Little moments of life in Peru

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful... this is what I've learned about the weather in Peru. It will always be warm during the day, no matter what season, but at night, at least in the winter, it gets freezing. It's just like the desert in the dry season with-you guessed it-no rain. Not only that, but hot days and cold nights. We had a preview of a winter night just this past week so as we were all busy typing away at our lesson plans, we enjoyed a warm room with a fire made by moi. It was my first one I ever made so I was quite excited, even if I had used up a half a box of matches. Look, Dad, I did it! Eventually I'll get down one match, I know it.

On Monday, we had a surprise party for Gloria, the first grade teacher that I work with. I told her I wanted to practice Spanish and I could help her learn English but after I made the plans and then found out her birthday was the same week, it seemed just too simple to turn it into a surprise. Carrie made an unbelievably yummy cake. She is a great cook/baker so it's been fun
learning new recipes with her around all the time.

I took pictures of Gloria taking the bite out of her cake. Even though it's tradition, everyone acts as if it's their first time having to go for this daring move. The pictures are different steps of Gloria's triumphant and clean bite. Luz, who sat next to her, made her nervous and you can tell. She holds her arm, she tries to look brave, she holds her arm and dives in.