Here are some pictures from a cooking lesson that I took after classes one day in Peru. Yes, the date from this entry was September 3rd of last year. This ended up being my favorite dish of the region!
Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Parts of Week One in Lima
When I was traveling around Perú and Chile, I ended up having less time to post than I was hoping. Here are some pictures that I had intended to upload almost a year ago. Glad I'm finally catching up! :)
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| Park for lovers. |
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| Brisas de Titicaca |
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| Cuy, or guinea pig. Yes, they eat these here. |
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| Some of the students at Huaca Pucllana. |
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| An outside sandwich stand. They were delicious! |
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| A tunnel made of water - at the park of fountains. |
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| La Plaza de Armas. |
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| Beautiful church |
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| An old mansion in central Lima. This blue one was my favorite. |
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| Inner courtyard of a museum. |
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| Fountain in the center. |
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| Famous church in the city square. |
Friday, December 7, 2012
Current Projects
Well, hi!
Sorry it has been so long since I've written. I'm finally back from Japan and South America, and have settled temporarily into a quaint little apartment in a small town in New York state. My goal is to eventually make it closer to or in New York City, but until full-time employment finds me, I'll be here.
Currently I'm working on a bunch of little projects, some of which I'm paid for and some of which are volunteer. Selling things online, for example on ebay or lulu, is one of said projects.
Here is my first calendar for 2013, exhibiting photography that I took in Cusco, Peru.
Enjoy!
Sorry it has been so long since I've written. I'm finally back from Japan and South America, and have settled temporarily into a quaint little apartment in a small town in New York state. My goal is to eventually make it closer to or in New York City, but until full-time employment finds me, I'll be here.
Currently I'm working on a bunch of little projects, some of which I'm paid for and some of which are volunteer. Selling things online, for example on ebay or lulu, is one of said projects.
Here is my first calendar for 2013, exhibiting photography that I took in Cusco, Peru.
Enjoy!
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Photos of the first day - A quiet Sunday in Miraflores and Surco.
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| My bedroom. There's a big closet to the left to put my 'five' articles of clothing. |
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| The upstairs hallway. |
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| My very own bathroom for two weeks. |
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| Not a very good picture, but this is the house from the outside. I have five different keys on my keyring! There are two different gates, two locks on the front door, and one on my bedroom in case I want to close it. |
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| ECELA: My school in Miraflores, Lima. My host family's house is right on the district line between Miraflores and Surco, so it's a pretty short walk to the school. It takes between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on how many traffic lights I miss to cross the streets in the morning rush hour. |
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| I love tea! I'd like to go here when it opens. |
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| A church in Miraflores in-between Kennedy Park and Central Park. |
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| A decorative fountain in front of the park. |
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| On Sundays before 1:00 PM they close off this street for families with children. Everyone was out in the street riding bikes and playing games. I thought it was a great idea! |
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| La playa. The beach. |
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| Beautiful beaches. |
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| A bowl of fake fruit on the left, and some Peruvian lunch in the middle. Tuna and celery sandwiched by delicious potato, topped with tomatoes and mayo. This is a recipe even I could do. I'll ask for it before I go home. :) |
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| Dining room. |
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| Living room/hallway. |
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| Outside patio and garden. That's my bedroom window on the top right! |
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| If it were warmer I'd be studying out there. |
Sunday, September 2, 2012
The first step of a new adventure - South America! Lima, Peru
Here I am, on my next journey in lands completely foreign to me. Not only is it my first time in South America, but it's also my first time below the equator. It isn't very cold during the day in Lima, even in winter, but it does get pretty cold at night and I'm thankful to my friend Becca for warning me about that.
I was pretty worried about my trip to Peru yesterday, and stumbled across a few problems early on. I woke up at 4:00, and "assembled the troops" - aka the parents - so that they'd be ready to go by 4:30. I hadn't done any packing for this trip until the day before, since I spent all of August traveling around to FL, OH and MA. I woke up at 4 am nervous that I had made the wrong decision about what to pack. I filled one small carry-on size duffel and a messenger bag. I was worried that my stuff wouldn't make it to a connecting flight if I checked it, so I prepared in order to bring everything on the plane with me. In retrospect I see that it would have been fine, but that's for later.
We left for the airport at what seemed to still be the middle of the night, and made it more or less on time. We even found the right terminal at JFK, which can be a challenge as those who have ever flown out of there may know. As soon as I walked through the doors, I knew it was going to be a hectic day. There was a line for the Avianca counter that wrapped through the tape and all the way down the hall. Of course all of the other airlines were completely empty. I had to go to the bathroom, but I was afraid that the line would just keep getting longer and that I needed to check it. Not until I was ON the line, did I realize that the flight was delayed by an hour. There were already twenty new travelers lined up behind me. After this point however, everything went pretty well. The airline told me not to worry about the delay and transfer until I got to Bogota, Columbia, and they would take care of it from there. Luckily the flight out of Bogota to Lima was also delayed, so I made it without trouble. Now I wish I had just decided to check a larger bag, but I would have been worried about it all day if I had. Plus I also have another layover in Lima in a few weeks, and one in Bogota again on my way back to NY so I guess there's still a chance that I'll arrive somewhere and have nothing to wear for a few days.
When I got to Lima the prearranged Taxi Driver was waiting for me, and we had a pleasant ride through the different neighborhoods in Lima on our way to my host-family's house. He spoke only a little English, and I spoke only a little Spanish but we had a very successful time communicating. Some people just have a knack for knowing how to speak to a non-native speaker. He was great at gesturing and inserting all the right English words at the right time. Also he used very slow and simple Spanish. He works for the ECELA language school, so I'm sure he's had lots of practice speaking with people of all different levels.
I sat and chatted with the host family for a few hours after arrival last night, and met their niece who's also fluent in English and French. It was great getting to know them but a little frustrating realizing how little Spanish I remember from six years ago. I'm really looking forward to starting class tomorrow so I can start picking things up again.
My host mother is about to take me on a walk to see how to get to school, but I will post some photos when I have them.
Ciao!
Lana
I was pretty worried about my trip to Peru yesterday, and stumbled across a few problems early on. I woke up at 4:00, and "assembled the troops" - aka the parents - so that they'd be ready to go by 4:30. I hadn't done any packing for this trip until the day before, since I spent all of August traveling around to FL, OH and MA. I woke up at 4 am nervous that I had made the wrong decision about what to pack. I filled one small carry-on size duffel and a messenger bag. I was worried that my stuff wouldn't make it to a connecting flight if I checked it, so I prepared in order to bring everything on the plane with me. In retrospect I see that it would have been fine, but that's for later.
We left for the airport at what seemed to still be the middle of the night, and made it more or less on time. We even found the right terminal at JFK, which can be a challenge as those who have ever flown out of there may know. As soon as I walked through the doors, I knew it was going to be a hectic day. There was a line for the Avianca counter that wrapped through the tape and all the way down the hall. Of course all of the other airlines were completely empty. I had to go to the bathroom, but I was afraid that the line would just keep getting longer and that I needed to check it. Not until I was ON the line, did I realize that the flight was delayed by an hour. There were already twenty new travelers lined up behind me. After this point however, everything went pretty well. The airline told me not to worry about the delay and transfer until I got to Bogota, Columbia, and they would take care of it from there. Luckily the flight out of Bogota to Lima was also delayed, so I made it without trouble. Now I wish I had just decided to check a larger bag, but I would have been worried about it all day if I had. Plus I also have another layover in Lima in a few weeks, and one in Bogota again on my way back to NY so I guess there's still a chance that I'll arrive somewhere and have nothing to wear for a few days.
When I got to Lima the prearranged Taxi Driver was waiting for me, and we had a pleasant ride through the different neighborhoods in Lima on our way to my host-family's house. He spoke only a little English, and I spoke only a little Spanish but we had a very successful time communicating. Some people just have a knack for knowing how to speak to a non-native speaker. He was great at gesturing and inserting all the right English words at the right time. Also he used very slow and simple Spanish. He works for the ECELA language school, so I'm sure he's had lots of practice speaking with people of all different levels.
I sat and chatted with the host family for a few hours after arrival last night, and met their niece who's also fluent in English and French. It was great getting to know them but a little frustrating realizing how little Spanish I remember from six years ago. I'm really looking forward to starting class tomorrow so I can start picking things up again.
My host mother is about to take me on a walk to see how to get to school, but I will post some photos when I have them.
Ciao!
Lana
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