My Best Weekend Yet

I had a really good weekend. I was not looking forward to my group meeting Saturday night, but it ended up being really good. Daytime was annoying though. I had to go back and forth to the Plaza San Miguel to replace my phone. The meeting was good too. We ordered Pizza Hut for dinner, and we got a lot done. We're replicating a scene from Leon: The Professional. Except it's in Spanish. We did casting and talked about set design. Then we just sorta hung out. THAT was fun. I learned a Peruvian drinking game called vikingos (vikings) but I don't know how the rhyme would work in English. We played that and we played I've never. It was fun.

Sunday I went to 8 am mass. Lots of people were there for Mother's Day. I later went to Huaycan which is a poor barrio en Lima. Natalie and Katie volunteer there, and Gio and Catrin have been going with them. Katie, Gio, and Cat teach an art class, and Natalie teaches two English classes, so I went with her. It was very touching. The homes are quite like I expected. Brick walls, a couple rooms, tin roofs. We did private tutoring in one home. The older sister had picked toys up off the floor and swept it. No matter how poor you are or what your house looks like, everyone tries to keep it clean. Any sane people, anyways. We also taught class in a building called a "comedor" which is like a communal eating area. Women take turns cooking and serving food for everybody. The children were very sweet and very smart. There was an adorable stray kitten that hung out in the second classroom. Beautiful area. None of the roads are paved, though. Not even in el centro. It's tucked right at the root of the mountain and when you get up high enough, you have a beautiful view. I grabbed an empenada de carne for dinner at a bakery that Natalie claimed was the best. She's probably right. In total, we spent about 4 hours commuting.

Today wasn't too exciting. I have to start working on my literature project which I'm not looking forward to. The last half of the year will be a lot of work, but I'm excited for it. We'll see. Hopefully I'll have time to do more as well.