the group of kids i know right now do a radio show every saturday that's aired online on mondays. their program comes from a radio broadcast known as san sebastian, who is the patron saint of education (according to the man who runs it, but i'm pretty sure he's the patron saint of athletes, like endurance and energy... but who knows. i'll google it later). every week, the kids do a small talk on different subjects that vary, from topics like bullying to environment.
this week, i'm the topic.
well, actually, intercultural exchange is the topic but i'm always happy to talk about peace corps and what i'm doing, cause the more people who know- the better!
so we did a small interview, i watched them do their thing an was highly entertained. immediately afterwards, another woman who has a program every morning took me aside and asked if she could do another interview with me for her program, which i immediately agreed to! all in all, i had a great time and i'm really excited to work with these kids! they're energetic, smart, and really interested in getting themselves into the community.
after that, i ran home for a fast lunch and then ran to the church to talk to a group of youth that i will be working with from now on. we played a few dinamicas, like human knot, red light/green light, and duck duck EAGLE (pata, pata, águila... i don't know how to say goose, so i don't say it...) which was great. i also just chatted with them for a bit about what kinds of things they'd like to do. of course, they just told me anything fun would suffice. however, they're a group of kids from the church but i do not plan on doing anything religious so i'll talk to the father there and see what he wants me to do with them. i'm going to work on creating a syllabus of things that might be good for them to know. as of right now, the plan is to meet on saturdays, but i can't go every saturday because there will be days i'll be in trujillo, so i'll do what i can for now.
as for next saturday, i think i'm going to start with teaching them things from different parts of the world. i realized that this is something they don't really go into too much in their schools. they have geography, but it focuses more on the technical aspects and less on the culture. at the end, i'd like to do the world map with them, but i gotta talk to the alcalde about that, see if i can take this new foyer thing that he had built and use it for a big picture of the world!
that's all i have for now, but i'mma leave you with a few things i learned today:
1. drivers in perú are insane. like, legit, certified, insane. mototaxis will play chicken with one another and when one guy loses, he'll just yell at the winner like the winner is just a terrible driver or something. this isn't new to me. what is new, is that although part of me is unconsciously gripping the seat for dear life, the other part of me is really really hoping my mototaxi wins. i didn't notice this until this morning, when my mototaxist DID win and i couldn't help but smile and mentally pump my fist into the air and give the guy a high five. what? what is wrong with me. i almost died. but still, my guy won...
2. travelling anywhere depends on if you know how to hitchhike. for example, i went to chepen today, which is about 20 min away from my site. this required my sister and me jumping onto a travel bus and getting to sit up front, but still paying about $1 each to go. seriously. i got to sit up front by the gigantoid windows. it was awesome. except they were like, you look just like keiko (former presidential candidate... former japanese presidential candidate) and i was like... noooooo~ i'm korean! korean i say! and they respond by laughing and asking me about the states. pretty chill.
3. when i put my hair up into a tight bun and walk around, ppl generally ignore me. my bun was askew, so i let my hair down for maybe 4 or 5 seconds to fix it and in that time, i got piropos (cat calls) thrown at me by random guys. seriously?? that's the first time in these 2 weeks i've gotten a piropo in my own site! i'm pretty sure they're not from san pedro, i think they were the guys working on the sewer system that has been going on lately in the streets. seriously though, these guys have no taste and will whistle at anything remotely female. blecky.
4. i've gained weight. sigh... new it was happening but damn, annoying. i'll be running in the mornings and tomorrow i'm going to go into trujillo to buy a few things, like resistance bands. and a guitar, if i can find one! but yea, definitely resistance bands. a year of having a trainer and going to the gym without fail, every single day is being ruined! ruined i say! also, i haven't found the gym here. it's definitely around, cause i went to it a few weeks ago, i just don't remember where...
whatever. it'll be fine!
until next time my dears,
love and peace.
whatever. it'll be fine!
until next time my dears,
love and peace.
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