Dia 2 y 0 llamas

So today is day 2 in Peru, although it feels like so much longer. We left DC Friday morning to spend the rest of the day in airports. After a 3 hour layover in Miami which turned into 6 hours due to plane problems we were on our way! We arrived in Lima at 1am then headed to the town where we are training, Chaclacayo, at about 2am. Apparently we made geat time but it helps when nobody else is on the road. 

We spent Saturday at a PCT (Peace Corps Trainee) retreat which basically covered our responsibilities and their  expectations of us as volunteers. There are about 54 of us split about 50/50 small business and youth development volunteers. Apparently we are the largest group yet but that will change soon because Peru 16 (which arrives in September) will be 72 people! Yesterday we had 3 delicious Peruvian meals and I was told that during training girls tend to gain weight and guys tend to loose weight, thanks to the carb overload. The town we are in is a decent sized town and at the foot hills of the mountains. You wake up and look out and see these huge hills but by noon you forget they’re there because you can longer see them. I’m not sure if its smog or fog but by midday the sky is the same color as the hills and they just disappear. It’s a real trip. 

Today we moved in with our host families at various communities outside Chaclacayo. There are 13 other volunteers in my community of about 300 families. The community is fairly small and a lot of the host families are related which is kind of cool. I adore my host family. So far I’ve met my host parents, host sister, and one host b.:rother. The brother is married with an adorable 17 month old baby so he doesn’t live with us. We also have a backyard full of roosters, chickens, and a parrot (he speaks Spanish!) Oh and the roosters are for dinner I was told. My host sister is in her 20s, is studying to be a nurse and she also teaches folk dancing. She’s really great and I think we’ll get along really well. The house I live in is fairly small, cement with kind of a tin roof. No bucket showers yet although our bathroom is a bit on the rustic side withal cement. 

So far im loving in here and i adore my host family! Sorry if my post was scattered but im writing whenever i get access to the internet!

Peace Out,

Kim

I thought it would be fun to share what Peruvian meals are like so ill be including that on my blog posts.

Breakfast: 

-Instant coffee

-A tang like juice

-2 fairly large rolls with jam

-scrambled eggs

Lunch:

-Yellow rice

-Chicken with what i think was a mushoom sauce

-Fruit Salad

Dinner with Family:

- Chicken (maybe one of the backyad pets?)

-Rice

-An awesome red sauce

-Wontons (Yes chinese wontons) which my family ate with ketchup