I can´t believe I have already been here for a week. I haven´t written since I left New York...so here it goes. Today is my third full day here at the Hogar. On Monday I started spanish class with Vanessa who is the oldest girl staying here. She is 17 and attending the university just down the street. I´ll be meeting with her monday through thursday from 3pm to 5pm for a month. I´ve been walking 45 minutes to and from work every day because there have been a lot of strikes. On Friday, a group of students from the university hyjacked all of the buses and locked them behind the gates of the school. This was in protest to the increase in bus fare. In general, prices here have been going up. So today was a national strike day. Everything is closed. I saw no cars on the streets as I walked to work...only masses of people with signs and banners. The girls here at the Hogar haven´t been to school all week because of the strikes. The schools are supposed to open up again on Friday.
I am very excited to say that my stomach has been good to me lately. Thanks for all of the prayers for my physical well being. I´ve been feeling pretty good. It´s been an quite the adjustment getting used to meals here. I feel like I´m either really hungry, or super full. Breakfast at the Hogar is at 7am which means that I´d have to leave my apartment at 6 to get here in time. So by the time lunch rolls around...I´m pretty hungry. Lunch is the biggest meal here. There is always soup and something else...it´s so much food. I barely finish. But then by the time I get home around 6pm, I´m hungry again. And dinner really isn´t big here.
Overall, I have had a warm welcome from the people here in Cusco. I really would like to write more, but I have spanish class with Vanessa in just a few minutes. love love love you.
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What it do Little Bear?! Hope the Spanish classes are useful. Maybe they can also teach you how to hyjack a bus of your own so you don't have to walk so much. It seems odd that university students know how to steal buses. Sorry you're hungry little bear, I'll be sending you some fresh ingredients to your new address soon. Love you!
Hey all of the blogs have 2 comments. Mite as well keep the ball rolling. I wonder how long we can keep this going for. Maybe the whole time. Wouldnt that be kewl. I think so. Woo Hoo. Love Ya Tasi!!! hugs and kisses and reeses pieces. =)
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