feeling muchhh more energized and enthusiastic about Perú going into this blog post.. :)

on the plus side, my castellaño mid-term went well, i'd say. that class is one of my favorites because we always get really good readings (bits from literature) to read and they're interesting.

last night was definitelyyyy a great break from the "study" aspect of being here.. Pisco Sour, Bembos, showing up late on Peruvian time for the first time, Latino music, dancing and really good conversations & laughs with my favorite gringas. :):)

and I'm on a confident streak with my Spanish this week.. sometimes I have fail moments and sometimes I feel good about my progres.. This morning I was reading different papers I have to read for my International Relations class and I'm realizing that it's good that I notice myself getting to a point where I don't want to put something down that I'm reading in Spanish because it grabs my attention, and the fact that I'm starting to grasp an understanding of the difficult readings and whatnot is a confidence booster.

the rest of the day.. and weekend.. and next week as official midterm week will be full of studying and working on stuff.. but next friday our director hired a masseuse (sp?) for us all to enjoy! How nice!

I think I'm going to plan a trip to Huancayo at the end of October with my friend that I met here from Germany.. it's another andean mountain trip, but the mountains always give me a breath of fresh air after spending time in Lima.

And I'm reallyyyyyyyy excited about hopefully planning a trip to the Amazon, Iquitos!!!!! (which would also be cool because it's where our house-maid is from). It's a completely different culture than the others I've seen in Perú, and I'd love to experience it before heading back to the States, so that may be my one last trip to go out with a bang.