Day Ten

Wow 10 days down already.

I finally feel like an adult today. First of all, I to to run this morning and it was glorious,  so I felt a lot better than I did all weekend. After a quick workout, I showered, dressed professionally (dark jeans and a pretty shirt counts right?) and prepped my backpack for the impending day. Then, I did something I never done before; i put all of my dirty laundry in a plastic bag and headed to school. Mom, I know when you read this you probably thought that I am disgusting, however I am not the first to do this. The laundromat opens at 9, by which I am already in class, and the only other time I could go was during my lunch break. Don't worry I promise that it did not smell too bad. Long story short, I knew I had to do laundry, therefore I summoned up the courage to do what it takes (muttering in Spanish while handing the lady my bag) in order to complete the task. I guess you'll have to wait until tomorrow to check my success.
After completing my first adult task, I boarded the bus with my class to the Air Force school. This is where we will all bye teaching English for the next three weeks, but if I am being completely serious I do not think that is possible as most of the students speak better English than me. Regardless, it was great to converse with all of them and practice my Spanish as well. So far, I have learned that it is so much better to practice with younger people as it is less intimidating and more relatable, therefore I am not searching for topics to talking about on top of stressing about my Spanish: it is just all more natural. The best part about this school though was that the students were eager to speak with us to learn about our lives and practice their English as well helping us with out Spanish. Actually, their love of learning made me think about wanting to teach in the future, but again Mom please do not get your hopes up I still need to save the environment first.
When we returned to Parque Kennedy, we all experienced something new: free time. Normally, I would take this time and waste it napping or playing the homework time, but I chose to adult once again. Instead of wasting my precious time, I decided to fully immerse myself in the Peruvian culture, and what better way to do that than to shop. Yes, Cati and I ventured into the boutiques of Lima and were amazed at how cheap everything was. I ended up buying two dresses which may or may not both be black party dresses, but they were cheap, pretty and my tax return just came in so I consider it a justified purchase. When in Peru, right?
I ended my day with my favorite activity of all: grocery shopping. Knowing I cannot stand to even look at another piece of bread, I went right to the produce aisle and bought enough bananas, apples and oranges to last the week. I am very fortunate that my host mom is a competitive tennis player and only cooks wholesome meals unlike many of the other families, but there is only so much one can do to stomach an El Sol lunch; I think I'll just brown bag it for now.
Well that's it for now folks, tune in tomorrow to see if the red Northeastern shirt I accidentally put in the laundry bleeds all over my other clothes. Ciao!