My time here in Lima is winding down to a few short days, which at this point seem to drag on for eternity. I only have two days of teaching left, this Tuesday (tomorrow) and then my final day on Thursday. The kids I teach and I are going to go have a picnic of sorts at a local park and try to indentify some birds and animals to practice their English and also to play a little "futbol" (soccer for all us Americans).
Sunday will be a very special day for me-my girlfriend Beth arrives at 6:05AM here in Lima!! I have been waiting for this day since before I left!! I am so incredibly excited to be able to share such a rich and beautiful country with someone I love-I have never been able to share an experience of this magnitude with someone...I hardly believe it's real, it seems still almost like just a dream.
We will be leaving Lima shortly after she arrives for Juliaca. Once arriving there (by plane) we take an hour bus ride to Puno, which is situated along Lake Titicaca. We have made (with the help of my host mom) reservations for a hotel run by one of Marilou's (host mom) good friends. The owners are also helping us with a tour of Lake Titicaca by canoe-I feel privledged to have such giving and caring friends surrouding me. The 22nd of July puts Beth and I on a scenic bus ride to Cusco-where we have booked reservations at a local hostel (hope it's not like the movie!) and will spend almost 4 complete days in Cusco-in which we will see Macchu Picchu and have a bit of time to explore the city.
The 25th we take a short flight back to Lima and will have two days for some sight seeing and relaxation.
Then sadly, back to the US:(
On that note, I have been thinking about the trip back and how in just two short months so much in my life has changed! It makes me excited but at the same time it's almost bittersweet knowing that my collegiate career is over and the time for slacking seems like it passed away a lifetime ago...I know that this trip has had many ups and downs, and has made me and those closest to me mature as well by directly and indirectly dealing with my absence.
I cannot thank Bethany enough for her patience and support these two months-she has been nothing short of my rock while here, and my link to the northern hemishpere-I would also like to thank "skype" for enabling us to keep in contact via the internet-it has saved me countless amounts of money!!
I will write an official closing blog before departing this great country, but this will serve as a preliminary goodbye-as teaching comes to a close as does my time volunteering for "Sonrisas" I have spent most of this week reflecting. It's hard to try to encapsulate so many memories with words that seems to do them no justice...so I leave this blog to do just that...ponder my experience here and the future that lays ahead
t~
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