Hola!
On Saturday we had a day dedicated to being with our
homestays. Rachel and I woke up and ate, and then we taught our Mom, Franco
(our little boy), and Liz and Natalie’s Mom how to say days, colors, and
numbers in English. Later we showered in a bucket. Rachel and I rested a lot
and then we walked to our teacher’s house and also saw Peter and David’s house.
We had spaghetti for dinner, which was so good. Then on Sunday we woke up and
went on our hike. On the way to our hike we saw people weaving. The uphill hike
was pretty hard but had a good view. After lunch we started to go downhill and
it wasn’t hot which was good. We were walking through a cloud, which was very
pretty. We saw a lot of llamas and alpacas. We slept in tents that night which
was fun. The view was really pretty the next morning. Then on Monday we hiked
for two hours and went to the hot springs, which were so pretty and hot. Then
we went on a three-hour bus ride to Ollantaytambo and had pizza. I’ve never
seen people eat that many pizzas before. It was so good. Then we came back to
our home stays and slept! We’re having fun and we miss everyone at home!!
Kathleen Jackson
Hola!
Saturday we had the whole day to spend time with our
homestay families and learn more about their culture. In our house, Cate,
Bella, Emily and I spent the day playing Uno, soccer, and other card games with
the kids. Emily and I always have random little girls coming into our room
wanting to play with our hair and braid it. In the afternoon our homestay
sister took us on a hike along the railroad tracks to see ancient ruins and
then we went on an adventure down to the river where we sat on rocks and hung
out for a while. The rest of the day we spent hanging with our families and
resting. Sunday we woke up early for our two-day hike which we were all nervous
about because just walking a few minutes to the school gets us out of breath in
this altitude. The first part was hot and uphill which really got the best of
us but after lunch it started getting cooler as we went downhill into the
valley. Later we arrived at the campsite where tents were set up for us to
sleep in. After dinner we all sat outside and looked at the stars, which are
amazing here. Rachel and I didn’t sleep much because of the cold so we just
stayed up and ate candy bars in our tent all night. Needless to say we were
very tired for the hike the next day. Everyone was excited to arrive at the hot
springs where we hung out for a few hours before getting on the bus to go to
Ollantaytambo for dinner. It’s safe to say you’ve never seen a happier group of
people than us when we found out we were having pizza.
We miss everyone at home and are having a great time!
Gray McClellan
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