change of house-yet again

Everything was cool, after school I mostly just hung out at home and at night I went out with some friend, just to talk and stuff. My family I'm living with now is going to Trujillo for the weekend, so I'm going to stay in Gonzalo's house with my friend Steve from Switzerland from thursay till Sunday. My mom's in Piura, but she has to take it easy for a couple of days. Steve's house is directly in the center. It's really cool!!!

Lima!!!!

I don't have time to write right now, but stay tuned, cause Lima was awesome and i have a lot to tell you about it!!

So, we left on thursday in the afternoon. It was only Lisa, Steve, Gonzalo ( Steve's 

brother), Nancy ( steve's mom) and me. I sat 

next to Lisa the first part of 

the trip and then next to Gonzalo. I fell asleep listening to my MP3-player, which was under the blanket, under my shirt, but when 

I woke up it was GONE!!!! We searched for it for 

at least half an hour, as did the people sitting in front, behind and next to us, but it was hopeless, my MP3 player with lots of awesome music ( that I can replace), but with all my pictures I took in Peru, which are irreplaceable, was gone =(  15 hours in the bus, looking forward to an awesome couple of days, but that wasn't the way I imagined our trip to Lima to start,...

Well, anyway in Lima, we waited for an hour, for Guillermo ( France) and then we went to our youth hostel, which was really quite nice. Then, we went to eat Chifa ( which is a mixture of Peruvian and Chinese food, and it's really tasty) and then we went shopping in Miraflores I think. I bought a cool Roxy shirt and a Justin Timerlake-style hat. =) Then in the evening we went to eat at KFC and then went to a park with awesome fountains, with special effects =) 

Then we went home, changed and went out. Gonzalo worked in Lima for a couple months this year, so he knows good places to get something to drink and where the music isn't so loud, so you can have a nice conversation. We were introduced to 2 of his friends, who are from Piura, but study in Lima, and we had a really good time.

Then on Saturday we got up, had breakfast in the youth hostel and then just hung out playing ping pong and talking. Then Steve, Lisa, Guillermo and I went to the supermarket to buy some things and then when we got back, all of us went to eat lunch in Pizza Hut. =) We also took a tour bus around Lima and up a hill, with many poorer houses of Lima. Then we went shopping again, and I bought a beautiful black dress. Then we went back to the youth hostel, because there are like 3 or 4 bathrooms, and there were A LOT of people who had to get ready for the party. Then finally we were ready to go. 

My first impression when we got to the place was WOW, because it was extremly beautiful. We paid 100 Soles, which is about 25 Euros, for this dinner, so I knew it was going to be a magical night, and it sure turned out to be. As soon as we stepped inside, there was already a waiter waiting to give us a glass of pisco sour ( speciality of Peru). I sat at a table with some of my friends, some people from Trujillo and the president of AFS Lima. We were on the upper deck, so we had a perfect view of the little ponf and the orchestra and the person with the microphone. I was told that I was going to perform with a guitar, but then Nancy said, there was no guitar there, and that I should pick a song and the orchestra would accompany me. I had to think fast, so I just said I would sing " My heart will go on" from Celine Dion. I was really nervous, because I didn't know in what key the song was and how many times to sing the chorus and all that lind of stuff and there was no time left to practice, so when they announced my name, I was a little nervous. There were like 200-300 people there. The music started and I sang, and it was incredible, like seriously amazing ( and I don't mean my singing, but the feeling i had when I was singing ) I was standing there in front of a little pond with a pretty dress that I had borrowed from my sister, and all the people were staring at me. I think there wasn't a single person talking and one thing I always wanted to know is what musicians think while they are performing, so I'll tell you my crazy thoughts while I was singing: ok, here we go,.....every night in my dreams,...mhm,....the music is pretty,.....I feel you,..... hey, I can see my friends, mm, just keep singing,.....once more, you open the door,...wow this is really fun,.......near far, wherever you are,.....hey, look at them all, they're staring at me, did I sing that part correctly?,.....love can touch us one time,......( my friends Lisaand Steve gave me the thumbs up)they are such good friends, gosh I love them,.....my heart will go on and on,..........(applaus) I LOVE PERU!!!!!!!!

After that we celebrated and I was really happy. I felt like in a movie, because everything was so unreal. There were waiters standing around waiting to be called and given "an order" and when they were holding a tray with drinks you could just go and take as many as you wanted to, and when you got up and there was a waiter close to you he would pull the chair back for you and everyting was just really awesome!! Daniel from Austria, from Trujillo was there too and we talked a little and then everybody danced  =)  I can't remember at what time we left, but all I know is that this "50 years of AFS PERU"-party, was the best party I've ever been to. 

Changing family

On Thursay, the 30th I packed my bags and was moved to another family, because my mom is going to Lima for 15 days, because she has a tumor in her neck and has to get an operation in January. Charo and Edu are going to stay with their grandparents. Two AFS volunteers brought me to the family, which lives really far from my house and school. I have a mom and dad, who are both doctors, but my mom works at home, a 28-year-old sister called Ana-Sofia, whom I share a room with and a 17-year-old brother called Miguel. They are all really nice!!
On Friday in the evening we went to a Halloween party with some of the AFS people. My sister didn't get a ticket, because they were sold out, so I went with my friends. I dressed up as a crazy girl,....but I don't really have to dress up for that, I'm crazy as it is =) I wore a short blue dress, black shorts, black tights and Converse, it looked awesome and crazy =)
Yesterday my family took me out to eat to a place where they play Peruvian music and dance typical dances, it was really nice and the food was delicious!! Then in the evening I went with Miguel to the movies. Both his and my friends didn't come, so we went to visit his cousins and then they went with us to see "High School Musical 3" and then we hung out and talked and stuff.

I have some pictures, I'll try to transfer them to the PC tomorrow!!

Newest update on life

Lots of kids from our school performer in the theater on Thursady. The costumes were awesome, and so were the actors. Even the little ones, like 3-year-olds performed. =) The theater was in the evening, so we had the next day off.
After that I went to my friends house, and then we went to my friend Gianmarco's birthday party.

It was really fun!

Then on Saturday my friend Lisa (from Germany), her friends and I went to a thing called "almuerzo de ingeneria", which was hosted by the university. There are people of all ages there, and you basically just stand around, talk and meet new people,...and I met lots of new people, plus almost all the AFS kids were there =)

Then one time 2 of my friend came over to talk, play the guitar, sing and act like niños on the playground =)

to be continued,...my brother is kicking me off the computer, AGAIN!!....=)

Vacation =)

Every school here has one week vacation around this time in October, but not all at the same time. I had last week off. I slept in every day and mostly just hung out at home. A couple of times some friends cam over and stayed for a while and I went to the center with AnaLu and Tefy like 3 times, which was really fun. We went clothes shopping and went to eat ice cream and all kinds of stuff. And one time we went to my friend Alba's house to watch a movie.

Another time AnaLu, Tefy and Alba cam to my house to watch a movie. We ordered some food and watched "PS. I love you". After the movie they stayed for a while to talk, sing, play the guitar and stuff. It was really fun!! =)

On Saturday there was an AFS meeting, because some new people had arrived. We all went to a restaurant. Steve ( Switerland) and Lisa (Germany), two good friends of mine and I had a lot to talk about and it was fun!!! Then Lisa and I went home with one of the AFS volunteers, Mery, who live really close to our homes. My family was out eating, so I went to Mery's house for a while. We talked and stuff,...she's really nice!

Then in the evening the AFS "crowd" went to Queens, the disco. I danced a lot and got to know lots of new awesome people. After Queens I slept at my friend AniLu's house. She's 19 and she was in America for a year, so she speaks really good English. Then my family got me the next day and we went to eat in restaurant. It was tasty!!

That's pretty much all I did on my vacation. =)

Afterschool activities

Last week we went to the university to hear Charo and her choir sing. It was kind of like a church service, because it was at the university's chapel, so it took really long. Basically it was a priest chanting in Spansih, and the only time I wasn't really bored was when the choir was singing, which was beautiful! It was really windy and everyone was cold, but we stuck it out, and it was ok. I dressed up for the occasion with Charo's clothes, and so I was wearing a nice shirt, a blouse and a skirt, everything in black and high heals, and I'll tell you this: I felt like a giant!!!! I think, I was the tallest woman there that night! =)

In one picture you can see how tall I am with the high heels compared to my cousin Meli. She's naturally small, but I seriously look huge!!

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Everybody loves soccer here (well, the boys do). There aren't many games in the stadium, because the teams are so bad, but everytime there's a major game of Peru on TV the teachers and the students bet on who is going to win. So when Peru-Argentina played the teachers bet that Argentina would win, and if they didn't they would buy a meal (chicken) for every single student in our class, but if Argentina did win, the class would have to buy a meal (chicken) for the teachers. And if the teams tie then the teachers and the students would go out to eat together.

I watched the game at home with Charo and guess what happened. They tied in the last second. 1:1. So on Friday we were supposed to go out to eat with the teachers. We said we would meet at 7 o'clock. I was there at 7:10, but nobody else was. My mom and Meli explained to me that Peruvian time is different-->they are always at least a half an hour late, and so we waited and Meli and I took pictures of each other.

Half an hour later there was still noone there, so I called my friend and she told me t go to another restaurant. There I met 5 of my friends. They were the only ones who had come. Even the teachers hadn't kept their promise!!!!!

So the 6 of us ate chicken with fries and drank Inka Cola,...it was reallt tasty. Then Sofia and I went to the bathroom and took lots of crazy pictures--> really fun.

Afterwards AnaLu and her friend got me from the restaurant and we went to her house for a while. Then we took a taxi to where two more friends were waiting and there we waited for Tefy, another friend from quinto. =) Then I went with her and my other friends from quinto and we just hung out and talked and stuff....it was really fun.

Sofia´s Birthday =)

On the first of October was Sofia's birthday. She's one of my best friends. She turned 15 and here in Peru that's like turning 16 in the USA-->it´s a big deal. Lots of families who have money have a huge party daughter (it's only girls, the boys "important" birthday is 18) who turns 15, with a big cake and fancy dresses and stuff, but Sofia didn't. Instead she had a small party at her house with everybady from our class and her family.

But before I tell you about the party I'll tell you about some customs for birthdays that I learned about in school. Sofia had to pick 4 of her favorite people from our class and I was one of them =) Then she closed her eyes and all the kids in the class decided Sofia had to kiss, hug, kick and hit on the head. I got to hug her, and the other girl got to kiss her, and then Sofia got to kick Gianmarco and hit Christian on the head.... it was hilarious!!!! =)

Then in the break we were all standing around talking to Sofia when Chen (a guy from our class) randomly walked uo to Sofia and cracked a raw egg on her head!! =) Sofia was shocked, and everybody laughed!!! She went to wash her hair and Chen went to clean up the mess, but our class room still stank like egg for a couple of days =) Normally in Peru it's not just an egg that you dump on the birthday persons head. Sometime it's flower, or confetti, and all kinds of things. Another custom for birthdays here is if you have a cake you shove the birthday person's head in it.....tasty!!

<-- AnaLu, Daniela y yo (2 of my BFF) But now I'll tell you about the party. First we just sat around and talked and thought of quotes for everyone from our class plus the teachers. Mine were " No entiendo" which means "I don't understand" and "Aiaiai" =) Then we sang together and it was really fun. When people started leaving, and there were only like 10 of us left, we went to the playground and had fun on the swing set. =)

We spelled out LOVE, can you see it?













-->Pierina, AnaLu, Lis y yo =)