About a month ago, I switched to a new family. They're a nice family, with more money than my first. At the house we are at right now they have two maids working for them that cook and clean. My host mom says that within about a week we'll be moving tot heir new house, which is super far from everything and it a very ritzy area of the city.
It's interesting going from one family to another when the style of living is so different, you really notice it. In my first family my host mom cooked all the time, they ate together whenever they could, and other family was always in the house. Here, we have someone that cooks for us, I usually eat alone or just one other person, and there's a huge ant problem.
I do like my new family, but this style of living isn't one that I think I would want for myself when I'm older. I like being able to do things for myself, like make my bed and wash my clothes. But I guess this is part of what exchange is all about; learning new cultures and how other people live.
Right before the family change, we went on a group trip to the capital of Peru, and other cities near by like Ica and Nazca. Over the course of the week we went sand boarding, toured a Pisco factory, went on a boat ride to see penguins, went on a dune buggy ride, and flew over the Nazca lines.
(the humming bird)
About a week ago I started bar tending classes with another exchange student, and I'm hoping to start some sort of cooking class soon. Because we weren't able to start classes in the university here, we decided to take bar tending classes. So far we've learned to make 11 drinks, the general history of Pisco, different types of glasses, and how to properly make drinks. It's been a great experience so far, and I'm super excited to learn more.
I have only about two months left in Peru, and this year has gone by so fast it's incredible. My plane lands at PDX at 1:50pm on the 15th of June, and I'm starting to be very excited to come back.
