last week before work starts

Chri Blanco

Over the Río Rím

Before we started classes, however, we spent a week touring Chosica and planning for our two months of work. As far as I've been told, Chosica is settled in the shadow of the foothills of the Andes Mountains- which look more like actual mountains for someone who has lived in Flattsville, GA her whole life. We saw the Cristo Blanco, some beautiful mosaics, the central park, and walked through a mercado. We also crossed the Río Rímac, stopped for Inca Cola (the bubble gum tasting yellow soda), and generally got to know one another. Besides myself, two of the students here are from GT, so I knew them to some degree already, but this trip has proven to be quite the bonding experience. 

El Calle San Jose in Chosica

On the thursday of that week (24 de Mayo) all the trainees went to Lemmy's host family's house to hang out and jam. Lemmy and some of our Peruvian friends can play the guitar, I can play a few songs as well, Ben played piano, and Binita played the cajon. Here's a link to a video of us playing wonderwall (Yeah yeah yeah, original I know. It was an easy song for us all to pick up) if you'd like to witness the perfection of our voices and instruments.