I’m officially a Peace Corps Volunteer. Yesterday we had 64 new trainees swear-in…including me! The past couple of days have been nice. Thanksgiving was great with way too much food, but I really miss my mom’s turkey and broccoli casserole so al in all it was a good Peruvian Thanksgiving. Later that day we had a party for our host families. I learned a Peruvian dance from each of the regions of Peru: selva (jungle), sierra (mountains), and the coast. I had a lot of turkey along with everyone else we were way too full to dance but we tried anyway with our thanksgiving bellies. Haha. Swearing-in was a good day. Lots of guest and the Ambassador spoke at our ceremony.
Britney Spears
Well as everyone knows I’ve always got a good story going on…Friday night after swearing in, a group of us went to Lima to dance, eat, and celebrate the past ten weeks of training before we all parted ways. We went dancing and I got tired and went outside for some fresh air. I was just casually talking to my friends, when a random Peruvian girl came up and kept saying repeatedly, “Hey you! Go inside.” I told her now and then happened probably about 15 more times in 30 minutes. That’s when I got fed up and told her to go away. She kept insisting and a couple of my friends decided to step in. We ended up just walking away but the girl followed. They started yelling, “Bro” and “Britney Spears” So I guess she thought I was Britney Spears (Disclaimer: Thanksgiving night there was a Britney Spears concert in Lima) and started following me with her camera yelling, “Britney Spears, Britney Spears” I finally started running and my friends block her. We even told some security guards she wouldn’t stop following me…they just laughed. They even thought is was one of my friend but we had to keep telling them it was the obviously high out of her mind girl with the pink pants. I got away but she continued to follow my friends all the way to McDonalds 8 blocks away. So I guess here in Peru I look like Britney Spears. Haha…great.
So tonight I head to Huaraz and then off to my site. Don’t know when I’ll be back on here after Monday. But like I’ve said in all my blogs before…feel free to call and I’ll try not to miss my calls!
I found this quote and I have a feeling it’s going to be very helpful while I’m here especially in these next few months as I got through yet again…more culture shock and integration into a new community. “Develop a flexible attitude, a joyful willingness to do whatever it takes. Without flexibility you could end up returning home disappointed and unfulfilled. Recognize that things won’t always go your way. Flexibility is simply saying, “Your will be done, Lord, not mine.””
Love and miss you ALL!
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