Alright, alright. I´m going to do the best I can to give you the update I know you´re craving, but it´s going to be difficult. A few moments ago I was sitting here in an empty internet cafe across from La Canasta (grocery store) minding my own business, tapping my foot to P.I.M.P. and enjoying checking my email and facebook. De repente, out of NOWHERE, a gaggle of little boys in school uniforms comes rushing in, talking at 1000 words per minute, ready to play some kind of roleplaying game while making as much noise as possible. Never a dull moment here, folks. Haha.
Looks like a pretty intense game. Sameera, I hope it´s not like this during our Skype date.
Let´s get back to life in Cusco. Things are going really well right now. I think I finally got over the transition hump in which I was struggling to deal with new foods (you don´t want to know what I mean), fighting a killer cold, and generally feeling like I have no idea what I´m doing half the time.
Yesterday I enjoyed my awesome morning jugo de piña and quinua con chocolate (a rare treat), met my Peruvian cousin Esmaralda, and generally enjoyed a relaxing morning. I hopped on Servicio Rapido around 2:30 to head to school, enjoyed the Daddy Yankee on the radio, and actually correctly deciphered the slurred speech of the guy running the door of the kombi. I made it to Spanish class, where I managed to beat my lone classmate Grant in "Simond says" (that´s not a typo, that´s how my teacher says it!) in Spanish. I returned home in a taxi with Carly and Grant (who told the cab driver for the trillionth time to take us to La Canasta even though there are probably at least 10 different La Canastas in Cusco). Maria made me a small dinner with fried gluten (she´s been experimenting) and Esmaralda showed me her textbook for learning English. One of the pages had little speech bubbles that they were supposed to fill out where she had written: ¨Goodbye Fred, enjoy your evening!" and "Oh, thasnsk you, Lucy. See you tomorrow."
I became one of Edson´s official English teachers last night. His new favorite phrase is "Whatever, man." I made a pretty hilarious video of him saying, "Moooom, I´m hungry." I love the Peruvian accented English. Muy lindo!
The other night we had an intercambio with some Peruvians who are trying to learn English. We played some silly games and then we went out to a place called Norton´s (none of the Peruvians came there except Sandra who is one of the ProPeru staff because it is a gringo bar like no other). We played darts and I managed to hit the middle during a game where the objective is to hit a certain number... Then we went to Galabatos, which is finally the kind of discoteca I wanted! They had a live band and everyone was dancing salsa (which I will learn before I leave, but for now it´s fun to watch). They played a whole medley of Grease songs later as well as everyone´s favorite ABBA hits. They had little tables with alpaca-fur covered benches. It was a Peruvian discoteca for sure! Much more enjoyable than my last night out.
I drank lots of Cusqueña beer (well, actually only 2...) which I really love for some reason. I finally like a beer, Mariela!
Before I escape this day care, I think I´ll put up a few pictures for your enjoyment!
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OK!!! After you learn to do the salsa you can be on Dancing With the Stars and we'll all vote for you! Pretty cool. And you're learning to like beer. I'm sure your Mommy will be jealous. It seems that every day brings you something new and Pete and I check several times a day to see if you've posted your next entry. We're hooked! Stay safe and keep having fun.
Love you!
You seem to have a different tone in your blog writing than elsewhere. Have you noticed? I do enjoy your stories and look forward to mouthfuls of quinoa con chocolate. May your stomach improve! Love, Yours
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