The movie above is Samba music in a restaurant/bar close by.
A day off, still got up early for the delicious breakfast at
the hotel. I picked scrambled eggs, fresh papaya, pineapple and mango. Then
there is cheese, meat, and all these pastries and sweets. So much better than
the continental breakfasts North American hotels serve.
I’m certainly not a tourist. Yesterday I took a walk around
our area and found the Lima subway station. I thought about taking a trip on it
but too much prep work to do. I found a grocery store and have been there
twice, food is expensive here. Our dollar is worth about twice as much as their
Real. Last night the Pentecostals out side my window were making a lot of
noise, and the singing was not good. Tonight I’m again tempted to go in and
visit, the music tonight is very nice.
I see quite a few homeless people, I think they collect and
sort the garbage and sell cardboard and other recyclable materials. There is a
man and woman who I think are a couple, for I see them working together and
collecting items. Last night I could see where they set up their cart on out
street corner, for the night. All covered with a tarp and very cozy. I also saw
them on another corner cooking a meal over an open flame burner.
When I look out from the restaurant you can get an idea of
what the place looked like maybe 100 years ago. I think the red roof buildings
were the old family homes and the skyscrapers have been built all around them.
Tomorrow it’s off to school for the second week. I really
like this school. Such pleasant people and excellent teachers, in general all
the teachers I’ve met follow that pattern. Tomorrow evening another teacher
workshop.
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| The Pentecostals |
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| View from the new school |
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| The home of the homeless outside my window this morning. |
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| I had my cat fix. He was in a store, blue eyes. |
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| On sidewalk |
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| Huge tree |
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| Police hang out together |
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| More beautiful flowers n a tree |
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| Spring flowers on a tree |
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| A huge, huge tree |
