*this is me in front of a mototaxi!
Well, Liz’s friend Dawna has been with us all week. So, we decided to make plans to go see a less polluted beach with Deivis! He lives about 2 hours away from Lima, by bus, and invited us to his house for lunch and a beach visit! Unfortunately, Dawna got sick and has been stuck in bed. She didn’t eat anything that Liz and I hadn’t eaten, so we’re thinking it might be the water. She’s staying in an apartment with a lady that boils the water that they drink whereas Liz and I buy bottles of water to drink. We’re thinking that maybe the lady doesn’t boil the water long enough or something and maybe she got sick from that. It’s been quite sad that Dawna has been debilitated now for two days. :)
But, we decided to be great friends to Dawna and go to Ancon without her! :) Deivis, being the gentleman that he is, came all the way to the Lighthouse to pick us up, even though it’s TWO hours away from his house. We left the Lighthouse around 1:15 and started our adventure. We had to take a taxi from Surco to Central de Lima and then catch the bus to Ancon. On our way there, we saw an accident in which a truck transporting oranges had crashed into a fence! Crazy! After two hours of traveling and asking Deivis numerous times, “Are we there yet?,” we finally made it! He actually lives in Santa Rosa which is near Ancon but is less known. Santa Rosa was a cute little town made up of seemingly just a neighborhood of homes and mototaxis. I certainly see why someone would want to raise a family there.
After we got off the bus, we walked to Deivis’ house where his mom had lunch ready for us. Let me tell you, I have never in my life eaten lunch at nearly 4:00! It was crazy. Apparently their family usually eats at 3:00! I wouldn’t survive. Haha. His parents laughed when I told them that I ate lunch at 10:30 when I was in high school. His mom had kindly prepared us some delicious Peruvian foods including causa and sheep. The causa was made from papas amarillas (yellow potatoes), pollo (chicken), arvejas (peas), zanahoria (carrots), piemento Amarillo (yellow pepper) y perejil (parsley). The sheep was made from. . . a sheep? At first Deivis thought it was cabrito which is baby goat, but hi
s mom said it was actually sheep. I don’t know if this means lamb or what, but I ate it and like it. :) For dessert we had lúcuma which is a common fruit of Peru. It’s a small fruit that’s green on the outside and orange on the inside. The texture reminded me of camote (sweet potato). I must mention also, that Deivis’ parents don’t speak English. So, we talked to him some in Spanish and Deivis translated what we couldn’t understand. He’s a great translator, and I’m sure his parents enjoyed seeing him in action!
When we were done here, we ventured over to Ancon! This was the hightlight of my day. . . we rode in a mototaxi! These are little taxis that are basically a motorcycle with a buggy on the back. Quite fun! In Ancon, we had to change modes of transportation, and we got in an “Anconeta.” This word comes from Anocon, which is the town, and the word camioneta which means little truck. An Anconeta is like a mototaxi but run with a bicycle! You have to have some pretty strong leg muscles for this job. . .
The Anconeta took us along the beach which was beautiful! There were boats near the shore, people relaxing on the beach, fishermen and vendors. . . Walking around on the beach, I took of my shoes and enjoyed the feeling of the fine sand between my toes. Deivis said that I was going to ruin my pedicu
re, but I explained to him that the sand was good for exfoliation. :) We took turns writing in the sand and taking pictures with our creations. Being there at sunset was relaxing and wonderful. While we were there, we heard something that sounded like thunder. As we asked Deivis about it, he informed us that it was actually the nearby military based testing bombs. BOMBS! Ha. That was a bit frightening. . . His dad later told us that they do bomb tests almost every day. Freaky. Back in the town square, we heard bells ringing from the Catholic church. The sound was mesmerizing, and we took a peek inside. They said that mass wouldn’t start for another 30 minutes 
and that we could take pictures if we wanted to.
Since it was dark, we headed back to Santa Rosa in the same way we had come. Once there, his mom served us what they call “lonche,” which is basically a snack. We had hot chocolate and crackers. It was yummy! Oh, we also found out that Peru had lost the soccer game to Brasil 5 to 1! It wasn’t a surprise that they lost, but I was a bit shocked that they’d gotten creamed. Poor Peru. Deivis then showed us some pictures from his childhood which we enjoyed immensely!
Around 8:00, we headed back to Lima. Unfortunately Liz and I had to study for our exams and also had to prepare desserts for Thanksgiving the following day! Once again, Deivis was kind enough to take us all the way back to the Lighthouse!
He was so sweet to take us around all day and give us lessons in culture and the like. He told us that when he began to study English, he never imagined that he’d have two “gringas” in his home. Deivis told us that he would never forget this day. I never imagined when I began to study Spanish that I’d be in Peru and much less in his home! :) I don’t think I’ll quickly forget the day either. God has blessed my life so much in particular with experiences that I never could’ve scripted in my simple mind. It seems like our time here is going by so quickly; I only wish I could slow it down. . .
Well, hopefully La Familia Soltero enjoyed our visit because we plan on going back before we leave!
Katrina
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!”-Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
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