Arrival in Lima

February 19 – 20

Hey everyone! So, I’m going to keep this pretty short, because I have to fly out of Lima at 5am, and it’s already 10:30pm, but things have been going great so far. The flight(s) down here were relaxed and smooth. I met two guys on the flight from Newark to Lima that were really fun to talk to about the different foods and places in Peru. They gave me a lot of suggestions for new things to try! One of them lived in Arequipa, and said that I should stop by to visit on my way though (I’m flying through Arequipa to get to Cusco). I had to decline for lack of time, but it would have been fun!

Anyway, since I’ve been here I’ve been staying with a woman named Patricia and her son Alejandro. They have a very nice old house in a part of town called “La Molina” and it’s been great to stay with them so far. Patricia has been nice enough to show me around the city. The beaches are georgeous!

As for the school where I’ll be working, it’s called “Colegio de la Inmaculada” and it’s a really neat place. It is built into the side of a large hill and has four different levels. Each level has buildings with different grade levels that attend them. The lower grades are at the bottom, and as you move up in level you move up in the age of the students!

From the school the view of the city is great, and the place where I’ll be staying is on the 3^rd floor of a building located on the highest level. It’s a nice room/office, and I’ve got a nice view, and even a balcony! It’s a lot more than I had expected, and the facilities are excellent as well. There are also some really neat projects going on. For example, they treat and recycle their own water (Lima is literally a desert). They also have some pretty exotic animals that they take care of in a sort of “mini zoo) on the third level down.

Over all, things have been going well, and I’ll have a lot to post about Cusco and Machi Picchu when I return in a week!