A Day In The Life

"I read the news today, oh boy"

Last night was probably one of my favorite ones here in Perú. You know those days that are just extra great, but you're not exactly sure why? You go to bed at night feeling extra happy. Though, it started with a rough day at the office. Since we were in Ica on Monday, our 5to Primaria (10 year olds) class was moved to Wednesday morning. And, well, my group was absolutely insane today. They couldn't sit still, took their paper, crumpled it up, cut it up, threw it at another kid or across the room, or scribbled all over it. I couldn't turn my back for one second without somebody touching my stuff, drawing on the board, erasing the board, or fighting. My dance students were never that bad. It was a looong hour. But, good news, the other two classes were a piece of cake compared to that one. 

We got to have lunch with our wonderful friend Tatí, who risked her life coming out to Chosica during her "lunch break," which was a joy. And, Spain beat Portugal. Ha! Take that Ronaldo! 

Ben pinpointed the exact reason we are here to work with the kids in Chosica: "We are here to be the wind that blows the sails of their dream boats." That was hilarious.   

Yesterday was also José's, the CAP trainee from México, birthday. So, we had a mini birthday celebration. Dante cooked Chaufa ,and I learned how. So, now maybe I can bring a bit more of Perú home with me. So, we ate chaufa and drank Inca Kola for dinner, a Peruvian classic. We all took turns toasting José, and it turned into one big speech of how awesome and incredible it is to be in Perú, how thankful and blessed everybody is to be here, and how much of a family we really are to one another. It was very calming and eye-opening in a way I can't describe. Then, we ate torta and I got the funny looking Ben 10 figurine on top. Overall, EXITO.