A review of Saturday, June 12, 2010 We all learned we had become attached to our host family because it was very difficult to say good-bye. They were beyond wonderful to us. They want to continue these relationships, and we all exchanged contact information. Left to right: Jane, Chinh (me), Ricard[...]
Posts Tagged ‘OU Study Abroad’
June 12th, 2010 - 11:20 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 14: First Day Away from Lima; First Day in the Andes
June 11th, 2010 - 6:08 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 13: Our Last Day in Lima
A review of Friday, June 11, 2010 We had our last walk to Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. It’s our last day in Lima and last class at PUCP. I can’t believe we’ve been here 13 days, but I’m excited for Cuzco. Happy World Cup premiere day! I wish we had more time to w[...]
June 11th, 2010 - 4:26 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 12: I Took Only 20 Pictures Today?
A review of Thursday, June 10, 2010 Some taxi drivers try to make our prices higher than Peruvians’ just because we are Americans, but I refuse to allow that kind of discrimination (or any kind of discrimination). I’m the queen of bartering thanks to my world-traveling experiences; therefor[...]
June 9th, 2010 - 8:10 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 11: Changing Things Up
It’s another cloudy day. My clothes are still not dry after three days because it’s been cloudy. And our room smells like wet dogs since it’s covered in wet clothes. Proomie also did laundry, but we managed to fit all our clothes on the unused top bunk. I miss the American clothes drye[...]
June 8th, 2010 - 10:41 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 10: Guests, Children, Worms
We had fresh-squeezed orange juice, Angel Flakes (the less tasty version of Corn Flakes), toast and jelly, jam, turkey and cheese for breakfast. We made it through the night with no problem…well, except Whitley went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, Kim and Ashley thought it was an[...]
June 8th, 2010 - 8:22 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 9: A Humbling Day
We had toast, bologna, cheese, condensed milk and peach juice for breakfast. I was kind of sad leaving our host family even though it’s only for a day because they’re so great to us. I feel like we are a family already after nine days! It’s another foggy, cloudy day in Lima, but it’s[...]
June 7th, 2010 - 1:00 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 8: Free Day in Peru!
After Mass, my housemates and I went to El Circuito Mágico del Agua (Magic Water Circuit). We ran into some of the other OU Journey to Latin America students. Two OU students who are studying in Lima for a semester also met with us. I didn’t go to bed until 3 a.m. because we got home [..[...]
June 6th, 2010 - 12:17 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 7: City Tour and a Surprise Dance-Off
I went to bed before 2 a.m. for the first time in two weeks! I got more sleep last night than the past three nights combined. Yet I was still really sleepy. Maybe I need more sleep to catch up? It was very humid and foggy this morning. The ground looked damp, but it didn’t [...][...]
June 4th, 2010 - 9:38 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 6: Political Friday
I stayed up until 4 a.m. blogging about yesterday because it was the most educational and emotional day thus far. I hadn’t cried in a while, and I shed plenty of tears yesterday. I’m wasn’t sure how I stayed awake today on three hours of sleep, but it happened! The weather is usually c[...]
June 4th, 2010 - 2:29 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 5: The Most Educational and Emotional Day Thus Far…
A review of Thursday, June 3, 2010 Today has been the most educational and emotional day so far. I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. blogging because I wanted to include many pictures, and the Internet here is slower. We had the usual condensed milk, ham and cheese, bread, jam, jelly, pâté, orange juice[...]