this is a picture of me with my family. my father´s name is david, my mother´s name is emma, my brothers are jaoquin, age 11, matias, age 9 and my cousin fabiola is 5. they are a loving family and are very fun to live with. my stay here couldn´t be going better.
the picture below is of the town i live in. i believe that there are around 3,000 people that live here. we are up in the mountains and the view that you see is the view i have of the town from my house. the houses are sectioned into five sectors. the very top sectors that you can make out slightly in the photo do not have water or electricity. the bottow sectors, one of which i live in, has electricity and running water. it is an amazing town with amazing people.
the next pìcture i took is of a section of the fruit market in a major town close to mine. peruvians eat a ton of fruit. it is relatively inexpensive and it is all delicious. the markets here are amazing. they are outdoors and there are thousands of people selling thousands of different items. my mother does all her shopping at the local markets. this picture is just a slice of the market area. it is quite the adventure traveling to the market!
my final picture is of cristo blanco. it is a huge white statue of jesus in the major town just outside of mine. it is quite impressive! it overlooks a huge, beautiful park and the locals are quite proud of it. it is a sight to be seen!
well, grandpa welder was the first to send me some mail. what a great feeling that was getting some handwritten messages from family back home! thanks a lot for the letter grandpa. it really means a lot to me.
i love you all and i hope that all is well in america. so you know, my spanish is coming along quite well...un poco...poco...poco.......i will learn spanish little, by little, by little (this is what the native speakers tell me)! take care
4 comments:
You are very fortunate to have this opportunity. It sounds like you are having a great time. Again, thank your family for taking such good care of you. Let us know if you need anything. Thanks for the photos.
Love
Dad
Dear Paul,
Your blog is great! It is wonderful to hear about you and your family...they sound very nice! We also love hearing from you via phone. Your dad and I miss you very much, and are very proud of you.
Luv ya,
Karen
Bear sir!! How dare you go to Peru? lol I'm so proud of you dude. I think i got a call from you today but it just said unknown caller on my phone and i was in class so i couldn't answer. School is awesome here and i'm lovin Orlando. Hope the language is going well, don't get down about anything. trials and tribulations are only temporary.
A.J. Beer - a.k.a. da beers
Mr. Welder,
I hope you realize that all that fruit is high in complex carbohydrates that are broken down my maltases in the mouth and duodenum. You are awesome, dude. Everyday is a chance to change the world for one person.
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