Martes: Trabajo y Divertido en Lima

Teaching the kids this morning was a blast. Binita está enferma :'( hoy, so I had to teach our group by myself. I had them make a "Get Well Soon" card for Binita, which they had lots of fun with. Words and phrases from their notes included: "Be very careful," "comming," "very kisses," and the favorite, "Do you like the cheese?" 

So, after dancing the Cha Cha Slide with the class, the trainees and I (minus Binita) headed to Lima for the afternoon. Mathilde, the French girl, wanted to meet up with her friend, who also happened to be in Lima for the day. After dropping her off at the nicest building we'd been in for a long, long time (their hotel), we chilled in lots of bookstores and some other cheesy knick knack stores around Miraflores for a while, and then we ate lunch. Pescado al ajo con arroz y papas (Fish in a garlic sauce (also with lemon) with rice and potatoes). Que rico. So, then we began the two hour search for an, as Donovan would say, "heladeria," which is extremely hard to say in Spanish. I'm not sure how, but we were unsuccessful. We did however find the most expensive fro-yo ever, a place that made really expensive ice cream sculpture looking things, and the coolest and artsiest bookstore in Lima with super cool winding staircases and some obscure books, and lots and lots of cats. Yes, Miraflores is still the land of cats. 

So, after the ice cream fail we headed to Barranco to pick up Mathilde. Barranco right next to Miraflores, and is pretty hipster and bohemian. There are  lots of backpackers and really cool old Colombian architecture. Also, it's beautiful. I definitely would like to go back there a few times. 

After the quick Barranco stop, we found our way back to the place where we take a colectivo back to Chosica, and proceeded with the scariest colectivo ride yet. It started with a van full of 12 people backing up into a 4 lane main street. It then continued to take a crazy back way out of the city with lots of bumps, turns, and sketchy areas. The transmission - also scary. But, we made it back alive! Also, we managed to survive in Lima completely with no direct help from Pacífico. Only some directions. And though we missed our friends, hopefully we will see them soon!