On Tuesday evening we celebrated the Birthday of one of my friends from the school, Gillian, with her host family. We had homemade pizza and cake, and the family cleared a dance floor for dancing. The host dad taught us the salsa, the merengue and more! It was so much fun to spend the evening with the family. Afterward, we sang Happy Birthday in both Spanish and English, and as Gillian went to blow the candles out the host dad shoved the cake in her face! (You can see the pictures under the album ¨The People and life in Cuzco.¨)
My host family is just as great. Yesterday evening my roomate and I arrived late for dinner and my host mom had already left, but she set our dinner on the table with our names on the plates and a little note saying she was sorry that she could not be there. She really makes us feel so much at home. I also had a lot of fun last week when she and I watched and sang along to some classic, romantic music videos in Spanish and English (i.e. In Sync, Vanessa Williams, etc. :) )
We are very fortunate because we live in a really nice part of town, but walking this morning from my home to the Plaza de Armas I could see that there is still a lot of poverty in Cuzco. I´ve talked a lot with my host family and teachers about life here, trying to learn as much as I can, and in the next couple of weeks I´ll be able to see how Rotary is involved in the community. I´ve been invited to a district event next Saturday in celebration of the Anniversary of Rotary. I`ve also been invited to attend their director`s meeting on the following Monday and to speak at their meeting on Wednesday.
Wish me luck!
I leave for Tarray tomorrow and will be there for the week. It`s a very small village just two hours outside of Cuzco, and is in the heart of the Sacred Valley, a beautiful area with more ruin sites to explore.
I`ll bring back photos!
Katie
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment