Day 27

Friday, next to last Friday I am away from home.   Didn't do too much today because I have a big day planned for Saturday.  

For class we took the weekly exam and walked to the Monestary of the Sena.  Very well done displays showing what life is like for these cloistered nuns.  They are not allowed to interact with the world.  They make communion wafers and sweets.  To buy them there is basically a lazy Susan where you put your money down, turn it around and they will put the item in and turn it back.  But you never see the person.  I wish I could have taken pictures but yet again they were forbidden.  They also make the priest constumes and other religious apparel including weaving.  I mean what else do you do when your life consist of only 7 other people and you are not allowed out?

I bought a t-shirt for Machu Picchu.  I knew the weather here was cold so I didn't bring anything for really warm weather.  I hear it is quite tropical.  I also had to buy mesquite repellant.   I also found a hat for my husband ( be sure to act surprised when I give it to you).  This was a big deal because they do cholos here not ball caps.  I have seen very few ball caps and the ones I saw were pretty crappy quality.  I was just about to go ahead and get one just because and I found a nice one!

Dinner was not great but not bad.  I guess they do not want to waste because I got back the chicken I was too full to eat the night before.  Now that is a difference between the last house and here.  Last house I couldn't finish my chicken and I told her to wrap it up I would have it later and she insisted she doesn't keep food,  it is better to do all fresh.  No wonder her food was always good !  Anyway it came with a marinated type mixture of cauliflower, broccoli, peas, carrots, and onions,  not bad just nothing to write home about,

Lunch however was a smash.  I got the small version of a selection of pastry savories.  One with chorizo, one with spinach, one with a ground beef and a cheese one.  That way I had room left over to finally get a slice of cake.  Primavera cake,  white cake, cream filling, kiwi, strawberries and peaches.  Yum yum but since I hadn't eaten much it as very rich on my stomach.  Worth it though.

I finally found a you tube site that offered full length movies.  So before bed I watched Cinderella with Brandy as Cinderella, Whitney Houston as fairy godmother and Whoopi Goldberg as the queen.