. :)Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-59997277381739382752011-06-05T15:53:00.000-07:002011-06-05T15:53:01.990-07:00Sunday fundaySo today we woke up to go to a church service only to discover it was canceled today (or rather rescheduled for last night) because of the presidential elections today. Instead we decided to go exploring around Arequipa some more. Locals had told us about this pretty view point of the city so we walked up there. It was right by a nice, pretty (and clean) park called 'Parque de Yanahuara'. We talked with a nice older gentleman there. All the people here are so nice and friendly. Everyone just wants to start up a conversation to say hello and know where we are from. Below is the picture of the park from both sides.<br />
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</div>Along this road, we saw a cute little restaurant that we thought might also be a hotel so we walked in to check it out. Of course the people were very friendly (first explaining it was only a restaurant) but let us wander down to take more pictures, since it also had a good view. Here is one of Peru's pine tree on the right with the Volcano in the background on the left. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so nice we decided to eat there and had <i>delicious</i> fish. The last picture also shows a typical Peruvian drink called "Chicha Morada" which (depending who makes it exactly) includes purple corn juice, anise, apple/orange juice, cinnemon, nutmeg. It is very good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even though this wasn't a hotel (looking for a place for Karlene's parents to stay), the waiter thought that next door was something similar. So we wandered over to ask. We were very warmly greeted by the "administrator" there. She gave us a lovely tour of the place and told us all they had to offer. It was more of a bed and breakfast than a hotel. We were probably there 45 minutes talking to this woman. This goes to show how friendly the people are talking to us and wanting to show off their city and culture. It was lovely. This is one side of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>And right outside our house, I caught a glimpse of the mountains through the trees so I made Karlene take a picture of it. The sun was hitting it just right to make them stand out. I just don't get bored of looking at them- they are always so pretty to me. However none of the photos ever quite do justice to the beauty I get to see!<br />
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[All these pictures today are thanks to the lovely photographer Karlene :) ]Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-13683974299835837092011-06-04T16:59:00.000-07:002011-06-04T16:59:35.244-07:00El mercado<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We found a wonderful "outdoor" market (with a roof). It is huge with a variety of anything and everything you could ever want to buy. It felt somewhat intrusive to take pictures everywhere but this is an example of the "fruit aisle." So much to choose from! </span><br />
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[And just a side note- if you want to see the pictures bigger, just click on them and it opens a separate page.]Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-70436195940907594592011-06-04T11:29:00.000-07:002011-06-04T11:29:01.775-07:00First week in ArequipaThe internet has been down for a while so I haven't been able to write but I sure have been busy the first week in Arequipa. Karlene and I have been walking everywhere to get to know the place, and just as something to do. Last Friday night we went out with some of the teachers from the school which was nice to get to know them and some of our co-workers. We went to the only "Mexican" restaurant in town (in Peru). Better yet- it was started by a Canadian. Hmm... The following night we went out with our roommate and his girlfriend to get to know the night life a bit. Our other roommates also moved in- a couple from London. All a fun, relaxed group- but I suppose it makes sense since not anyone would just pick up to go to Peru for a long period of time.<br />
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At night we have often wandered up to the local mall, again just as an activity to do. We frequently find our selves singing or just being goofy. We have quite compatible personalities which helps since we're sharing a room in the house. In the mall, there is a walmart- type store which we walk around. In the produce section, found some very large kiwis that we thought impressive enough to photograph.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of food, Karlene and I have gone out to eat a few times. We were recommended to go to a ceviche (for those unfamiliar with this food, it a basically fish cooked in lime juice). Anyways it was delicious! Karlene tried the octopus and I had a combination of fish, shrimp, calamari and some other tasty sea creature which I don't know what was. These were our dishes:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>It was a delicious dish and a filling portion and we later understood why due to the prices. So we then started to look for a bit cheaper of places to eat. We have eaten the last 3 days for $1.25 a plate- much better!<br />
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While walking around town, we got some pretty shots of the city. We even made a friend named Alonso.<br />
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</tbody></table>We also found some tennis courts! Too bad I didn't bring my racket. However it is a private club.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Karlene and I even got our first picture of us together! More importantly- look at the beautiful background.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overview at night.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After getting picked up by the secretary, we saw our beautiful house. (pictures to come later) We got settled in and went wandering around our 6 floor house and Karlene found a deck out another bedroom. She decided to open to door to see what was out there. I was still in the other room when all the sudden I hear screaming and "THERE'S A DOG IN OUR HOUSE!" I laughed not believing until I see a large white bull dog charging. Next thing I know he lifts his leg and pees on our wall. "Karlene! He's peeing!" She encouraged me to help get the thing back into its outdoor deck area. We finally do after trying English and Spanish commands. While looking for solution to clean up the pee, we realize he peed two other times as well. <i>Lovely.</i> What a nice welcome home. After finally cleaning up and getting him away, we go to tell the school there's a dog in our house. The assure us it's ok because its the director's dog, Sargent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span id="goog_1849220591"></span><span id="goog_1849220592"></span>Caithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05624896038151858253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139233091278211616.post-35243839953304832912011-05-27T16:15:00.000-07:002011-05-27T16:15:11.346-07:00Lima After a few delays we finally arrived in Lima Peru around 1 am. We went to Karlene's friends house where we were warmly welcomed, as in most any Latino family home. We chatted for a while and then went to sleep exhausted from the travel. The next day we went to the local shopping mall with Carmen (pictured below). We went home to eat and later went to Pirates of the Carribean 4 with the younger daughter. I was given some grief for falling asleep - as I think I've done in all the Pirates movies. We returned home and talked more with Gabriel.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The next day we went to "La Punta" or "the point" with Carmen. It was a rocky beach a few miles from their house. This was nice to see the ocean but it was not the right temperature to swim, not to mention it being a bit dirty. Hopefully we'll get to another sandy beach closer to where we live now to swim or sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Tuesday morning we got dropped off in the airport and arrived in Florida without problems. Unfortunately, but really not surprisingly, our flight was delayed. By the end of the day, we hope to be in Peru where our real adventure will begin!<br />
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