Despite the overwhelming bustle of returning to city life, our first day in Cusco turned out to be mucho fun and successful! Contrary to previous groceriy shopping experiences in Lima or Nazca, shpping at San Pedro Market in Cusco was a blast! Our final bounty is pictured last in our photos, and includes a tasty grain powder of some sort that is to be mixed with our choice brand of canned milk. Maybe- not entirely sure if it is supposed to be a beverage or a cereal, but we´ll like it either way. Even more delicious, and probably the highlight of the market trip, was the mango con leche drink that an older woman made for us while we sat on stools in front of her counter (which was just like innumerable other counters all around her). She even gave us each refills. The market itself consisted of rows and rows of cheeses, vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, animals- dead and alive, textiles, trinkets, toys, conveinence items, and on and on and on. We tried to do a walk around before buying, but it was hard with so much goodness everywhere! Unbelieveably, we forgot to return to the chocolate stand.
We met with our language school administrators, and got everything worked out to begin our homestays with a Peruvian family on Sunday. School starts on Monday. Both very excited!
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This site was created to document, through stories and photographs, Natalie Ann and Samuel Thaddeus' "by the seat of our pants" trip through parts of South America and New Zealand. While we both currently have wide aspirations to keep this updated...well, mierda sucede.
3 comments:
Forgot to check this blog for a good week. Glad to see you guys are keeping it updated!
The most interesting thing for me so far was actually the story from the previous update about running into tons of local people who were interested in the results of the U.S. election. It is kind of surprising sometimes how aware everybody around the world is of U.S. politics when we are almost entirely ignorant of international politics. I wonder if the election results will have a positive impact on your trip because of changing feelings towards Americans. It wouldn't surprise me. He has put a whole new face on the country, and it doesn't hurt that it's the same color as most of the rest of the world for once! Seems shallow but it's probably true.
Stay safe and enjoy your adventures!
Gabe
Yeah, its kind of funny, but I really don´t feel ashamed to tell people Somos de los EE UU anymore. Hopefully that feeling will continue for the next few years as well...at least.
Happy Birthday, Sammy!
Love,
Mom
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