Slumber party! June 20th-21st

We finally made it to Lima by almost 11 pm. The Lima airport is so different from anything back at home. As we got off the plane we went through customs where I got my first passport stamp! So exciting, I know. We went and got our luggage which took FOREVER but eventually it came out. After we got our luggage we went to go check in for our next flight to cusco that didn’t leave until 5 45 the next morning.  As we walked out into the open area it was the craziest experience-there were tons of people on either side of the entrance just waiting for people to come out. As I looked up at the balconies there were also a bazillion people-the experience of walking out into this crowd was like a miss America pageant! It was hilarious as people walked down the aisle and their loved ones popped out of the sea of people to hug and talk to them.  We then got checked in and hung out with a few people we met from our plane dilemma back home who were also flying to cusco. We found a space on the floor and all took naps for an hour. We then finally went through security and relocated to our gate and slept some more until our hour long flight to Cusco.

 After we got our luggage we went out of the airport to see a lady holding a sign with mine and rachel’s name on it. Little did we know she was going to be the sweetest host mom ever. She is so great, funny, spunky, and hardly speaks any English. It has been such a blessing to live with her to practice speaking Spanish and just being around her is so great. She is the best mom away from home! She calls me and racher “Mis bebes.” Because of our flight delay she let us come home and sleep all day until dinner time. The eating and food schedule here is so different. We eat bread and butter for breakfast and dinner—everyday. Lunch is the big meal here so basically by the end of the day we are starving again…it is not looking like my body will ever get used to this eating schedule! Also, another huge change from the U.S. is the toilet system. Basically no toilet paper can go down the toilet and can only be thrown into a trash can. Baby brother, you would never be able to live here because of your funny toilet traditions hahaha.  A lot of things are different but it’s so fun just to be here.