It's been awhile

Well it's been so long since I've last posted, far too much has happened for me to write it all down on here. Kind of a shame, really, though it is all in my journal. 

I am becoming much more comfortable here in Lima. Every so often I get murderously homesick but it only lasts for a day or so. My grandparents from the states recently came down to tour Peru, and they were a me to find time to spend with me which was AMAZING of them. They also brought me things from the US that are either nonexistent in Peru or very hard to find/ridiculously expensive.

I took my grandparents to all my favorite places in my district, had them try some commonplace Peruvian cuisine, and even took them to the once a year food festival on the beach! The best part was when they met my host family. I think it took a lot of worry off my grammas shoulders when she realized what an amazing family I have down here. It means the world that I am with the family I have, and that my family back home is comfortable with them too.

School has been better, it's about as good as my Spanish. Both Spanish-speaking and school seem to have their good days and bad days with me. Some days are great, others... Well, those bad days usually instigate the homesickness.

But, all in all, I'm enjoying school and my friends, Peruvians and exchange students alike.

Speaking of spending time with exchange students.. 

Today everyone got out of school to meet at the congress of the republic and listen to the Vice President speak a bit! We all had our blazers and had a grand old time:) even got a pin from the VP himself! 

Also, our first trip is on Thursday. We leave for ten days to Arequipa, tacna, colca, and finally, Arica, which is in chile!

I will post about it:)