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)....