After a long overnight flight, a very busy few days, a cancelled return flight, and, at last, another long flight, I am back in Peru! Thanks for all the thoughts, prayers, well wishes, and phone calls!
The end of last week was busy (of course!) Thursday included a trip to the Museo Metropolitano-- an interactive museum about the history of Lima! It was a very cool experience with photographs, 3D videos, models, and even 4D experiences with shaking chairs during an earthquake! I would definitely recommend it if you decide to visit Lima and have a little knowledge of Spanish! In the evening, a couple of friends and I visited the local supermarket and then I took a long walk with my aunt Frida to see various important spots in the neighborhood (the laundromat, church, parks, etc.)
Friday was another full day. We took our first ever combi (crazy, teeny tiny buses) to La Catolica-- the university I'll be attending. The campus is beautiful! It's very green and spacious and there are small deer that roam around freely! We also stumbled across some pre-Incan ruins-- very cool! We toured the campus, got our ID cards, and ate a very nice lunch in a cafeteria. In the afternoon, we took Spanish placement tests for our Spanish class... ugh. Last but not least, we had a lesson about "surviving Lima"-- all the scary things that could possibly happen to us and how to avoid them! We rode the combis home, I ate a super fast dinner, and then I took a taxi to the airport!
I was hoping I would be able to get a lot of sleep on the overnight flight, but unfortunately Delta decided it would be a good idea to serve dinner at 2:30 a.m., drinks throughout the night, and breakfast around 5:30! All in all, not the most restful night. When I finally got into my hotel in Kansas City around 2:00, I slept and relaxed most of the day!
Sunday, my family arrived! It was so nice to see them. It's funny: no matter how long I'm gone, it feels like forever, but whenever I am back with them, it's like no time has passed. I guess that's the great thing about family. We had a nice day together, walking around and exploring the area. In the evening, I went to dinner with the other Truman finalists at a local Thai restaurant. Afterwards, my mom helped me prep for my interview and I tried to get some sleep!
I got to the District Courthouse a little before 8:30 on Monday morning. The other finalists and I spent the day together in one room while we were called out for interviews in another room. My interview wasn't until 2:00 so I spent most of the day just trying to stay relaxed and getting to know the other finalists. It was really awesome to meet so many passionate, interesting, and intelligent people! I feel like my interview went pretty well, too, so now we'll just have to wait until March 30 to hear the results!
Monday evening, my family and I headed to Johnny's Barbeque. The food was really good and I loved spending the evening with my family! I was really sad when I had to say goodbye to them Tuesday morning in the airport.
Then my flight was cancelled due to electrical problems! I got put up in a local hotel overnight and, at last, left on Wednesday afternoon, a full day late! The return was fairly uneventful and I met my nice taxi driver at the airport, got to my host family's home, and slept! I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to make it to the Truman finalist interview and see my family a bit more. Now on to more Peruvian adventures...
The end of last week was busy (of course!) Thursday included a trip to the Museo Metropolitano-- an interactive museum about the history of Lima! It was a very cool experience with photographs, 3D videos, models, and even 4D experiences with shaking chairs during an earthquake! I would definitely recommend it if you decide to visit Lima and have a little knowledge of Spanish! In the evening, a couple of friends and I visited the local supermarket and then I took a long walk with my aunt Frida to see various important spots in the neighborhood (the laundromat, church, parks, etc.)
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| Surco, a little park right next to my house in Miraflores |
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| The huaca, ruins, at La Católica |
Sunday, my family arrived! It was so nice to see them. It's funny: no matter how long I'm gone, it feels like forever, but whenever I am back with them, it's like no time has passed. I guess that's the great thing about family. We had a nice day together, walking around and exploring the area. In the evening, I went to dinner with the other Truman finalists at a local Thai restaurant. Afterwards, my mom helped me prep for my interview and I tried to get some sleep!
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| Awkward picture of me by myself pre interview |
Monday evening, my family and I headed to Johnny's Barbeque. The food was really good and I loved spending the evening with my family! I was really sad when I had to say goodbye to them Tuesday morning in the airport.
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| I l-o-v-e my family! |
On wednesday night at the boys intramural bball game Andy was telling me a little about your flight mishap- that's crazy! Glad you made it back safely to Peru so you can have more adventures for us! hehe. :)
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