Lima Day 2 for you!!!!

      Good afternoon friends and family! Que tal y como estas? I would do the upside down ! and ? but sadly my keyboard is very limited. The second day in Peru was just as exciting as the first! New friends, new locations and much, much more!
      To begin, we started off our brand new day with the same eggs, oatmeal and tasty rolls with jam. We also got introduced to more members of our tribe, Maya and Leah. Maya is another steward while Leah is a director of this great organization! They fit right in which makes me so happy. Yes, it can be good to fit into situations, but I'm just happy because they are already so much a part of our family.
      Rosi took us, seven in all, up to the University of Molina, about thrity minutes away, where she actually did her undergrad. There we took a tour of El Huerto, the on campus organic farm where stewards, and Rosi back in the day, studied and still study on to this day. There, students in the agriculture program get there own little piece of land which they must take care of LIKE IT"S THEIR JOB. Which, I mean, it is. Anyways, they must help expell all pests as well as weeds in order to get the highest marks. A little bit intimidating, no?
      Once investigating the pieces of land, we were taught how they irrigate these large fields of brocolli and other assorted vegetables in a sustainable, clean way. Another previous steward on the farm is growing over 300 kinds of peppers collected all over Peru! Some were sweet, some were spicy, but ALL were delicious.
      After our 10 to 3 tour of El Huerto, we sat down at the campus cafeteria where I ordered veggies and spaghetti, yet was given a lo-mein type dish instead. Expected? No. Delicious? Yes. We also shared two plates of papas fritas while discussing our exhausting, rewarding morning. A huge success. After our lunch we went straight to our 1.5 hour Spanish lessons at 4:30, then went back to the hostel to collect ourselves. It's been a long day.
      For dinner? Margaret, Maya and I went to this wonderful Arabic restaurant where we enjoyed falafel and sangria and talked about our long, wonderful day. And now? Now I am vegetating over a LARGE dinner and blogging. A wonderful end to an amazing day.


As always, muchos besos.