meet cynthia: [one of my awesome friends here in Peru]
she's a really cool girl, thats really all you need to know about her. haha... we started our friendship in Intermediate 7 at SALI... her being one of my first students.. and me not being her first teacher. ha. now cynthia has passed through Advanced 2 in our program and is well on her way to graduating (SALI's program goes through Advanced 8) we became good friends outside of class as well [she witnessed my first attempt at dancing... poor thing] and we spend a good bit of time together. this lovely photo you get to view is from a photobooth experience we spent about 30 minutes in. literally... we took more photos than i would like to admit. :D although this was the night after the final exam for her... so maybe... we were celebrating? yeah, thats it.. we were celebrating.
Also meet: maracuya a juicy slimy citrusy fruit here in peru that is one of bascially all fruits that get made into a juice. peruvians really know how to make their juices. usually with lunch we have some kind of fresh juice, and also on the street at most times of the day you can find someone with a juice cart making fresh squeezed orange juice. maracuya... is awesome. i think it might be one of my favorites. you open it up, scrape out the seeds into a blender with some water and sugar... blend it up... strain it out... and wa lah! youve got fresh maracuya juice. i learned this thanks to my friend maresa's ever so awesome mom who taught me how to make it.
today is a day of fresh maracuya juice, to help kick off the week long break from SALI that we just entered. a lot of the interns are taking trips (like one group to Macchu Picchu) but i am sticking in Trujillo for the break. and it has been quite a wonderful break so far... today gillian and i caught a bus to the beach for the morning... and it was magnificent. at first we were satisfied jumping at or in the waves.. but it wasn't long until we decided to tackle boogie boarding. which... ive never been boogie boarding before.... but... a surf shop had some to rent.. so we rented some and took ourselves out into the ocean. okay not THAT far, but farther than i usually go. and well you can call us pros now, or you know, whatever. we really had so much fun. although i learned very quickly to teach myself to shut my mouth. ...and not breathe, duh right? you can tell i dont spend too much time in water. i wish that i had had my camera this morning, but you will just have to be okay with knowing that i am sure it was quite funny for bystanders. the waves started to get a little fierce toward the end... one knocking the board from me.. water into my mouth... and the cord from the board around my neck. that was.. interesting. but really, not as bad as it sounds. ...so, anyone up for coming to visit this week? ;)
today is a day of fresh maracuya juice, to help kick off the week long break from SALI that we just entered. a lot of the interns are taking trips (like one group to Macchu Picchu) but i am sticking in Trujillo for the break. and it has been quite a wonderful break so far... today gillian and i caught a bus to the beach for the morning... and it was magnificent. at first we were satisfied jumping at or in the waves.. but it wasn't long until we decided to tackle boogie boarding. which... ive never been boogie boarding before.... but... a surf shop had some to rent.. so we rented some and took ourselves out into the ocean. okay not THAT far, but farther than i usually go. and well you can call us pros now, or you know, whatever. we really had so much fun. although i learned very quickly to teach myself to shut my mouth. ...and not breathe, duh right? you can tell i dont spend too much time in water. i wish that i had had my camera this morning, but you will just have to be okay with knowing that i am sure it was quite funny for bystanders. the waves started to get a little fierce toward the end... one knocking the board from me.. water into my mouth... and the cord from the board around my neck. that was.. interesting. but really, not as bad as it sounds. ...so, anyone up for coming to visit this week? ;)
1 comment:
I love you,
So much.
But those fruits,
Look like snot.
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