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Peru Week 4- Typical Day

Hannah Bogich
June 15, 2015

It is a bit ironic, because my typical days are now over, but I did grow to love my routine for the last 4 weeks.
Every weekday, I had class at El Sol from 9am-1pm so I would wake up and eat a fried egg, a piece of bread, coffee, and a papaya jugo, prepared for me by the housekeeper, Dominga. Then I would walk the two blocks to school and start my day.
In El Sol, we reviewed grammar in the morning, then had an hour of conversation class, then an hour of culture class. I loved my teachers there and learned more Spanish than I ever have.
After El Sol, our dialogue group always had another school to go to. For one week we went to a middle/high school and hung out with the students and got to know them a little better. It was also a great way for us to practice our Spanish and for them to practice their English.
Then for two weeks, our group went to a local university and took Peruvian culture classes and also talked to and spent time with the students there.
After our long day of school was done, we would usually get back around 6 or 7, and I would usually go with a group to get some food. Often I ended up back at La Lucha, a Peruvian sandwich shop with some of the best sandwiches I have ever had.

Then it would be home to my host family, catch up on a little homework, then get ready to do it all over again the next day.