Un poco tarde

Sorry followers! I have not been in a computer using mood this week, due to the fact that computers here don't really like Macs here. But here are some things we did that we will write more about when we have the chance:

-Moray y Salinera
-ANDY'S BIRTHDAY! (and our profesora de español)
-El museo de arqetectura de inca
-proyecto numero 2
-PUNO!!!

Next post will be Moray y Salinera. Now, its Andy's birthday and the upcoming trip to Puno.

So... Andy's 21st was a good one. It was on a Wednesday, so we had 8am classes. Meh. But every Wednesday we go to lunch as a group and experience different parts of Cusco. This time we went to Juanitos, a Sandwich shop literally connected to my house. We all had AMAZING sandwiches with the best french fries ever, followed by a chocolate cake. We were pretty stuffed by the end of that. We made our way back for a double dose of español, since we are in the basic level class. Our teacher who started out promising is now terrible. She has us fill in the blanks instead of talking, and she moves at a snails pace. We all want to learn more, and we are still reviewing. The most annoying part is that when we mess up while speaking, she thinks we don't know the subject. Speaking is probably the most challenging part of learning a language, and mistakes should be made. Our mistakes will cost us a 20 minute lecture. Anyway, after the first class she gave us homework, and we were all a little confused as to why she was giving us homework now and not after our 2nd class. "Pero tenemos una otra clase," i said. "Sí. Manaña." "No," I began, but she cut me off with the explanation of the homework. She didn't think i knew what i was talking about, which happens often. Well, she got up and left and didn't come back. She forget, and when we tried to remind her, she didn't listen.

It turned out to be ok because we all went to Paddy's Pub and ordered Andy his first Guines. AND HE LIKES IT! After the majority of us went to Andy's house where we chatted and ate dinner and cake (made by his Peruvian mother) And sang happy birthday and feliz cumpleaños. Then we went to another neighborhood called San Blas becasue the were having a fesividad to honor San Blas. We saw the most dangerous fireworks of our life. Picture: Bamboo scaffolding like structures holding up things that would spin superfast and launch off into the air, spewing sparks all the way. It was crazy! But fun. A very good day.

This weekend, all the CBC kids and Tony and Lauren are going to PUNO for the fesividad de candelaria. It is to honor the Virgin of Candelaria. Legend has it that the Virgin Mary appeared to her when she lived in Spain, and this ENTIRE month is a celebration for her. We have a 9 hour overnight bus ride there, a two day tour, and an overnight busride back on SUnday night, bringing us home by 5am Monday morning. Vamos!