Yesterday I went to a giant soccer, volley ball, and basketball tournament that had teams of kids from 5 different churches playing against each other, and also I became a celebrity. My host brothers and sisters played in the soccer and volley ball games and let me tell you the competition was FIERCE. It was an all day event and there were literally hundreds of people. Then, they ended it with a dance competition and asked ME to judge it!!! I was so scared but it was so awesome. I watched all 5 groups and gave them scores in various categories, and then announced the winners over the microphone to hundreds of people IN SPANISH to raucous cheers. It was so exhilarating. They introduced me as a dance teacher from the United States even though I told them I wasn’t. I got A LOT of applause in my introduction, way more than the two other priest guys who were judging with me. I feel so famous. And I have video.
Also my trip to Lima last weekend was THE BEST! A couple of my Peace Corps brahs and I went to the beach (it was actually sunny, which it never is in Lima) and climbed out onto these rocks that jutted way out into the ocean and just kicked it and watched the sunset over miiiiles of ocean and sand and city and got so Peace Corps with it. Then we went to a restaurant and had awesome ceviche and then went to a discoteca and danced the night away, like legit Latin style dancing. Uh if I were anymore Peruvian right now it would kill me.
Oh and also, a few days ago I put on my running shoes and there was a giant cricket the size of a ring pop in it. I mean these dudes are huge, like make an audible pop noise when you squish them. Unfortunately my foot was all the way there before I noticed. Moral of the story, always check your shoes for crickets.
Nos vemos,
Kimberly
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