PUCP

Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru- better known as PUCP is where I go to school! Que chevere! Yep as you can see I am already learning slang, and I think my Spanish is improving greatly already! I took some pictures of the campus randomly when we were walking to the grocery today just to give you an idea. We went on a field trip today to the grocery. yeahhhh..it was pretty fun(at first) to see all the different stuff. But then it got boring going down every aisle and everyone looked at us like we were crazy!
McGregor-where our intensive class is held. Intense building too!

just a quick shot of some buildings

aye que linda!

soo good!

Ciao!

Mi casa es su casa!

Estoy con mi "host family" ahora! Sunday we had our brunch in Miraflores where my host sister Viole picked me up and we went to zeh apartment in Jesus Maria, a district not far froml Miraflores. So far so good. Although often I am like 'say wha?' and then I pretend like I know what is going on and just smile and say si. It is getting better though. We started classes yesterday at PUCP, intensive spanish! Class is boring but Pierre is funny. He brought us yummy truffles today! It is weird, I feel like i'm in highschool again because I take a bus and go to school straight for 6 hours then I come home and just want to sleep. But today I visited Ella's casa y fue bonita! Also the first morning on the micro(bus I take) there was a little band playing and it was soo fun! Pictures below of my casa con Moza(madre) y Viole.

living room

dinning room

little bar

buffet

mi cama!

my own bathroom

hah "Eating Animals" - the book I read before becoming vegetarian

Ciaoxo

First days in Lima

Pisco Sour

Hola a todos!

This is the end of day 2 in Lima and I already feel like I have been here forever, mainly because I have had no sleep and everyday feels like 2 days in one! So I will just start with my first night; Ella showed up at 2am and her roommate was dead asleep so she and I ended up sharing my twin bed..rough night but good thing we like eachother. Then we had a placement exam at 9 that morning. The rest of the days we have been doing orientation and such- learning about safety and homestays. Friday and Saturday we went to these huge Peruvian buffets for lunch so we could have a chance to try all the typical dishes. Soo much seafood-yuck! But if you are into that then you should probably come visit:)

Last night we students got to go out on our own. After charging our phones at the grocery(yah weird) we headed to Lacro Mall, which is this huge mall built into the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Amazing. Tons of bars and dance clubs. Oh and I forgot to mention Piscos Sours....the national drink or whatever...not right. No but they are pretty good. We also took a bus tour of Lima and it was pretty cool, we went along the coast, spotted some dolphins, saw the new huge statue of Jesus Cristo, and saw some of the neighborhoods we will be living in.

I love it already! Tomorrow is the big day, as in we go home with our homestays! So excited. Plus Peru is just a huge confidence booster because all the guys think you are pretty and want to buy you drinks and drive you around..Mom if you read this that was a joke.Kind of.

Haven't eaten cuy(guinea pig) yet..but I was almost about to try a bit of cow heart, and then I thought for a minute and decided that was not a good idea. More pictures to come soon!

Ciao Ciao Bacalao!

Hasta Deciembre!

So if you haven't heard I'm leaving tomorrow to study abroad in Lima, Peru! So stay tuned for somewhat of a photo blog of my 5 month adventure in Peru. If you want a more personal update feel free to email me at scaponi@uoregon.edu. I'm going to try to update this weekly but I'm not sure how much time I will have for this so don't be disappointed if I never update...but that won't happen! Leave me comments.

Love you all

Here is a little preview of what is to come..

campus bookstore I believe

coast