Our Final Day in Lima

Hola everyone!

It feels like just yesterday we hopped off the plane and tomorrow we will have already completed a third of our trip. We have been having a great time the last few days...let me fill you in.

Yesterday was a very good day for all of our egos. Following some discussions on the current economic and social situations in Peru, we had the opportunity to visit an elementary school to teach them some English. Although we had started to get used to the Peruvian stares at us "gringos", we now understand what it must feel like to be a teen hearthrob. The excitement, screaming and mauling for autographs by the Peruvian children was overwhelming. Their reactions were completely unexpected. The four hours we spent at the school flew by and it was an experience that we will never forget.

Today is our last day in Lima. We had another lecture this morning about the Church´s role in Peruvian society, but our plans for this afternoon were cancelled. This was fine by us however. Today was the first day that we had sunny, warm weather and we are taking the opportunity to relax before the big hike that starts on jueve (Thursday). We decided to spend some of our free time this afternoon walking through a market close to the Oscar Romero Centre. It was interesting to look at all the fresh fruit, food and shops. The canopy of tarps however was not exactly built for our six foot tall boys.

Tonight will have to be an early one; our bus to the airport leaves at four o´clock in the morning. Wish us a safe flight to Chiclayo everyone!

Hasta luego!

Emily xo