Camana, Peru

These are some fotos taken in Camaná, Peru. It’s always nice to get out of Arequipa, if only for the weekend. I’ve got less than a week left in AQP until I am off to Cuzco and then the States. It’s been an incredible 13 months and I am absolutely going to miss Peru. 

ITA info about AQP, Peru

(International TEFL Academy)

I answered a questionnaire about teaching/living in Arequipa, Peru, so if you have any questions, this just about sums up every aspect of Arequipa.

Fun Fact: The picture of me at the beach was taken in Arica, Chile. Besides the casino, there isn’t too much else. 

Last Day of Work

Good morning! Or good night? If you picked sunset, consider yourself the big winner

FIN!

After completing a full year, today was my last day at Extreme English. I’ll be here for the month of February, teaching private classes and practicing my Muay Thai/Boxing, and then off to Machu Picchu in March with the rents. It’s been a long and interesting year, that’s for sure. I’ve met a lot of real cool people from all over the world and I hope to see you all again in the future. I can’t say it enough; Peru is a super cool country. I have 1 more month to enjoy South America and I’ll certainly take advantage of my time off. 

English Comic

First, this is not my class. Second, there are mistakes, it was written by a Peruvian learning English, what do you expect? Hilarity of course,

One day Katty was walking on the park, then she saw Carlos, but he was sad.

She invited him a icecream and they started to talk about yours btes. So she discovered that Carlos was sad because his mom traveled to U.S.A.

She tried help him, but he was very sad, so she invited him to amusement park and they played all the afternoon. 

Then they return to home of Katty and on the street a car crash them and they died. 

And so it begins...

First rain in Arequipa since March. After having spent 4 years in college in Washington State, it’s a welcoming site. 

My classroom dynamic has drastically changed after a 46 year old engineer enrolled in my class of 20 year olds. He is all business, which means I will have to keep the slang to a minimum. I’m sure he isn’t too interested in learning words like, “Stoked” and “What’s crack-a-lacken?" 

Netflix is like a graveyard for movies..

Started class on Friday and I’m teaching all basic classes. After advanced classes for the last 6 months, it’s time to rethink my approach and start talking slower. It’s been awhile since I have taught anyone under the age of 12. Reminds me of when I was back in El Salvador. On a completely unrelated note, I had to throw my Sperry’s away today. Clearly, my Sunday has been exhilarating. 

Oh Peru...

The streets of Arequipa are rather quiet today. Classes were cancelled because of a public transportation strike (una huelga) due to the increase in the price of petroleum. No complaints here though, I got to sleep in which is a commodity for me these days. 

Graded papers yesterday and it felt rather odd to tell students that their theses lacked depth or that they needed to give better examples in their supporting sentences. Less than 4 months ago I was in their position complaining that my teachers were ignorant and if they wanted a “stronger” thesis statement they should write it themselves. Oh how the tables have turned 

Oh ya know, just some Llamas chillen in a park right across the street from my school. Peru is definitely cooler than the United States. Had an 18 year old girl in class tell me that out of a list of 15 different animals including bears/sharks/lions, that the most dangerous animal to humans was a fox. Bad personal experience for $200?