Today was my first full day in Lima and after a lot of traveling it was nice to see what my life will look like over the next few months. The flights yesterday all went very well even though I wasn´t able to sleep very much. Total flight time was about 16 hours so it was nice to get picked up at the airport and back to the volunteer house to relax. Actually, I wasn´t able to relax or settle in at all because upon my arrival, I had to go with some of the other volunteers to a bar and watch the Steelers v. Chargers game. I really didn´t care about that game I just wanted to see the Cardinals score!!! I am now looking forward to seeing the Cardinals to continue their dominance (save for the last half of the season) and win the nfc and super bowl!!
Anyways, the house I am staying at is very nice. It´s a house that can facilitate about 40 people and right now there are 23 volunteers. Rooms are basically dorm-style (bunkbeds, shared bathrooms, etc.) and I have one roommate, Scott, from Tampa, Florida. The house is located in a part of town called Surco which, so far, seems very nice and it´ll be nice to get more comfortable with the area as time goes on. I am working in an area called Villa El Salvador which is a very poor area and has historically been poverty stricken as well. I´ll write more about the area and program I will be working in after I have actually done some work there.
I am hoping to find a cafe or bar with wireless internet soon so it will be easier to post some pictures.
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Nice mi hombre! Hope you likey a lot a loty! I've never blogged before and this is my first so i hope you feel especial...because you're special in my heart and you'll always be
ReplyDeleteDearest Hienzkitz,
ReplyDeleteMazzle, good things. I speak a bit on espanol: muy bien. Si?
I just emailed you, but I figured I'd update you on some sports stories:
Cards host Eagles at Noon on Sunday. I'm trying to get tickets as we type.
Sam Bradford and Tebow are both coming back to school. And Sanchez is hitting up the NFL!
The Suns are hot, and moving up the standings.
ASU has a big hoops game this weekend at UCLA. The two top teams in the league, so it'll be a battle.
We beat San Diego Christian, but it was ugly. We now have the next seven games against ranked opponents, including APU on Saturday. But we moved back up to 2nd in the country, so that's good.
I'll continue to keep my brotha updated. Go Cards!!!!