Well it certainly has been a while. Whoops. So I kinda
dropped the ball on this blog, but in my defense, this past month has been the
busiest ever! So we had midterms towards the end of February. For a couple weeks, we were working on
presentations, exams, and an essay for all our classes, but once we were
finished, our travelling began again.
But before
I went travelling with the rest of the students, my family and I took a little
road trip to a nearby town, Guadalupe. It’s about an hour away from Trujillo
and the drive there was so cool. Just seeing the countryside here was worth the
trip. The hills, mountains, and green of the country were unlike anything I’ve
seen in the US. Once there, we went to the big Cathedral de Guadalupe. The town
is names after the virgin Guadalupe and has a statue of her in the church. We
stayed for mass and stopped by a little café on the way back to Trujillo. It
wasn’t a long trip, but it was still fun to go somewhere new and different with
my family. They are really sweet and fun to be with.
The Cathedral in Guadelupe
In the beginning it took a little
getting used to living with strangers, but now I feel so comfortable around
them. The language barrier is still a little frustrating at times. I was hoping
I would be able to communicate really easily with them by now, and while it is
definitely way better, it’s not where I want to be. My Spanish dad and brother
always make jokes and talk really fast and then look at me, expecting a laugh,
but sometimes I literally understand nothing of what they said. The jokes are
what the hardest part is I think. I can tell that we have similar senses of
humor, but it’s difficult for me to communicate that through to them. So I just
smile and try to be as positive as possible with them because I want them to
know how much I am actually enjoying being a part of their family.
I didn't get pictures of the cooler scenery, cause we were driving, but this is still pretty neat.
