Hi all!Here is another update and it is one filled with lotsa goodies..!First of all, to those who thought of it, many thanks to all the happy birthday wishes! ;) My birthday was a pretty normal day, I was invited by my Spanish teacher´s family for a 3-course Peruvian b-day lunch. At night I had to teach at the orphanage and they started singing for me! But...I promised some juicy news, so let´s get to it.. New housingThe first thing I thought was wort...

¡Holaaa! After about 3 weeks in Peru here´s another update about stuff that´s going on here! I am slowly getting used to (some of) the odds and ends of Peruvian lifestyle which I thought would be fun to share: - Every so many years, on a Sunday, ALL Peruvians must stay at home from 6 in the morning till 6 at night. This is because the Censo (government people) will stop by at EVERY house in Peru to check how many people live in Peru! They stop by...

Hi everyone,Just a quick note on how to reach me here. By mail (I wll stay here for at least 2 months, maybe 3): Urbanizacíon Los SaucesCasa 16 CaymaArequipa, Perú If you are going to send me something make sure the package will not have a value of more than $50 (or if it does, make sure it doesn´t say so on the label!) because people at the Peruvian postal service will definitely open the package and if they see what they like, they´ll ta...

First days in ArequipaSo here I am; my first message from Arequipa! I had a bit of a problem keeping up with my schedule, so I arrived a day later than planned. I got here on october 3rd at 8AM and was picked up by Mark, the director of the school and also my direct teacher while doing the TEFL course. Mark is a nice guy, likes to talk a lot, is very energetic and enthusiastic about most things, very motivated and tries to help people the best he can.The first f...