my fiestas patrias feast! im eating the chaufa de mariscos adn thats one of the 3 full crabs in the soup the size of any huge serving bowl in the states
torta (i did share it with consuelo) that i def didn´t need
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
earlier 2nd post then I thought... please see previous post first
Well I should start by saying it is 7:45 pm and I just finished dinner. Well, yeh dinner; papas secos. Basically since you can do anything with papas this is the one I heard about and more or less was baffled by and even more so now since I have learned the taste and more importantly the smell… what happens is they dry the potato in a very long process then sell it dry and then the people cook the potatoes… I had this with some rice… and a lot of aji (which gets me thru anything I don’t like just to say I do like it) because with enough aji any taste can be indistinguishable. Though that smell… it didn’t remind me of anything really pleasant… so that was interesting…let me get back to my re-cap though…
Monday, my family and I went to Chosica to eat some lunch. Combi fares were up because of the holiday and whole 50 centimos to be a Sole… grr We had a real feast in Chosica all platos tipicos del Peru like chaufa con mariscos, sopa de pescada, ceviche porsupesto!... and because we didn’t eat enough finished up all the food in Chosica with amazing tortas de chocolate, lucuma, y frescas… basically a strawberry shortcake (jealous dad?) After a walk around the park for a bit we headed home at about 4:30ish and I passed out for a nice, long nap. When I woke up, I was informed I was heading to a birthday party at a local discoteca with my sister and her brother… I really didn’t want to go because we had school the next day and plus I really don’t have any outfits for going-out nor my straightener… but I went and it was fun hearing all the Criollo music and seeing them dance, dances I have yet to master but give me 2 years… just you wait…I knew it was my cue to leave for the night when I heard the intro to MIB by none other than Big Willie (Smith)…yes grant your main man…so I headed back to my warm bed and wonderful pillow ;)
Tuesday we heading into the center at about 9:30 but classes really didn’t start till about 10…gotta love the holiday mood everyone was still feeling. We basically recapped the ferria we went to and what the volunteers were doing there with their groups and also about starting youth projects in our communities. Then what was really interesting was in our language class we watched “Estado de Miedo” which is a very informative movie about the 20 years period of Shining Path, a dark and scary period for Peru, due to terrorism… I rather not talk about it on my blog…opinions and such… so feel free to google that yourself or for want of a better visual, seek out the movie!!
After sessions the mood was easily flipped by giving a “christening” to our new techo in the courtyard that two of our workers put up… pretty sweet… then the facilitators invited us to celebrate Fiestas Patrias with them…they taught us some bailes tipicas and then ate a monton de piccarones… another one of my favorite desserts of Peru… it is a donut made from camotes (sweet potatoes) then drizzled in honey… I will learn how to make this and bring back to the states because I could make a killing selling these… or besos de mozas or for that matter alfajores…yum…
So today was basically learn about key words we might need to know for the policia and the law…then we took a field trip to the local police station to ask our questions and to learn how to fill out a Peruvian crime report. Somethings to remember about my experience: 1. If you don’t report in the same day chances are they won’t do much…same thing if you didn’t witness the person… for this purpose the denuncia is more for our benefit (American insurance replacements) 2. Police can drink in uniform and with fire arms…though after I asked about this I was told that congress is trying to change this..however their congress is slow…I told him that’s not only in Peru J
After lunch we had a great session on Peruvian history...which I loved! And then we had a medsession on disease followed by a playing of the ends of the COS videos done by Peru’s group 4/5/6/7 which was another reassurance/affirmation that PC could possibly be the best decision of my life with out a doubt. Two more days till we know our site!!
TKMxoxo
Elizabeth <33
Monday, my family and I went to Chosica to eat some lunch. Combi fares were up because of the holiday and whole 50 centimos to be a Sole… grr We had a real feast in Chosica all platos tipicos del Peru like chaufa con mariscos, sopa de pescada, ceviche porsupesto!... and because we didn’t eat enough finished up all the food in Chosica with amazing tortas de chocolate, lucuma, y frescas… basically a strawberry shortcake (jealous dad?) After a walk around the park for a bit we headed home at about 4:30ish and I passed out for a nice, long nap. When I woke up, I was informed I was heading to a birthday party at a local discoteca with my sister and her brother… I really didn’t want to go because we had school the next day and plus I really don’t have any outfits for going-out nor my straightener… but I went and it was fun hearing all the Criollo music and seeing them dance, dances I have yet to master but give me 2 years… just you wait…I knew it was my cue to leave for the night when I heard the intro to MIB by none other than Big Willie (Smith)…yes grant your main man…so I headed back to my warm bed and wonderful pillow ;)
Tuesday we heading into the center at about 9:30 but classes really didn’t start till about 10…gotta love the holiday mood everyone was still feeling. We basically recapped the ferria we went to and what the volunteers were doing there with their groups and also about starting youth projects in our communities. Then what was really interesting was in our language class we watched “Estado de Miedo” which is a very informative movie about the 20 years period of Shining Path, a dark and scary period for Peru, due to terrorism… I rather not talk about it on my blog…opinions and such… so feel free to google that yourself or for want of a better visual, seek out the movie!!
After sessions the mood was easily flipped by giving a “christening” to our new techo in the courtyard that two of our workers put up… pretty sweet… then the facilitators invited us to celebrate Fiestas Patrias with them…they taught us some bailes tipicas and then ate a monton de piccarones… another one of my favorite desserts of Peru… it is a donut made from camotes (sweet potatoes) then drizzled in honey… I will learn how to make this and bring back to the states because I could make a killing selling these… or besos de mozas or for that matter alfajores…yum…
So today was basically learn about key words we might need to know for the policia and the law…then we took a field trip to the local police station to ask our questions and to learn how to fill out a Peruvian crime report. Somethings to remember about my experience: 1. If you don’t report in the same day chances are they won’t do much…same thing if you didn’t witness the person… for this purpose the denuncia is more for our benefit (American insurance replacements) 2. Police can drink in uniform and with fire arms…though after I asked about this I was told that congress is trying to change this..however their congress is slow…I told him that’s not only in Peru J
After lunch we had a great session on Peruvian history...which I loved! And then we had a medsession on disease followed by a playing of the ends of the COS videos done by Peru’s group 4/5/6/7 which was another reassurance/affirmation that PC could possibly be the best decision of my life with out a doubt. Two more days till we know our site!!
TKMxoxo
Elizabeth <33
a clip from my film presentation on Tumbes... yeh i look real serious i know
me and Roxanna, Consuelo and Alejandra
don´t hate we have a huuuuge light of Jesus... haha actually its a big tourist local the cristo blanco.. I should prob get more pics of this... they have awesome pools in front with different lights in each one as well as a catedral underneath
the group pic from san miguel..
business beach bidddies
my totally tubular hat... best thing ever... mom you jealous? and yes I found starbucks, I mean what did you expect... and I got exactly what I love a caramel macchiato helado with shot of caramel instead of vanilla with lactose free milk... yes mom they ahve lactose free milk here instead of soy!! chevere, no?
Sat 26 Julio & Sun 27 Julio
Well, I’ll start with Saturday morning, the beginning of the 3 day weekend for fiestas patrias! It was a relaxing day because I didn’t have to wake up and rush off to the Agraria. So after sleeping in till 9ish I got up and made banana pancakes for me and the fam, def not as good as the ones my mom makes here, she has more of a crepe texture which I like better. (Though dad I still love your choco-chip pancakes the best!!) After eating I sat around for a bit reading then decided I should prob exercise after such a heavy meal and went on a run at the top of the cliff (same place where I filmed that video) and yes the time I filmed that video I was running up the hill and was exercising so that’s why I was breathing heavy!! I had lunch with my fam and also my sobrinos and cuñada. After, I had a meeting with Sophie and Camille (the two other girls in my town) to discuss our CBA (Community Based Analysis) Project. We decided on doing a young mothers group, since there are a lot of them in Chacra. We ate dinner which is basically most of the time, left overs from lunch, since that is their biggest meal. Then heading to a Peruvian baby shower at 10pm. And what’s interesting is that they actually call it Baby Shower. So that was quite funny to hear in everyday speech and then when I told my mom that we have them too she was like really? You have baby showers. I didn’t have the heart to tell her I think they got their word “baby shower” from the English language… so I let it go lol.
So, about this baby shower… nothing like the one we have in the states! First of all its at 10 till about 2am and men are invited. The father is there as well, and the whole time we play games to basically embarrass the couple and esp the father. It is a bit like a roast of the couple. One of my favorite games was when they dressed the father in diapers and made him crawl around the room to get fed from a bottle or when he was blind-folded and was given 3 sec to guess the gift. When he was wrong he would have to drink from another bottle (which was pure liquor). So it was interesting. Also, there were live clowns there who were funny but really crude humor. I thought was a tad wrong since there was kids there but my mom told me usually there not but today was an exception because the family had another party earlier in the day for their sons 7th bday party. We had soo much food there and don’t forget the cow hearts, which made an appearance as well! Gotta love them! So I headed back about 12ish and went to bed.
Sunday woke up around the same time, decided I loved my morning routine from the day before, so I had some pancakes and then after went for a run! My relatives were still here so I woke up to little children’s screams and playing, which is the best form of birth control… ever. When I got back from my run I did my usual Sunday cleaning of my room and taking a shower. In the afternoon at about 4ish me, Consuelo and Roxanna (my cunada) went to bingo at the escuela primera of her daughter for an interesting game of bingo. It's pretty serious there are about 300 people there, it starts at10 in the morning and goes all day. In between each game of bingo a liveband takes the stage and plays a set. I think they play bingo exactly the same; calling out a letter B-I-N-G-O with a numberto form a specific letter. ALthough,in reality I have never been to a bingo game in the states sooo who knows lol... I guess I'm really not the go-to girlabout this. SO after bingo I met up with Sophie in Chosica to get some dinner we had pizza andthis amazzzziiing app called Taquenos. It was like wan-ton noodles filled with cheese andthen we had guacamole dipping salsa!! Yum! Afterwords we met up with some other gringosand there host families to do some karaoke...that was a grand time... I received a standing ovation when I left lol... even here, who doesn't love me?!?!? haha Chosica was so packed for fiestas patrias... which I did celebrate with my family on MOnday...which I will write about tonight and post tomorrow
tkq xoxo
ekh
So, about this baby shower… nothing like the one we have in the states! First of all its at 10 till about 2am and men are invited. The father is there as well, and the whole time we play games to basically embarrass the couple and esp the father. It is a bit like a roast of the couple. One of my favorite games was when they dressed the father in diapers and made him crawl around the room to get fed from a bottle or when he was blind-folded and was given 3 sec to guess the gift. When he was wrong he would have to drink from another bottle (which was pure liquor). So it was interesting. Also, there were live clowns there who were funny but really crude humor. I thought was a tad wrong since there was kids there but my mom told me usually there not but today was an exception because the family had another party earlier in the day for their sons 7th bday party. We had soo much food there and don’t forget the cow hearts, which made an appearance as well! Gotta love them! So I headed back about 12ish and went to bed.
Sunday woke up around the same time, decided I loved my morning routine from the day before, so I had some pancakes and then after went for a run! My relatives were still here so I woke up to little children’s screams and playing, which is the best form of birth control… ever. When I got back from my run I did my usual Sunday cleaning of my room and taking a shower. In the afternoon at about 4ish me, Consuelo and Roxanna (my cunada) went to bingo at the escuela primera of her daughter for an interesting game of bingo. It's pretty serious there are about 300 people there, it starts at10 in the morning and goes all day. In between each game of bingo a liveband takes the stage and plays a set. I think they play bingo exactly the same; calling out a letter B-I-N-G-O with a numberto form a specific letter. ALthough,in reality I have never been to a bingo game in the states sooo who knows lol... I guess I'm really not the go-to girlabout this. SO after bingo I met up with Sophie in Chosica to get some dinner we had pizza andthis amazzzziiing app called Taquenos. It was like wan-ton noodles filled with cheese andthen we had guacamole dipping salsa!! Yum! Afterwords we met up with some other gringosand there host families to do some karaoke...that was a grand time... I received a standing ovation when I left lol... even here, who doesn't love me?!?!? haha Chosica was so packed for fiestas patrias... which I did celebrate with my family on MOnday...which I will write about tonight and post tomorrow
tkq xoxo
ekh
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