This weekend 8 of us got in a suprisingly luxurious bus and made the 3 hour journey to the town of Camana to go to the beach. It was all good fun. We were the only gringos in town and got stared at a fair bit, the beach was a little dirty, the sea was super strong and the lifeguards mostly wore speedos and preferred posing to enforcing beach safety! It was good, but I wouldn't really go back to that beach again.
Yesterday I had my first day of school which was great. I'm working mostly with 10-13 year olds and yesterday we were doing maths. I did try to help them but mostly seemed to get the answers wrong though. The kids are really lovely and affectionate. As soon as I arrived they were asking my name and calling me senorita anastasia and giving me hugs. It's mostly because they don't get much affection at home that I think they are so affectionate with us-we give affection back. Their parents mostly work in nearby fields. But the settlement is literally built on a hill of rubble so if there was an earthquake i really think the whole hill would fall down.
Today we actually had a day of school because of a strike of transportedores so we went shopping to a little craft market where I bought myself a couple of early birthday presents! And we sunbathed a bit...but not too much because the sun here is way too strong.
This weekend I think I might be going trekking in Colca Canon...a canyon that's twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. And there are hot springs and condors and all sorts. YAY!
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