Week 2 (Thursday)

Today we began our workday by playing football at Fe y Alegria. Today was our last day and we did what we could to make the best of it. By this time the students were familiar with the rules and concept of the game and we were able to get in and start playing right away. We took video and pictures and all three classes went smoothly.

At the end of the school day Maryt found me and wanted me to take a look at her broken USB drive. We found a computer and sure enough the USB drive did not work. I gave her the bad news and it was troubling to see her facial expression. It was obvious that she invested a lot in the drive and was disappointed that It did not work.

We returned to the house after placement for lunch and afterwards people went and did their own items. I had a lot to do and unfortunately had to skip my last Spanish lesson. Before doing so I advised my teacher and went run a few errands.

I had plans to have dinner with one of my Peruvian partners from the website Sharedtalk.com. We agreed to meet at Ripleys in Miraflores and then go to a restaurant for dinner. My partner ran a bit late so I went t Ripleys which is a store similar to Sears in the USA and did some browsing. I found the electronics department. I remembered Maryt and her broken USB drive and was able to purchase a 4gig USB drive for 40.00 soles which is approximately $13.33. My plan would be to give this to her on Friday. She used the USB drive to save her school assignments and I wanted to make sure she had the ability to continue to do so.

My Spanish partner showed up and we went to a local restaurant for a dish called “Pollo abrazo” which is a dish of chicken prepared in a Peruvian way. The food was great and the so was the meeting with my Spanish partner. We had the whole meeting in Spanish and I was able to learn even more about the Peruvian culture and ways that things are done in Lima. For example the reason that bathrooms don’t have soap and toilet paper is because people steal them. This is the reason its common for Peruvians to carry a small supply of soap and toilet paper with them at all times.

After dinner we walked around Kennedy park in Miraflores for about 20 minutes and then it was time for her to leave. I advised her of inconsistent prices from Taxi drivers so she called one for me and the driver gave her a decent price of 10 soles from Miraflores to Jokey Plaza instantly. I thanked her for everything and took the taxi to the CCS home base.