It wasn't sunny, and I certainly didn't have a view this beautiful, but this is where I went! At least now I have an excuse to go again in better weather and WITH my camera.Off to do some work. Happy Hump Day friends!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
White Jesus
This week is grammar week in TEFL class. For native English speakers, we all suck at grammar. We spent 1-2 hours alone on verb tenses today. After 5 hours of that crap my brain was fried. SO, my housemate and I went for a little hike up to Cristo Blanco (literally: white christ). It rained on us for about 10 minutes, and we saw a million more dogs on the way. The good news is that we survived the hike, the bad news is that I forgot my camera so I'm posting a picture from Google.
Doggie Dog World
The best/worst thing about Cusco is that there are tons and tons of dogs roaming the streets. This is the best because obviously I love all animals and I love to see their cute little faces; especially the two labs I see every day who are ALWAYS together. They are best friends and it's precious. This is the worst because, well, they're homeless. It breaks my heart that I can't bring them all to my house and bathe them(bath? bathe? shit...how am I going to teach English?) and feed them and love them. It's a catch 22. My dream come true/worst nightmare happened today. While my housemate and I were Christmas shopping at the market, a cute little pup started following us around. We figured he'd stay behind once we left the market, but one of us must have been giving off the "animal lover" vibe (who could that have been?) because he followed us out . And then he followed us all throughout the next market. And then he followed us all the way home, stopping to wait outside the laundry place to see if mine was done. And THEN, an hour later when we left our house again to pick up my laundry, he was waiting outside the gate on the sidewalk. This poor little nugget just wanted to come home with us and be ours forever! He's like a puppy soul mate! I could see him through the window while I was doing my homework and my little heart was breaking. I'm pretty sure he's still out there right now and there's nothing I can do about it because I can't bring him into the house I'm living in, and there are no animal shelters nearby. I Googled it. So, as productive as today was, this whole thing really bummed me out. If he's out there tomorrow morning when I leave for class, I'm dedicating my whole day to finding a home or a shelter for him. The little nug is obviously new to the "street dog" life and I would forever feel guilty if he didn't survive because I didn't take him in. So that was my day. I took a picture of him when he first started following us, before I knew that he was going to make me sad. Here he is, the little nug himself:
This post is dedicated to my fluff nugget Maggie. Mom, give her a hug and take her for a walk today!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Lake Titicaca!
First, let me start by saying that I miss living near the water. Lake Titicaca looks more like an ocean, and it definitely made me a little homesick for the Atlantic…and toilet seats.
SO, I got picked up at 9:20 at my house and taken to the bus station. Our bus left at 10:00 and was due into Puno at 4:00am. Most of us got “first class” seats, which were nice big seats on the bottom of the bus that reclined and everything. After staying up having a few drinks and talking to the girls in my class/on the trip, we all eventually fell asleep. We had a false alarm when the bus stopped at 4:00am….we were dropping off another passenger and still had an hour ago. When we finally made it to Puno around 5:00am, we were taken to a hotel where we had about 2 hours to nap before we took off again. After a light breakfast, we took these ridiculous little pedi cabs to the port to catch our boat.
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| Caroline & I on our sweet pedi cab |
We had a short ride to the first Island of Uros, also called the “floating islands”. The Uru people are pre-Incan and literally live on 64 floating islands that they make themselves out of the roots of reeds that grow in the water. It’s something you can’t believe or understand until you step foot on one of these things. The people are very sweet and welcoming because they make money by hosting tourists and selling their handmade art. The girls got to try on their clothes and see the inside of their houses. I bought a sweet pillow case and a necklace here. We also got to take a ride on one of their crazy handmade boats.
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| Local handmade textiles |
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| Elise & I dressed in their clothes. Sexy |
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| Adorable Uru babygirl |
We had a 3 hour ride to the next island and it was absolutely beautiful out, so the 6 from my class decided to sit on top of the boat and enjoy the views and have some sandwiches…and maybe a few drinks. It was good times.
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| Elise & I on our party boat....pre red wine stains |
The next island was called Amantani. We hiked about 30 minutes to a spot where we met our host families and then were taken to their houses. I was with 2 of my classmates, and our host parents were Ruben & Maroja, two very soft-spoken and shy people, but still very sweet.Our room was very nice and they fed us lunch, dinner, and breakfast in the morning. Lunch was soup and an omelet type of thing with some rice and potatoes. Dinner was more soup with some rice and vegetables. Breakfast was a pancake with jelly. They also served hot tea at the end of every meal which was just water with a muña leaf which is kind of like a combination of mint and eucalyptus. It was delicious. Luckily our family spoke Spanish so we were able to communicate with them. Quechua is the native language, but many of them speak Spanish as well (thank god!).
Between lunch and dinner, some of us played soccer with the locals. I watched. At 14,000 some feet above sea level (2,000 higher than where we live in Cusco), the 5 year old locals were kicking our asses. After that, a group of us hiked to the top of Pachamama. It took about 45 minutes and the views on the way were breathtaking. At the top there are some pre-Incan ruins that I’m pretty sure were used for sacrifices. We also got to catch the sunset up there, which despite the clouds was really pretty.
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| Our "family's" house |
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| View from our house |
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| Hike up Pachamama |
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| The little nugget pup I found at the top |
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| We made it! |
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| My sweet get up |
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| That "star" is Venus! |
After dinner, our “mom” gave us some traditional clothes to wear and we went to a fiesta and danced around for a little bit. We all looked ridiculous and were so exhausted but it was fun. Our “mom” absolutely LOVED Byron, the guy that was staying with us. He’s 6’5” and was super giant dancing around with her. It was hilarious. After the fiesta, we went to bed and slept like rocks from 10pm to 7am when we got woken up for breakfast. We gave our “mom” some pasta and rice as gifts and she was so excited she ran out of the kitchen to show her husband. It was adorable. After that, we hiked down the hill, took a few pictures with our “dad” and got back on the boat for an hour ride to the 3rd island, Tequille.
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| All dressed up, looking quite ridiculous |
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| Elise, Byron, & I with our "familia" |
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| Byron dancing with Mom |
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| Saying goodbye to Dad in the morning |
Tequille, in my opinion, was the prettiest island we visited. The hour long hike we had to the town center had the most beautiful views. There were also women and children selling their hand-woven goods all along the path. I collected 4 or 5 bracelets and bought a few postcards like Gramma told me to do. We were told this island had the best and most authentic hand-woven goods, so we went into the craft center to buy a few things. I got a great hat and the cutest backpack for 70 soles ($28ish). Then we walked a short path to a restaurant for lunch and found this adorable little sheep with his Mom trying to “baaa” like she did. He made the cutest little high pitched noise. Lunch was MORE soup and a veggie omelet with rice. Others got fish but I’m glad I stuck with my omelet because it had the skin and bones…yuck! After lunch, we hiked down the other side of the mountain to the boat. More beautiful views. Someone had a guidebook and told us that we hiked down over 500 stairs. Pretty sick. After that, we had a 3 hour boat ride back to Puno where we dropped our bags at the hotel and went to a restaurant for some pizza and sangria. It was delicious, but I ate way too much. I started to feel like crap between the fullness, the altitude, and my sunburnt nose & lips (the sun is strong that high up!). Luckily we got on the bus around 9:15 and I went right to sleep. Got into Cusco around 5:00am, back to my house by 5:30, and went back to sleep until 10:00am.
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| Pretty view from the hike up Isla Tequille |
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| Another pretty view |
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| The ladies with our awesome hats! |
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| Little lambchop |
Sorry this one is so long, but it was an amazing weekend. Truly an eye opener into the lives of some of the native cultures down here. I also took 250 great pictures that I’m dreading putting on Facebook because of how long it will take with this internet…
Happy Monday everyone! Love & miss you all tons!
Last Week
A quick update on last week before I post about my ridiculously awesome weekend at Lake Titicaca...
Thanksgiving was weird. They don't acknowledge it here, so I forgot it was Thanksgiving until I got a few e-mails from people. I had class all day so I didn't really have time to think about it. However, my housemates and I decided to go to this American bar/restaurant called "The Real McCoy" because they were serving turkey dinner. Naturally they had run out by the time we got there, so I got some pita chips with hummus (not the same) and guacamole, and a huge bowl of vegetables. They eat carbs, carbs, meat, and more carbs here. So I get pretty pumped about fruit and vegetables. I also had my first Pisco Sour drink. It's made with Pisco (tastes like anise), lime juice, simple syrup, bitters, and an EGG WHITE. Yes, an egg white. It's pretty close to a margarita, plus the egg white thing. Interesting.
Friday was my first day "teaching". I only taught a 20 minute "how to" mini lesson. I did "how to do tree pose" (yoga). It actually went pretty well and was really fun. Obviously there's a few things I need to work on, but I've only been in TEFL for 4 days so you can't expect the best. I was only 1 of 2 students to get marked "good" instead of "needs improvement" so I'm taking it as a good sign.
After my lesson, I went to a few markets to get supplies and then packed for my trip to Lake Titicaca! Which will be my next post after I take my first shower since FRIDAY (ew)....
Thanksgiving was weird. They don't acknowledge it here, so I forgot it was Thanksgiving until I got a few e-mails from people. I had class all day so I didn't really have time to think about it. However, my housemates and I decided to go to this American bar/restaurant called "The Real McCoy" because they were serving turkey dinner. Naturally they had run out by the time we got there, so I got some pita chips with hummus (not the same) and guacamole, and a huge bowl of vegetables. They eat carbs, carbs, meat, and more carbs here. So I get pretty pumped about fruit and vegetables. I also had my first Pisco Sour drink. It's made with Pisco (tastes like anise), lime juice, simple syrup, bitters, and an EGG WHITE. Yes, an egg white. It's pretty close to a margarita, plus the egg white thing. Interesting.
Friday was my first day "teaching". I only taught a 20 minute "how to" mini lesson. I did "how to do tree pose" (yoga). It actually went pretty well and was really fun. Obviously there's a few things I need to work on, but I've only been in TEFL for 4 days so you can't expect the best. I was only 1 of 2 students to get marked "good" instead of "needs improvement" so I'm taking it as a good sign.
After my lesson, I went to a few markets to get supplies and then packed for my trip to Lake Titicaca! Which will be my next post after I take my first shower since FRIDAY (ew)....
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Frupasion
Today was the longest day EVER. I have to observe two TEFL teachers this week, so I went in at 8:00am to get one out of the way before my 6 hour class. The teacher I observed was great and her students loved her so that was good motivation. TEFL class was long. More notes, more group work. In the afternoon we had a man come in to give us a Quechua lesson (quechua is an ancient Incan language) to show us how difficult it can be for students to learn a language when they have little to no experience with it. It was definitely an eye opener. It took us 45 minutes just to learn basic greetings. My brain was fried after those 45 minutes, but it definitely showed us that we need to be patient with our students. AND it's a beautiful language. Their greeting "allillanchu" literally translates to "how is the village within you?" and "tupananchiskama" translates to "until we meet again in this life or the next". I also signed up to teach my first mini lesson this Friday! I have to teach a basic "how to" lesson. I'm thinking "how to make a peanutbutter and banana sandwich" or "how to do" a certain yoga pose. We'll see.
I grabbed lunch with a few classmates today instead of taking the ham&cheese sandwich from my house. I got my first fresh juice, a "frupasion" which was fresh orange & passion fruit juices. Amazing. I also had an avocado & tomato sandwich that left a little to be desired, but the juice made up for it. Got my vitamin C for the day!
I had a few things I wanted to get this afternoon so I ventured to an artisan market with my housemate and made my first purchases in Peru!
I bought a little wallet because Peruvian money (soles) uses a lot of coins. I also bought a sweet bracelet and, yes, some Nature Valley bars. Hey, a girl's gotta snack. Then I got a sweet bag to carry my books to & from class. I've been using my awesome laptop bag, but it's pretty bulky and I don't even take my laptop so I wanted something lighter.
We also stopped at a natural food & vitamin store so my housemate, Maggie, could pick up some "miel con propolio". It's honey with a mix of plant resin and bee secretions. It sounds gross, but she's sick and several people have recommended it. It's apparently a cure-all. That and coca tea, which I've become addicted to. It's made from the Coca plant (aka cocaine!) and apparently I wouldn't pass a drug test if I took one after drinking so much of it, but it's delicious, wakes me up, and gets rid of my altitude headache :)
After that, Maggie went home and I did the unthinkable...I went to the supermarket by MYSELF (calm down Mom and Dad, I survived). A girl at Maximo recommended this drinkable yogurt drink with probiotics that protects against the crazy parasites and things in the food & water down here. It also boosts your immune system, so I wanted to buy some. It's only a few blocks from my casa and I wanted to get them before my trip this weekend. Nothing eventful or scary. I went in, bought 8 yogurts for 10 soles (about $3.75), and walked home. And I survived! People really are harmless here. It's like any other city in the world: as long as you watch your back and aren't ignorant, you'll be fine. Not that I'd go frolicking around in the dark by myself, but I know my way around enough now to go to the store alone. I feel pretty accomplished!
Sorry this was a relatively boring post. Time to go write a paper and start my lesson for Friday! Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone! Get your drink on for me :)
Love<3
I grabbed lunch with a few classmates today instead of taking the ham&cheese sandwich from my house. I got my first fresh juice, a "frupasion" which was fresh orange & passion fruit juices. Amazing. I also had an avocado & tomato sandwich that left a little to be desired, but the juice made up for it. Got my vitamin C for the day!
I had a few things I wanted to get this afternoon so I ventured to an artisan market with my housemate and made my first purchases in Peru!
We also stopped at a natural food & vitamin store so my housemate, Maggie, could pick up some "miel con propolio". It's honey with a mix of plant resin and bee secretions. It sounds gross, but she's sick and several people have recommended it. It's apparently a cure-all. That and coca tea, which I've become addicted to. It's made from the Coca plant (aka cocaine!) and apparently I wouldn't pass a drug test if I took one after drinking so much of it, but it's delicious, wakes me up, and gets rid of my altitude headache :)
After that, Maggie went home and I did the unthinkable...I went to the supermarket by MYSELF (calm down Mom and Dad, I survived). A girl at Maximo recommended this drinkable yogurt drink with probiotics that protects against the crazy parasites and things in the food & water down here. It also boosts your immune system, so I wanted to buy some. It's only a few blocks from my casa and I wanted to get them before my trip this weekend. Nothing eventful or scary. I went in, bought 8 yogurts for 10 soles (about $3.75), and walked home. And I survived! People really are harmless here. It's like any other city in the world: as long as you watch your back and aren't ignorant, you'll be fine. Not that I'd go frolicking around in the dark by myself, but I know my way around enough now to go to the store alone. I feel pretty accomplished!
Sorry this was a relatively boring post. Time to go write a paper and start my lesson for Friday! Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone! Get your drink on for me :)
Love<3
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Cusquena Negra
Short post tonight, but Jerry asked if I had written anything so I figured I should keep up with it.
Long class today. Lots of notes and exercises and group work. A lot of things are similar to my Spanish Ed classes so it's nice to have some background knowledge.
After class a group of us were going to hike up a mountain we call "Viva" (i'll post a picture so you can see why). But, when we walked outside, storm clouds were coming in from all directions and it started to rain so we checked out a market and decided to just grab a few beers. SO, i had my first Peruvian beer! Everyone was ordering "cusquena", the local beer, so I jumped on board. We got the dark beer, "cusquena negra", and it was delicious. It was nice getting to know some of the people in class too. We're pretty much all in the same boat: graduated college within the past couple of years, aren't quite sure what we want to do OR eventually want to teach, and love traveling. Finally a little before 7 I walked home with my housemate for dinner and to do some homework.
Early to bed again tonight, early to rise again tomorrow...i'm kind of getting used to it! Hoping that we'll be able to go on that hike tomorrow.
Buenas noches!
Long class today. Lots of notes and exercises and group work. A lot of things are similar to my Spanish Ed classes so it's nice to have some background knowledge.
After class a group of us were going to hike up a mountain we call "Viva" (i'll post a picture so you can see why). But, when we walked outside, storm clouds were coming in from all directions and it started to rain so we checked out a market and decided to just grab a few beers. SO, i had my first Peruvian beer! Everyone was ordering "cusquena", the local beer, so I jumped on board. We got the dark beer, "cusquena negra", and it was delicious. It was nice getting to know some of the people in class too. We're pretty much all in the same boat: graduated college within the past couple of years, aren't quite sure what we want to do OR eventually want to teach, and love traveling. Finally a little before 7 I walked home with my housemate for dinner and to do some homework.
Early to bed again tonight, early to rise again tomorrow...i'm kind of getting used to it! Hoping that we'll be able to go on that hike tomorrow.
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| This is the mountain |
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| You can make out the words a little better here |
Monday, November 21, 2011
First Day
I survived my first day of TEFL training and trekking the crazy hills of Cusco!
Up at 7:00am to leave the house at 8:30 for the 20 minute walk to Maximo Nivel (from now on referred to as MN). Andrea gave us a nice introduction to the program and the city, and then we did your typical ice breaker interviews & presentations. There are 12 people in my class; 8 girls and 4 guys. We're from all over: Georgia, Texas, Ohio, Colorado, Switzerland, London. Our instructor gave us a brief introduction to ESL techniques we'll be using and a tour of the facility. Around 12 my housemate and I walked around a little bit and had lunch in a pretty little park across from MN, down the hill from a Cathedral.
Naturally, as soon as we finished our lunch a groundskeeper came over and told us that eating in the park was strictly prohibited...oops! At least we got to do it once?
At 1:30 we were scheduled to go on a tour of the city with 2 MN staff members. My housemate, Maggie, and I were the only ones to go on the tour which was actually kind of nice because we could ask all the questions we wanted. The girls showed us all the different plazas and markets, where to buy things, good places to eat, etc. The artisan district, San Blas, was beautiful and there was so much to see I can't wait to explore later this week. Becky, if you read this, you would LOVE it here---the most beautiful local art and ancient buildings and stones. They also showed us some sweet bars, a few with rooftop terraces that overlook the whole city. I can't wait until I've fully adjusted to the altitude and can go out for some Peruvian cocktails! We also went to El Molino, which is the "black market" of Cusco...aka a huge flea market. It was enormous and we actually got a little lost inside. I can't wait to go back and actually buy stuff. Hello Christmas presents!
In other cool news, I saw my first alpaca today. A woman dressed in traditional Peruvian clothing was walking him down the cobblestone street. The alpaca was adorable, but I've already made plans to eat one for Thanksgiving so I won't get too attached (sorry Aunt Deb!). I also saw "cuy" which is roasted guinea pig, a local delicacy. It honestly looks foul (like a tiny pig roast), and it's going to take me a while before I convince myself to eat it! I also booked a trip today to a place called Lake Titicaca this weekend where we visit 3 different islands and do all kinds of touristy things. So many fun things going on I could write all day, but this is a long enough post as it is. Thanks for anyone who's reading these! I promise I'll start putting up more pictures :)
Love & miss everyone<3
Up at 7:00am to leave the house at 8:30 for the 20 minute walk to Maximo Nivel (from now on referred to as MN). Andrea gave us a nice introduction to the program and the city, and then we did your typical ice breaker interviews & presentations. There are 12 people in my class; 8 girls and 4 guys. We're from all over: Georgia, Texas, Ohio, Colorado, Switzerland, London. Our instructor gave us a brief introduction to ESL techniques we'll be using and a tour of the facility. Around 12 my housemate and I walked around a little bit and had lunch in a pretty little park across from MN, down the hill from a Cathedral.
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| The Cathedral from where I was eating |
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| Another part of the Cathedral |
Naturally, as soon as we finished our lunch a groundskeeper came over and told us that eating in the park was strictly prohibited...oops! At least we got to do it once?
At 1:30 we were scheduled to go on a tour of the city with 2 MN staff members. My housemate, Maggie, and I were the only ones to go on the tour which was actually kind of nice because we could ask all the questions we wanted. The girls showed us all the different plazas and markets, where to buy things, good places to eat, etc. The artisan district, San Blas, was beautiful and there was so much to see I can't wait to explore later this week. Becky, if you read this, you would LOVE it here---the most beautiful local art and ancient buildings and stones. They also showed us some sweet bars, a few with rooftop terraces that overlook the whole city. I can't wait until I've fully adjusted to the altitude and can go out for some Peruvian cocktails! We also went to El Molino, which is the "black market" of Cusco...aka a huge flea market. It was enormous and we actually got a little lost inside. I can't wait to go back and actually buy stuff. Hello Christmas presents!
In other cool news, I saw my first alpaca today. A woman dressed in traditional Peruvian clothing was walking him down the cobblestone street. The alpaca was adorable, but I've already made plans to eat one for Thanksgiving so I won't get too attached (sorry Aunt Deb!). I also saw "cuy" which is roasted guinea pig, a local delicacy. It honestly looks foul (like a tiny pig roast), and it's going to take me a while before I convince myself to eat it! I also booked a trip today to a place called Lake Titicaca this weekend where we visit 3 different islands and do all kinds of touristy things. So many fun things going on I could write all day, but this is a long enough post as it is. Thanks for anyone who's reading these! I promise I'll start putting up more pictures :)
Love & miss everyone<3
Sunday, November 20, 2011
From the city that never sleeps to "La Ciudad Imperial"
Welcome to my blog everyone! First of all, I MADE IT TO PERU! Second, this is my first blogging experience bear with me. And third, the altitude sickness is slowly getting to me, as is the sleepiness, so I apologize in advance for not making sense.
After spending a much needed 10 days with Jerry and my friends and family, I finally boarded my flight at 11:00pm last night. Why they tell you to arrive 3 hours prior to an international flight is beyond me. I sat at my gate for 2 hours! I did befriend an awesome older woman from Lima who gave me all sorts of advice and reassurance (I think she could sense my mixed emotions on leaving). As for the flight, I officially never want to fly domestic again. The airplane was beautiful and clean and spacious. Each seat had a pillow and blanket. The flight attendants handed out eye masks and ear buds. I'm also pretty sure they provided a meal because about 5 hours into the flight (and after my Ambien) I woke up for a second and I remember seeing the man next to me with a fruit cup and some sort of breakfast pastry. So, we landed around 7am, I got through customs and immigration pretty quick, and had just enough time to grab a banana and a water bottle before I was on my next flight to Cusco. A short hour later, I was greeted by several Maximo Nivel employees who helped me with my bags and brought me to a car. After a quick stop at MN's training center, they brought me to the Arcopata Family House which is where I'll be staying for the next 5 weeks. In case you didn't see them on Facebook, I'll add a few pictures here too (mostly because I want to figure out how to add pictures!)
I'm obviously loving it already. There's a full staff of what seems to be 2-3 housekeepers and 2-3 chefs (yes, chefs). A sweet little woman was cleaning my armoire when I walked in and told me lunch would be ready in 20 minutes! Can't beat that. I haven't met any other TEFL trainees (Teaching English as a Foreign Language--for those of you I haven't explained that to yet). Most of the people living here are volunteers, so I'm hoping a few more trainees will show up. I was told there were 14 last month so that gives me hope! Two girls were moving into their own apartment today...hopefully that will be me in 5 weeks!
Internet is working, Skype is working, pictures are uploaded. Time to start unpacking. Hopefully I can keep up with this blog thing! Thanks for reading :)
Side note: the pictures at the top of my page is the Plaza de Armas, the main plaza in the city and it's 3 blocks from where I'm staying!
After spending a much needed 10 days with Jerry and my friends and family, I finally boarded my flight at 11:00pm last night. Why they tell you to arrive 3 hours prior to an international flight is beyond me. I sat at my gate for 2 hours! I did befriend an awesome older woman from Lima who gave me all sorts of advice and reassurance (I think she could sense my mixed emotions on leaving). As for the flight, I officially never want to fly domestic again. The airplane was beautiful and clean and spacious. Each seat had a pillow and blanket. The flight attendants handed out eye masks and ear buds. I'm also pretty sure they provided a meal because about 5 hours into the flight (and after my Ambien) I woke up for a second and I remember seeing the man next to me with a fruit cup and some sort of breakfast pastry. So, we landed around 7am, I got through customs and immigration pretty quick, and had just enough time to grab a banana and a water bottle before I was on my next flight to Cusco. A short hour later, I was greeted by several Maximo Nivel employees who helped me with my bags and brought me to a car. After a quick stop at MN's training center, they brought me to the Arcopata Family House which is where I'll be staying for the next 5 weeks. In case you didn't see them on Facebook, I'll add a few pictures here too (mostly because I want to figure out how to add pictures!)
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| This is the family room. Comfy couches, TV, DVD player, even a fireplace. |
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| This is the patio. 65-75 degrees everyday. I'll be out here a lot! |
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| My room! It's small, but a double bed and a private bathroom? I'll take it. |
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| Awesome little nook next to my room. The sun shines right in the window so it's nice & cozy. |
Internet is working, Skype is working, pictures are uploaded. Time to start unpacking. Hopefully I can keep up with this blog thing! Thanks for reading :)
Side note: the pictures at the top of my page is the Plaza de Armas, the main plaza in the city and it's 3 blocks from where I'm staying!
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