Anyway, last week it seems as if I was buried under a mountain of homework. After the weekend, I feel as if I have somewhat recovered from that overload, but looking at my planner and to-do list it seems like this week won't be much different. One fun part of my week was making spaghetti with Fabricio! He recently accepted a new job, so we decided to celebrate and cook together. It was really good! Nothing special, but we added a few spices that made it Peruvian spaghetti in my eyes.
On Thursday, I went with some friends to TGI Fridays and we had some awesome "American" food. (I put this in parenthesis because I am told that Peruvians are also considered "Americans", so I suppose "North American" food would be more accurate) One cool thing we saw here was their birthday celebrations. They don't mess around with the free piece of cake and ice cream here, oh no. If it is your birthday, the servers come out and present you with a shot of what I'm assuming is tequila. Then they play drums and tambourines and sing a song, in which you are required to dance to in front of everybody. It was so fun to watch!
On Friday, I had a pretty lazy day. I went with a few friends to the mall and FINALLY found a personal fan for my room. Now, I don't have to sleep with my window open and worry about hearing car alarms, honking, and getting bit by bugs at all hours of the night. :) Around 6:30 Haley, Luke, Sam, and I met some Peruvian girls for the evening and they took us to Barranco. It is a little area about 20-30 minutes away from the university with lots of old buildings and restaurants...and it is right along the beach, too! I was so happy to finally become within walking distance of putting my feet in that ocean water! After much walking and walking and walking, we were all ready to go home and get some sleep.
On Saturday, I had my first adventure surfing!! It was a blast! We left a little before 10am and finally returned home around 4 or 5pm. It was a long day, but so worth it. We rented a wet suit and a surf board, along with a short lesson for close to $10. I couldn't believe how cheap it was. We didn't even have a time limit!
We had a terrible time trying to get me into my wetsuit! It took two people plus myself to finally jump into that thing! Every time I think about it, I laugh out loud because Sam and David hand to stand on each side of me and lift up my suit--suspending me into the air like they were trying to give me a wedgie. Haha :) I wish I could say that I was a pro and I rode every wave that came my way, but that would be a lie. I hope to try it again sometime before I leave because it was a great time! Next time, however, I will make sure to put sunscreen on my face, because I have the worst sunburn I've ever had in my life on my face. It is already starting to blister and I am radiating heat 27/7. 
Sunday pretty much consisted of napping and homework for me. I did, however take a break late in the afternoon to eat lunch with my friend, Hector, and his family at this really nice restaurant on the beach called "Hornero". The food was outstanding, and the view was even better. I was really nervous to go because I was to meet his entire family...but they were very welcoming and we had a great time trying to communicate with each other.
After lunch, I watched the first half of the Peru vs. Chile soccer game, and then decided I needed to take a siesta before I could start anymore homework. Quite a few of my friends got together to watch the Superbowl at a casino downtown, but I decided that I better finish my homework instead. It was a hard decision to make, because I really wanted to watch Beyonce at the half time show. That was really the only reason I wanted to watch the game. (Because the Packers weren't playing, of course.) So, I caught up on some homework and got to bed at a decent time for once.
Today began week 5 of classes at UPC. Time is flying so fast, and I'm having mixed emotions about it, but trying not to worry about time and think more about all of the adventures that are in store for me the next few months. We are in the process of planning trips to Iquitos (the Amazon) as well as Cusco and Ica. I am really excited because this weekend I am flying with some of my classmates to Arequipa for the weekend. We are going on a tour at Colca Valley and it should be a great time. Hopefully my next blog will have even more beautiful pictures to share with you all!
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