SALSA AND FRIENDS

 We had a great day at UNIFÉ today! It was finally sunny in Lima so we all sat around outside and  talked with the students. The first 20 minutes we spoke in Spanish, which was not as hard as I  thought it was going to be. Yay, improvement! The last 10 minutes we were able to speak in English.  We talked about Peruvian nightlife, boyfriends, and politics. An interesting mix, but still very cool to  learn about. After chatting with the girls, we went to our culture class. Today's topic was Peruvian  Independence. Each day, I'm able to understand about ~10% more of our lecture. So I think I'm at  about 75%...a solid C...

Solid C face

After Class, we took the stage for a salsa lesson! We were all feeling pretty confident until the UNIFÉ students gathered to watch us. As soon as we moved past the basic step and attempted to do a spinning move, the girls began to video us. Many laughs were had. We pushed on! Some even joined us! Maybe out of pity? Regardless, it was a fun time.

Later that night a group of us went to a bar in Barronco called Ayahuasca. We then proceeded to do Ayahuasca!! Just kidding. The place was recommended to us by a lot of professors/UNIFÉ students and I can see why. Once a colonial mansion, the bar had three stories and over fourteen rooms. Each room had some aspect of ancient Peruvian culture in it. Therefore, every walk to the bathroom was a little history lesson. So fun and educational!