Welll, back to blogging after 2 weeks, hmmm, so, what have I done? Basically, been working a ton (most days I start at either 7 or 9 am and end around 10pm with a few breaks in between...sometimes...) and working on some of my new years resolutions. Been running more, hopefully will be going to the beach and aprovechando del verano (taking advantage of the summer), and accomplishing my New Year's resolutions little by little. I'm feeling super content with life and just enjoying my time with the love of my life and and life in Lima.
I mentioned last post that I am taking a class with the intention of getting a TEFL Diploma by the end of the year. It's been going great so far and I'm in love with my fellow students/teachers. Everyone has a different experience and personality and it's great hearing all the chatter throughout class, discussing the issue at hand (this particular class is called Introduction to Linguistics and is part 1 of 4 courses required for the Diploma). I'm learning a ton, and it's giving me insight into what I hopefully want to do in the future.
Speaking of which, I have been mildly exploring Public Policy Schools and am getting excited at the prospect of learning more about Human Rights and Education NGO's. I've recently applied to a local organization in Lima that is a hub for many travelers and foreigners interested in volunteering. Hopefully I'll have more to update about them if I get the job (*fingers crossed*).
Recently had a visitor by the name of Stephanie (a friend of my good ol' buddy Kelly Helfrich) and had a blast. She is travelling through Peru and crashed at our place for a few days before she hit the road for the South Coast. We took her around Lima and had a great night out in Barranco and in Miraflores (at the great queer club Downtown). While I paid my dues for drinking a little more than my normally alcohol-deprived body could handle, it was so worth it and we had a great night.
I've come to realize that I've fully immersed myself in making Lima my home, which, after being in Oberlin and making myself a fabulous home there, I thought would prove super difficult. While I've had my ups and downs, I'm in a great place, with amazing people and am thrilled about being able to spend the next year and half here. The idea of home is constantly changing and morphing as I move from place to place, and right now mine lies in a one-bedroom apartment in Surqillo. I ride buses like a pro (which was a big shift from my car-dependent, suburbanite self) and am living on a budget I never thought livable, and having the best time of my life working, cleaning, cooking, reading, teaching, and, as always, learning.
Time for me to leave the cafe and go home, good night all! Much love <3
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