Ingrid

Hi!

Randi and I will live in separate houses for the next three weeks, and will therefor write separate texts.

All the six girls from Hald going to Peru and Bolivia are now living two and two together with host families in Lima. The first three weeks we will attend Spanish classes in Miraflores, a tourist area one a half hour away by bus. Then[I1] , we will go to our respective places and work. Randi is not attending classes though, since her Spanish skills are very good. These three weeks she is working in a center for young mothers. I am sure she will tell a bit about that herself.

So, what is there to tell after 4-5[I2]  days in Lima? Well, it is a big city, way bigger than all the cities in Norway all together. The bus system is a bit confusing, I am not yet sure what to look for on the vehicle to find a specific number, since there are letters and numbers all over the place. The bus ride to school is like a sightseeing in the diversity of Lima. We all live in families that have everything they need, but the poverty is present nearby. A few hundred meters behind the house I live in there live people who lack water and electricity. Along the ride the houses get more and more solid, and the roads get more and more asphalt. Then, in Miraflores, there are big hotels and shopping centers. Anyway, I am sure we have not seen the greatest diversity yet.

The families are very nice, and teach us about the culture and ways of the country. To end this rather long text I will tell about the inhabitants of our garden. There is a cage with a group of guinea pigs. I am telling myself that I should not use to much time looking at them, since they probably will end up on my plate one day soon…     

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