Monday New week & few new students. Rob, a middle aged building contractor with a fair amount of Spanish, arrived from his home Miami. Quite opinionated about…… Read more “Lima, Peru: Week 2”
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End of First Week
Friday Fridays finish the week at Ecela. After morning classes, staff award certificates to those heading elsewhere. My classmate Paul wanted a photo of the two of…… Read more “End of First Week”
Settling In
Thursday Learned today in my grammar class that “ja, ja, ja” equals “ha, ha, ha.” Pretty funny, huh? You call a backpack a “mochilla” and a wallet…… Read more “Settling In”
Cultural Observations
Wednesday Car alarms go off with regularity. Just walk by a car and it starts honking or ringing in ear-splicing decibels. Also, drivers honk persistently at other cars…… Read more “Cultural Observations”
Lima, Ecela School & Homestay
Monday Right away you notice that Lima stays clean-at least in the upscale Miraflores neighborhood. In the morning sidewalks are wet, although it almost never rains here.…… Read more “Lima, Ecela School & Homestay”
Homestay
Here’s my bedroom in Miraflores. Have my own bath also. Three other students here also in this large apt. Three men: one each from China, Taiwan and…… Read more “Homestay”
Arriving in Lima, Peru
Sunday: Having arrived in Lima at 1 am, I slept in, skipping breakfast in hopes of an espresso. I spent the afternoon wandering in Miraflores and in…… Read more “Arriving in Lima, Peru”
Becoming addicted to travel
Israel: Goats and camels strode by and over my sleeping bag. Nestled in the desert sand, beneath a luminous Southern Cross, I sobbed. What the heck was…… Read more “Becoming addicted to travel”