Integración y Más

Hugo's Quote of the Day:

 "Guys, I really like this integration time. If I had a blog, I would write about this."

So Hugo, since you don't have a blog to write for, I will write about it in my blog. 

Today, we had some integration time. See, we are 2 different projects under the same program. But, English Impact lives in host houses far far away. CAP people all live in Dante's house. The time we hang out together we call "integracíon." Yay cognates! Anways, tonight we watched Life As We Know It. That movie with Katherine Heigel and the really hot guy who hate each other but end up having to raise a baby together with the sudden passing of their best friends. But, they eventually fall in love and live happily ever after. En castellano, es Baja La Misma Techo. It proved to be a very cute and predictable movie, but trainee comments made it much more enjoyable. Also, we had a nice movie half-time event: Duke tried to kill us all. Duke, pronounced doo-kay, is one of Dante's dogs. Well, he wouldn't stop barking the entire movie. There were not enough "cállate perro"s to shut him up. He was super pissed about something. So, we eventually got fed up. The brave Carlos went outside first, and he just couldn't stop him from running in the house. I'm not sure what happened after that. I remember lots of barking, screaming, standing on a chair, and hiding in the kitchen. Eventually Duke was forced outside, and we put up with his barking the rest of the night. 

Another Note:

It's my first time out of the country for 4th of July, and it's a little weird. I will miss the time I would have with my family and friends, not to mention an original "PTC 4th of July." After all, it's in the running for the most patriotic city in the country. But, I've eaten more junk food, heard/seen more fireworks, etc. etc. here in Perú than in all of my 4th of Julys combined. Nonetheless, Happy Birthday Amuricah! May you be as ridiculous as ever. 

Good Morning Madness

The combis have gone on strike. There is madness everywhere. Only one combi company is still running, and I have never ridden on a more crowded thing in my life - it's a miracle I didn't fall out. Mototaxis, colectivos, and taxis FTW... if you can find them. Ahorita, it's survival of the fittest. May the odds be ever in your favor. This is the Hunger Games.  

A Little This, That, And Some Football

It was a short week this week. Classes were cancelled on Friday due to a Peruvian holiday. Honestly, I have no idea what the holiday was for or called, except that everybody got off school and banks were closed. So, we spent the day in Chosica at another fundraiser event. Remember that one soccer event a few weeks ago that 5to Secundaria put on to raise money for their trip to Cusco? Well, there are 2 different sections of that class. One section raised money a few weeks ago and the other raised money on Friday. It was fun - food, foosball, FIFA, soccer, music. Lots of people showed up, and it seemed like a pretty good success. The kids also did this thing to raise money where they "arrest" you, put you in jail, and then you can't leave until you've paid your bail. Wish I had thought of that one in high school! 

We had our usual classes on Saturday mornings, this week focused on the importance of compromise in solving conflict. Our morning classes came along with hectic planning for our trip to Cusco next week. So far, we have plane tickets there and back. But, nothing else. Eh, we're only going to one of the most touristic places in the world during the month of July. At least it's a start! 

After lunch, we combied to Lima. There, we visited with our Pacífico friends, ate torta de galletas (cake with pudding and crackers), pollo a la braza, and then went to the MC Flat party. Interesting and funny, to say the least. Anyways, I headed back late and went to sleep. Today was a very calm, relaxing day. Woke up, ate breakfast, showered, chilled, and then watched the Euro Cup final....embarrassing. But, on the bright side, I learned how to make maki rolls from one of Susy's friends. So, we all ate homemade maki for lunch! Afterwards, I met up with the rest of the trainees and headed back to Chosica. Now, it's laundry time and class-planning time. Back to work.