Yogurt in a glass?

Hello my beautiful friends and family, nows the time for blog number 2.

Life in Lima has been good to me, besides the fact that I cried already. Whoops. Let me tell you about my first couple of days here.
 Day1: Slept until almost noon because I traveled for like 18 hours straight. My host mom made me breakfast and I hung out with my host sister. My host mom Amparro is the sweetest lady here I'm convinced. The funny thing is that my host dads name is Daniel, and my host sisters name is Daniela. Of course I respond to all of those names so it got very confusing. I tried Chicha for the first time....not a fan but I may be the only one. It is made from purple corn and the Peruvians just love it here. Eventually...like a lot later we went to the mall. They must have known that I loved to shop because it was the place I would then call home. I got a chip for my phone there so I could message around here. The only downside is that I can't message people back home with IMessage. People just have to rely on good ol' Facebook. I really no one has been continuously texting me. The first day was really overwhelming. That is why I cried. For the night I thought this was all a mistake I need to go home now. But the next days to come got me right out of the mood.

Day 2: It was Friday and we had orientation for our school. For breakfast I had drinkable yogurt. Yes, it is in a glass and you chug it like milk. Another thing I need to get used to. My host mom got up and drove me to school. Walking it takes about 15 minutes, but driving its like 5. I get there and am totally amazed by how beautiful our campus is. Kearney has nuthin' on UPC. We listened to speakers talk about different programs that they offered. It was like we were incoming Freshman all over again. We got to eat in the restaurant on campus and that was pretty fancy. By that time, I was exhausted but I definitely didn't get to sleep. My host family took me like an hour away to their cousins house. It was a scary neighborhood because they told me to roll up my window and put my purse on the ground. I sat in their place for maybe 3 hours just staring off into space. I had not even a clue as to their conversation topics. Once we got home, I got ready to go out with the girls. We caught a cab to El Jockey Plaza (the mall) and found a place to eat. El Papachos was a delicious burger place. Miraflores is the place to go out but we were only there for a day so we didn't know that at the time. We tried ordering shots, and that was just absurd haha. We eventually decided maybe we should just go home, so we did.

Day 3: Saturday made me fall in love with Lima, sorry Callen. We took a taxi down to Miraflores where our professors live. Let me tell yah, they are living the life there. They live on the top of an apartment complex with a beautiful view of the city. We walked around their area to see the beach and other shopping centers. We went to Larcomar, a shopping center that reminds me of Village Pointe in Omaha but with an ocean view. We sat down to eat at a place called popular. I had crab cakes for the first time and they were so good. Something I really don't like here is that you do not get served water right away. The water is bad here so it is bottled for you. So usually you have to buy your drinks every time. Later we walked to an Irish pub called Houlihan's. They had happy hour for a solid 8 hours, so thats a place we will come back to. Then we walked down Pizza street. I was informed that you can find ANYTHING there, meaning: Drugs, Sex, Piscos, and Pizza. At the end of the street was Kennedy Park. This has been my favorite place by far. I walked in to a pile of cats. Any type of cat you can think of. I started crying, and I think people were like who's this blonde gringa. Best moment everI tell you. But the worst part was, they were all so skinny. Next time I go there, I'm buying cat food for sure. Later we went back to Steve and Barbs. Some girls went back to their houses but Claire, Emi and I stayed. I got to ask Steve and Barb all about their adventures. They have been everywhere and I can honestly say, they are some of the coolest people I have ever met. We had some drinks with them at the Hilton hotel down the street and then the three of us went to Pizza street (for pizza and Piscos, not sex and drugs). The other girls caught up with us later and we had the best night drinking and dancing. Finally sleep came!

Day 4: This day was also one I could get used to. Woke up at 1. My host family was gone so I just did my own thing. I messaged claire to see if I could come over. She has a rooftop pool so naturally who wouldn't want to go there. Turns out, I got so so lost. (Mom don't freak out) I walked around Circo trying to find her house for an hour. I'm pretty sure I sweat out my body weight getting there. Her parents were having a BBQ and were so kind to me. I came up and they offered me food and Pisco which I willingly took. We just relaxed the day away. Claire's cousins girlfriend let us practice our Spanish with her while she practiced her English with us. Emi, Marki, and Shelby came over and hung out for a little bit, then we went to eat. We found a place called norkys. It was a chicken place but none of us got chicken. Then Shelby, Marki, and I got a taxi home and I went to bed.

Emotions during this time: Overwhelmed, Happy, Sad, Relaxed, Nervous and everything in between. I cannot wait to see what is in store for this next 4 months.
Below are some pictures from the past couple days!