mi primero dia en colegio :)

well, my first day in peruvian high school was today and i was scaaaared out of my mind. i totally did not want to wake up this morning but as soon as i got into my class i was FINE! i made a group of friends and i think they are really good people. i can tell that i will learn spanish very fast when i hang out with them. the majority of their names are segundo, adreina, mano, and gerron. they are sooo nice and whenever i need to do something or when i dont understand something they have no problem explaning it to me.. ahhh im happy now. school here is also very very different from the united states. for example, in the united states, the kids switch classes and the teachers stay in their rooms. in peru, the kids stay in their class and the teachers switch.. i think thats kinda smart, but that might be just me. :) ahhhh today was a good day! <3333

mas!

things in peru are SO SO SO SO different from the united states.. like, you just wouldnt believe. yesterday i went out with my sister and her friend evelyn.. we were trying to find something to do because we were sooo bored.. surprising on a saturday night in peru huh? yeah, well we ended up just walking around and i was hungry so i bought a hanburguesa (hamburger). it made me miss home because their american food is not good.. ill just stick to the delicious peruvian food..yummm.. but when i go to the mercado (market) it makes me sick because theres dead chickens and guinea pigs and everything you could imagine.. ughhhh and i hate looking at that stuff.. and i feel bad sometimes because i am very picky so when my family asks me "kim eat this.. kim do you want this .." i always say no because i dont like it :( .. also, my mom (there is a picture of me and her on the right) made fish the other day and i didnt eat any because frakly, i dont really like fish. especially WITH THE SKIN STILL ON IT AND BONES STILL IN IT. seee... its so different from the united states.. when my mom there cooks fish, she fillets it and takes all the bones out.. i guess these are just things i will have to get used to.. and also, we dont have a car here so i have to take motortaxis or taxis, but theyre cheap like 1 or 2 soles which is not even a dollar.. i have sooo much to say, :P i am glad to be here but i also miss the united states (something i thought id NEVER say; ask my parents, theyll tell you) but i start school tomorrow so i guess we will see how that goes.. ill keep you posted :D

okay its been a while since ive posted a blog and i figured people would want to know what i have been doing. so, i went to Miami first on Sept 3rd. i had to stay there for like two days for orientations and things like that but it was actually not that bad. there were only two other americans going to peru so it was a nice little group. i left for Lima, Peru on what...? the 5th i think that sounds right. Anyways, when i got into lima i had to go throught customs which was scary because i had to do it all by myself in spanish.. you gotta remember i am not in the united states anymore! So, i got through customs and everything and then i found the person who was supposed to pick me up. I was thinking that my host family was going to be waiting for me somewhere or something but nopeee.. i had to go to ANOTHER orientation but it was in chaclacayo, which is a small town i believe but it was nice where i stayed. it was really boring but it was important things that i need to know so it was useful.. but on to the exciting part :) Then i got to take a 6 hour bus trip from Lima to Chimbote.. it was long and i was nervous the whole time because i knew for a fact that my family would be there waiting for me.. and they were! surprisingly my spanish isnt that bad.. i expected to do much worse. anyways, i am in my new house now and i start school on monday. i LOVE.. ABSOLUTELY LOVE my family. they are absolutely amazing and i am so comfortable here.. AFS could not have placed me with a better family. i have 3 sisters and a brother and a mom and dad and i already love them all very much :) well, i am about to go shopping with my sister for some things and to my colegio for my chumpa (jacket for school) !! ill write another post soon :)

Love, Kim!