she made it to peru!

a look outside my hotel room in lima for a night. which was still gated into the airport parking lot. thats convenience. 

and in Trujillo! getting all oriented to my surroundings, getting ready to teach on Monday morning! Of course macs are cool in Peru too. (actually, four of my five roommates have macs. haha. yes, we have mac parties at night, i will admit it) 

This is my friend Ivan, he tells me that in a past life he was a vegetarian. haha. the first time i met him  i was with a group from one of Gillian's classes and he ordered the pizza for us. After questioning me over picking out the sausage and whatnot, he apologized over again for not asking me before he ordered it. 

thanks for your prayers for safety for my trip here. i appreciate them. it was a little bit scary coming into the airport through customs and what not, not really knowing what was going on and knowing i wouldnt really be able to understand them if there was a problem. but all went very well, and i am safely where i should be. no bags lost, no awkward encounters, no scary moments.  go on ahead and take a breath of relief mom/grandma/all other concerned female family  ;-)

August 25th

friends, i know it seems i have taken a break from everything, not posting... leaving everyone in dire wonder of what is going on in my life. 

i know. 

i know. 

you open up to shemustandshallgofree and think maybe today will be the day... maybe today i will open her blog and she will have told me about her day, maybe just a hello, maybe just a picture, line of a poem, sonnet of love, something surely today is the day.  haha.

well it's here!! i am so sorry i have been so slack of an individual that i haven't even loaded a photo or two. and its not that i have been living mundanely, there has actually been quite a lot going on! this is where i am passing the blame: over the summer i was going to panera or jittery joes or wherever to get internet connection, and well, when i get so distracted it gets harder to write. i think i could be diagnosed with add. but then again i really think we all could. so i dont think i could be diagnosed with the real thing, just the general add. thats why i havent been posting, that plus ive just been slack. im sorry i haven't kept you posted, it has been an eventful summer, i will try to catch you up here and there. 

but in the mean time... remember how you knew i was going to peru at some point? well the time is here! i am currently updating you from the toronto canada airport. in about an hour i will boar my flight for lima. and tomorrow i will be in trujillo!!! i am so very excited. well, excited isnt the best way to describe it. i have been experiencing a wide range of emotions over the past week and even few hours as i realize i really am about to be in peru. they are all good growing emotions though i assure you! 

but please, continue to keep me in your prayers. please pray that my transition will go smoothly and that i will be able to pick up on the language, relate/ be encouraging to my students, and be receptive to new experiences!