Today when I went outside I noticed something odd.....i was squinting. THE SUN WAS OUT!!! This is the first time I have seen the sun since I have been here. Idunn (one of my friends from Norway) told me that in the 7 weeks she has been here this is only the 2nd time this has happened.
On campus everyone was sitting outside enjoying this unexpected weather. I actually TOOK OFF MY COAT AND SWEATER. It was a great day. Because it was so nice a group of us decided to go to Chinatown/downtown Lima. Chinatown was not like the ones we have in the US......I think that historically there were a lot of Chinese people who lived there but now it has become more integrated. While there were still some traditional Chinese stores, mostly there were stores that sold all manner of things - school supplies, scarves, figurines etc. It was still really cool though. The stones that paved the main street had people's names carved into them. We asked a guy at a kiosk what they meant, and he told us that they were done to commemorate the big Chinese migration to Peru.
Since stuff was so cheap I bought the rest of my school supplies there. I got these 2 notebooks that are obviously designed for middle schooler girls -- with flowers and things written on them like "I am different" -- but whatever they were cheap and I can ironically rock them.
We also ate at a Chinese restaurant....I managed to get a tofu dish!!! I have been craving tofu so badly so that was good.
On campus everyone was sitting outside enjoying this unexpected weather. I actually TOOK OFF MY COAT AND SWEATER. It was a great day. Because it was so nice a group of us decided to go to Chinatown/downtown Lima. Chinatown was not like the ones we have in the US......I think that historically there were a lot of Chinese people who lived there but now it has become more integrated. While there were still some traditional Chinese stores, mostly there were stores that sold all manner of things - school supplies, scarves, figurines etc. It was still really cool though. The stones that paved the main street had people's names carved into them. We asked a guy at a kiosk what they meant, and he told us that they were done to commemorate the big Chinese migration to Peru.
Since stuff was so cheap I bought the rest of my school supplies there. I got these 2 notebooks that are obviously designed for middle schooler girls -- with flowers and things written on them like "I am different" -- but whatever they were cheap and I can ironically rock them.
We also ate at a Chinese restaurant....I managed to get a tofu dish!!! I have been craving tofu so badly so that was good.
Afterwards we wandered towards the Plaza Mayor and over to this awesome park that overlooked the mountains behind the city. There is a big one that has a cross on top that is lit up at night -- very striking. Ironically, the mountain that has the cross on it also is home to the slums of Lima. Houses are precariously built up the side of the mountain and look like at any minute they are about to fall down.
In the park we had delicious desserts from vendors there -- these things that were kind of like doughnuts with a sweet honey-like sauce and arroz con leche with cinnamon. DELICIOUS.
In the park we had delicious desserts from vendors there -- these things that were kind of like doughnuts with a sweet honey-like sauce and arroz con leche with cinnamon. DELICIOUS.
I actually ended up speaking a lot of Spanish today so..yay!
OH I ALMOST FORGOT. Before we left to go downtown, I was hanging out with some Peruvian friends and they were like, hey let's go to the shooting range. So we went over and sure enough there was a little shed on the edge of campus with targets and everything. So yeah I learned how to shoot a rifle. It was.....interesting.
OH I ALMOST FORGOT. Before we left to go downtown, I was hanging out with some Peruvian friends and they were like, hey let's go to the shooting range. So we went over and sure enough there was a little shed on the edge of campus with targets and everything. So yeah I learned how to shoot a rifle. It was.....interesting.
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