So I was just about very excited I had found an internet connection in our store, but it’s from the next door restaurant and really doesn’t do much! If it works at all that is…ah well, I was lucky to have it even for a couple of seconds.
This morning we went up to Patacancha for another entrega…we bought a lot of things, which is good because the store has started to look quite empty. I seem to have taken a large role in inventory, which is nice because I find it interesting. It’s only 11 days until I move in with another volunteer, which I am super psyched for. I told my house parents (in my horrible, broken Spanish) that they don’t need to cook for me anymore (as the bland boringness was starting to make me sick and lose all appetite, and as a homestay through our organization is atrociously expensive, compared to normal living costs here) But my mom still offered me lunch today when I got home. Hope she was just being polite, but I’m sure they still don’t have the right picture. They seemed very confused by me not needing to be cooked for. On an interesting note, on my way to work I was actually hungry, so I bought my first “street meat”…as in cooked on the street and I’m not quite sure what kind of meat it was! But for dinner I’ll be going out with a few volunteers to a place called Puka Rumi, it has the best food here, and not even the most expensive. s/20 can buy a full, good meal, and that’s around $8CAD. Not something I can do everyday, but sometimes you just need good food.
Tomorrow Michelle and I will be heading to Pisac, a gorgeous little town that apparently has an amazing market on Sundays. What I’m specifically looking for is craft supplies (who knew??) Michelle makes amazing jewelry, and there’re scads of places here selling beads that are actually seeds from plants around here. So I’m hoping to be able to start making some stuff I can give as gifts! I’m also going to be looking for knitting needles and some cheap yarn. We’ve got loads in the store, but I don’t think I want to spend too much on yarn while I’m still learning. So everyone, you now know what you’re getting as Christmas gifts! That is if I actually find the time to learn all of these things…
