Today was our first official day of work at "Headquarters." This morning, we sat down to reviewethe orientation sessions from last week that me and a few other trainees missed, which basically were just an overview of good teaching strategies and lessons on the environment, history, and economy of Perú. Afterwards, we further discussed things with Dante and took a spice cake/Facebook picture tagging break. Bonding time. After break, Dante gave us a ton of information on our theme guidelines and what our goals for this project to be. After our work was done, we went to a delicious restaurant in Chosica where we ate "Pollo asado," a specialty of Perú. Even though I ate it on Saturday, it was still just as good three days later. But, instead of a side of "papas" (potatoes), us Americans had "ensalada" (salad). There is not many vegetables in the Peruvian diet, and the fruits are so sweet it's hard to adapt so quickly. We miss our fiber.
Delicioso!
After lunch, we visited "supermercado" (supermarket) and then took our first ride in a "mototaxi." Those are those scary looking things that is essentially a box over a motorcycle. We survived, but it was like riding a roller coaster. Yeah, it was a little scary.
Since we survived, most of the trainees chilled at Dantes house until dinner time and watched "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist" in Spanish, of course. It's a good thing I'd seen it before, or else I probably would have had absolutely no idea what was going on. My Spanish is still very bad, but it's beginning to feel weird writing in my journal and writing this blog in all English. I have come some distance since my arrival!
I realize that this "project" probably sounds very vague to those who don't know anything about the Educa360, English Impact, and YouthXChange programs, so I'm working on a writing a good explanation. I will post it soon, I promise. I just want to make sure I hit all the high points and that all the information is accurate. Coming soon this week!
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