Day Two

Today, my host mother showed me around Miraflores and all of the different places I would ever need to go. We through the park to a small mall close to our apartment that had a grocery store, pharmacy and laundromat, which was great to learn.
My most mother's daughter invited us over to her house for a Mother's Day tea. Here, I met the majority of her family, including her grandson and three granddaughters. Although it was intimidating to be surrounded by so much Spanish, the two youngest granddaughters helped ease me in by talking about their favorite American musicians and other famous trends. They even told me that I spoke Spanish very well, but they might have been trying to be nice. Aside from helping me with my Spanish, the girls, who have previously lived in Spain and Brazil, were able to practice their English with me, so we all helped each other learn more.
After tea, I met my class at the Huaca Pucllana, which is an upscale restaurant that resides next to ancient ruins. Of course, the food was amazing as was the pisco sour, Peru's national drink. When dinner was finished, we toured the ruins and it was all simply unbelievable. Finally, we had to head back home to prepare for the first day of classes tomorrow!