Exam Week!

Exam week is GLORIOUS. I only had to plan 1-2 days of teaching. The rest of the week I'm playing review games like Jeopardy and Bingo, and giving practice quizzes during which I get to sit on my butt. Phenomenal! I've had so much time during my breaks I've actually been productive! Well, Monday I napped, but yesterday was productive! I dropped off my laundry, went to the supermarket, went on my first run in Peru, went to the market (produce & such), baked chocolate-banana bread, AND showered. Amazing. Today so far I've picked up my laundry, cleaned, and am in the process of cooking granola. Exam week + coffee=amazing.

Anyhoo, since my last post 2 days ago I've received numerous (like, at least 6) e-mails/messages asking what I want from home that people can send me. A. I have amazing friends and family. B. If people want to send me goodies, who am I to stand in their way? Haha. So I figured I'd make a little list and put it on here.

1. Things that smell good (candles, lotions, etc). Cusco is a city of many smells---none of them good. I miss things that smell good!

2. Anything involving nuts. JIF peanut butter, the flavored almonds & toffee pecans we snacked on at BFG, trail mix...

3. Magazines!

4. Shampoo/Conditioner/Face Lotion...Even the weird Peruvian brand shampoos/conditioners are outrageously expensive, and any decent quality skincare products cost more than I spend on food in 2 weeks. The ONLY reason I miss Walmart is simply that I can't buy this stuff without forking over 1/4 of my paycheck.

5. Coffee. Peru exports almost 100% of their delicious coffee, so we're stuck with Nescafe instant stuff. It's like mud. I will cry tears of joy the day I can step foot in a Wawa or Dunkin Donuts and have a cup of amazingly delicious coffee. And a hoagie :)


For the millionth time, you all are the best friends & family a girl could ask for! Even the THOUGHT of sending me stuff makes me super happy. I'll obviously be returning the favor by bringing home tons and tons of sweet Peruvian gifts :) I already have a drawer full!

Today is a nasty, rainy day so my butt is headed to the couch for a movie! While I cook of course!