Gitana on replay

Holaaaaaaaaaa!

So my mom bought me an iTunes gift card and sent me the code. So I was able to download Gitana by Shakira. And its now on repeat. And I am excited about new music. Any suggestions?

So I can't believe that I haven't updated about what happened to me on Wednesday. I just laugh every time I think about it.

**Before the story, I have to explain one thing. Strangely enough there are deer that live on campus. I don't know how many but there are a lot. And they are little and pretty cute.**

Alright, here we go. So its wednesday afternoon. Amelia and I just got back to campus after getting some gelato in between classes. We justified having that for lunch by saying that we would eat our fruit when we got back to campus. We figured that balances things out. So we find a nice place to sit down in the grass on campus (which is usually frowned up, but people do it all the time). So we are sitting and enjoying out fruit. Amelia has a nice little mandarina and I have my apple. I love apples, like a lot. And the last two apples that my host mom has given me were kind of old. You know how when an apple gets old, its kind of dry and no longer juicy? Thats how my last two apples were. So I was a bit skeptical, but hoping for the best. I bit in and it was juicy. What a pleasant surprise. So I was thoroughly enjoying my fruit, as was Amelia.

All of a sudden a cute little deer starts walking near us. Awww so cute. So Amelia decides to see if it will eat the peel from her mandarina. Much to our surprise, it did! And comes back for more. After the peel is all gone it keeps sniffing around and hanging out right next to Amelia who thinks that its going to kick her. So she stands up and starts to walk away. Then our new little friend comes over to me. I'm thinking, oh no you don't! This is my apple. No way you're getting it. So I try to shoo it away, but it is a persistent little bugger and won't leave me alone. So I stand up and walk away. I really wanted to kick it or something to scare it and make it go away but I didn't know if I could get kicked out of la Católica for hurting the deer. So I was trying to be gentle, but it wouldn't listen. It starts sniffing around my backpack and then starts to follow me and Amelia. So its following Amelia and I walk back towards our bags to pick up my cell phone. Then its like chasing me and nips me in the bum! I kid you not! I got deer nipped! So I freak out and throw the apple. It doesn't realize it and is still in front of me trying to get it. So I yell "Go get it! Go get it!" And point to where the apple is. It runs over and starts eating the apple. Amelia and I are laughing so hard and I'm almost crying. A mixture of fear and hysterical laughter. And we aren't the only ones laughing. There are some peruvian students who saw the whole thing and must be thinking, silly gringas.

So Amelia and I grab our bags and book it out of there before the deer finishes the apple and starts looking for more. Only in Peru. So of course we're telling everyone the story. Amelia loves telling the part where it nipped me in the butt. The guys at CBU found that especially entertaining. We laughed about it for a while at lunch yesterday.

Yesterday (Thursday) my music prof didn't show up to class for the second time this week. So we didn't have class at all next week. But I think that we are supposed to have a midterm on Tuesday. But even the peruvian students are clueless, so I feel a bit better. After that I went to lit class and the professor talked a bit about our exam. I'm a bit worried, but I'll study and just hope for the best. Then I went to CBU and had lunch with them afterwards. After lunch René invited us to go and check out the Amazonian fair going on in Lima. So Amelia, Chris and I went with him. It was pretty cool. Lots of little booths with artesanía and such. We even got to try some food that was wicked good!!!! Then Amelia and I met up with Caitlyn at a bus stop and headed to Amelia's house to make mac n' cheese. It was fun. I love spending time at Amelia's house. Her host family is so great and very welcoming. After eating we just hung out and chatted about life. I got home a little after 11 and I was exhausted. But I went on facebook and was chatting with people until like 12:15. YIKES. Too late for Abby, especially since I had to get up early today to go to volunteering.

So I woke up around 6 this morning, very unwillingly. But I planned on taking a nap when I got home (which I did). Surprise of all surprises: I WAS EARLY to meet the taxi today. Take that peruvian time warp! So it was just Laura and I that went to help out with Deporte y Vida today. We arrived and went into the classroom for the older kids who go to school in the afternoons. They were working on their homework so we helped out with that. These kids are learning English at like 10,12 years old. Its very impressive. So I helped out a lot with English homework. Also the first little girl that I met, I asked her what her name was and its Abigaíl. Just like me!!! So that was cool. She is six and didn't have any homework to do. So I drew her some pictures to color. Turns out I'm not very good at drawing seals, mosquitoes or flies. But oh well. Then one of the teachers asked me to look over her brother's english homework in his notebook. I didn't understand at first, but she actually wanted me to do the work. I was like, if I do it then how is he going to learn? And I'm sure that the teacher will figure out that its not little Jesús who is writing all these sentences. But oh well. Laura spent a lot of time with this girl Angélica and talked with her a lot. We learned some interesting things about what they are learning. Her english teacher is not teaching them correct information. Angélica told us that she had been taught that the ph in english is just like a p. So telephone would be pronounced telepone. At one point Laura wrote down the word ansujer and asked me what it meant. I was like, I have no idea, and she told me that it was a word in english. Turns out that is how the teacher thinks you spell answer. So interesting and I'm glad that we were there to help out. At one point one of the kids yells out "Profesora! Los chinos llegaron! Los chinos! Los chinos!" (Teacher! The chinese arrived! The chinese!) Turns out they were just a bunch of gringos that showed up to work on the church right next to the school area. But it was pretty funny. The kids all ran out to see them and wave. Didn't know that I was chinese. Also, here in Perú I'm considered blonde haired. Strange...

So I really enjoyed helping out today with Deporte y Vida and I'm looking forward to going back. I got home, took a nap, had some lunch and took a shower. I'll be leaving in like half an hour to go and hang out with some girls and get smoothies. Then tomorrow I have a cultural activity with CIEE - swimming with sea lions!!! I'll be sure to let you know how that goes.

I would like to wish my very

Super Smart Special Sawyer Sister Kelly

a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

(and yes, we're sisters. we may look nothing alike,

but we're more similar than I thought)

I hope you're day was filled with friends, laughter and lots of fun.

I miss laughing with you late at night.

You're great and I've learned so much from you.

All my love,

Abby Z.