First Weekend in Peru

So yesterday was pretty low key. We had class, it went okay but i got really frustrated because I was so tired I couldn't focus on Spanish. I think this weather in Lima is getting to me, it's constantly overcast. I was really hoping for some sun this weekend, hopefully when we go to Iquitos next weekend it will be sun and warm!

After class I had lunch with Emmi and our host dad and once Emmi got out of class the family took us to go get prepaid phones so we could communicate with other ISA students and in case of an emergency. Sorry guys no one can call me on that phone, since it's international and prepaid I can receive calls unless they are a Claro carrier. Afterward Emmi and I met up with the ISA students from down the road and caught a combi (the craziest type of taxi ever!) to Larcomar and ate dinner with some other ISA students. We all had our first Pisco Sours, which is the drink of choice here. Talk about strong, it tasted like a very strong top shelf margarita, really tangy (yeah I'm being that specific :]). Let's just say one was enough for each of us. After dinner our Peruvian friend Pedro took us to Barranco to go to some discotecas. It was free to get into any of the ones we were at you just needed to drink to stay, it was crazy how they try and heard you into their small clubs.
Today was really long. We had an activity with ISA and Peru students where they took us by combi to La Plaza San Martin, it was gorgeous! Then we went to Plaza de Armas, which is where Lima's large cathedral and government palace are located. We watched the changing of the guards at the palace, it was very theatrical. For lunch ISA brought us to China town in Lima (yes there are China towns everywhere). The rest of the afternoon we went to visit the catacombs of Lima and the del Convento de San Francisco. Lima is a very interesting place for sure!

Me at Plaza de Armas!

Well the rest of the night is up in the air, I think we are planning to get a group together to go get gelato at Parque Kennedy :). Not a lot of us are up for another night out after walking around all day. Tomorrow Emmi, Courtney, Tiffany and I are going to a church close by that Emmi's cousin recommended (I know me going to church is weird especially in a foreign country but hey I'm up for it) then we are going to head somewhere to go shopping, probably Plaza San Miguel, because I need some clothes.