Before going to school on the first day, Becca and I found some breakfast in a little shop off the street. Well, I found breakfast. It was a freshly carved chicken sandwich with tomatoes, onions, mayo and mustard. Amazing. Becca, a vegetarian, had to look elsewhere. While we were there, a parade of Peruvian men in full costume marched past us on their way to Coricancha to take part in the Cusco day festivities. They were stunning. Cusquenians take so much pride in their city and you can feel it everywhere. It's only heightened during the winter solstice.
We got to school a little early to catch up on emails and made our way up to our classroom on the top floor. Our class is awesome. Sabrina, our teacher is wonderful. She's incredibly good at what she does and today was all about getting to know each other we did just that. The group bonded quickly and many of us already feel like we'll be lifelong friends. Ages range from college (19-20) to mid 40s. I'm on the older end of the scale and that's OK. I wasn't ready to come here and do this before now, and I'm wiser for the life experiences that have led me to this place at this moment. I think teaching will be fun.
Practice lessons
We extended our day so that we could have a half day tomorrow to enjoy Inti Raymi and it worked out well. Class lasted until 4pm and we got right into teaching during the latter half of the day. For lunch, we stepped outside our building and indulged in all the street food that vendors had set up for the festivities. During our orientation we were warned not to eat the street food. Please. If you don't eat the street food you're missing out on a .
Dinner that night was Indian food in San Blas with Gabriella, Selena and her boyfriend Darren. Not bad at all. Good place for a Chicken Tikka Masala fix. Gabriella has invited me to Pisaq next weekend for an ayahuasca ceremony. Can't wait, especially since I have some spiritual things to take care of in Pisaq.
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