Hola a todos! (I'm still figuring out how to do spanish accents on this website, so please excuse the mistakes!)
I am safely in Lima! The flights went well, Mari (my friend from WI and current roommate!) started feeling sick but we slept in the Miami airport for awhile, because we had an 8 hour layover there. The flight from Miami to Peru was about 6 hours, and was very nice. We had an on-flight dinner, each seat had a pillow, blanket, and its own T.V., with different movies and shows to choose from. The best flight I've had! Go LAN airlines! (O.K., enough free advertising)
Our host family, Cecilia and Luis, picked us up from the airport and took us back to their house. We went to sleep immediately! In the morning, Mari was feeling worse and Cecilia took her to the doctor who said she had un infecion fuerte (strong infection). She spent the rest of the day in bed, feeling miserable :(
I met the rest of the house-mates and we went to Miraflores, a richer district of Peru. There was a lot of shops, and a pretty park with a lot of stray cats! There are a surprising amount of "american" stores here... Starbucks, Payless Shoes, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, etc. So far I have avoided them!
Finally, today I went and saw my school for the year, Universidad Catolica. It is really pretty, with a lot of green space. There are also a type of deer that wander around campus. It is very strange because the campus is in the middle of the city, and has walls all around it. I'm not sure why they are there.. A peruvian friend tried to explain but I didn't really understand. When my spanish is better I will ask again!
That has been the hardest thing so far. My spanish is definitely not good enough to understand all of what those from Peru say. I can understand most of what my american friends say because they talk slower, and with an american accent. I can't wait for my language skills to improve! It's difficult to not understand things, and I'm tired of asking "que?".
But, all else is well. Mari is feeling better, and with each day I get a little bit more comfortable with my surroundings. I'm excited to see how the next few months go!
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