Day One in Lima

As I headed to the airport there were two voices in my head.  One saying "Stop, stop go back.  What are you doing?  They have parasites in the water,  you don't know your way.  Just stay home until someone can come with you.". The other voice says "Shut up, I'm going.  I will not stay home so you are wasting your breath." The flights were uneventful for me at least.  In Miami the flight was delayed because out of a group of 14 teenagers only 4 made it in the plane.  After a few minutes search the decision was made to remove their luggage from the plane and we were on our way,  Hmmm, how did 10 of them not make it in the plane and yet their luggage did? We obviously see way too many movies.  Rarely have I been on a plane and not seen the movie showing.  No exception today they showed Mysterious Island.  Not one of those great movies you like to see over and over again.  So I get a head start on my blog. So far the only item left behind that I know of, is my Chefs Envy.  I bought two to bring as gifts for my host families.  But luckily I also brought truffles so not going empty handed.  Now Ted will have a great White Elephant gift for his company Christmas lunch.   Already obvious I am in the minority, mostly Spanish around and they ran out of English custom cards so I had to do mine in Spanish.  It wasn't a problem only one word on the form I didn't recognize and my seat mate helped with that.  Only I do not believe she speaks English because she gave me e definition in Spanish.  The word was for bags, but it was not bolsa that I would know it was Bultos.  Now she said it was like cartons but my dictionary says lump. Hmmm... Well if I get it wrong I hope customs here has a sense of humor! I arrived at my destination at 11 in the evening.  12 hours or travel time.  The flight was late so I was a little anxious when I didn't see my driver.  But just as I decided I needed to call someone he came around.  I am staying with an older couple in an apartment on the 11th floor.  It is very nice and clean.  My hosts are very nice.  They have one daughter living here another in Canada and a third in Los Angeles.  I would not want all of my kids spread out so far.  But that seems to be the way of the world now.  Perhaps that is why they take in students from the school.  I am not the typical age of their students.  The other student staying in the house is 15.  In two weeks we will have. Student from Germany.  So I may get a little two for one, although we should not change to German.  That is why you do not do these classes with a friend.   Because the temptation to speak your native tongue is too great.  The purpose here is to force using and listening in the language you are learning.  My class times will begin at 11 in the morning, Yea!  I do not have to get up so early.  I will be done by 4pm and then I can begin to walk around Lima.