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Name: Heather
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Interests: art history, watching films, buddhism, traveling, pedro the lion, iron and wine, clem snide, drinking too much coffee, photography
Occupation: Student
Industry: Art
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AIM:  sadeyesclosing
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4/26/2004
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| Reading old xanga posts is fun. And it can also be addicting. It made me miss the college days....yea, all the complaining I did about the many papers and tests...I miss it all. | | |
| Things have become crazy here in Peru. All throughout the country there are strikes. Today when I went out I saw police and the armed forces everywhere. They were wearing riot gear and some had tear gas strapped to their belts. They've advised Americans not to go out, but at times it is just impossible not to. I had to go and get my passport today from where my visa was being renewed, so at least now I have that back in case things get really bad. There are mostly teachers striking. They have a really stupid reason for striking too. I just walked down the street to take some stuff to a group at a nearby hotel and even the students were standing out in the streets with pipes and stuff in their hands. I'm not really sure what is going on there, but I didn't hang around too long to find out. It just seems like Peru is really falling apart. All over the country people are having strikes. They are putting huge stones in the streets to block all traffic, they're burning tires, they're throwing rocks at the police, and most kids are not in school. One bus went off a curvy mountain road killing around 20 people because of the rocks in the road. In Abancay, a 12 year old girl was killed when she was hit in the head with a rock that the teachers were throwing at the police. They have strikes all the time in Peru and so at first I thought it was no big deal, but it seems to be getting worse and worse. Now the minister of the interior is talking about terrorist movement among protestors. It should be interesting to see what happens here in my last few weeks left in Peru. | | |
| i am seriously loving the english classes here. we have some of the best conversations! and the people are SO nice! (ok, there is one creepy guy- but i'm keeping an eye on him just to be safe) so i've decided to do something for valentine's day, which here it can be "friendship day". i'm trying to find some yummy goodies to cook. i'm getting used to the grocery store more, but its still a little tough when it comes to baking. it always seems there will be one ingredient i can't get. like brown sugar- if only i could get some brown sugar, i'd be set. BUT i did find a recipe for chocolate and banana empanadas! and i can definitely make those here. mmm...my mouth is watering just thinking about them!
last night i was able to watch the grammy's here. it never fails that people i don't like are the ones to get all the awards. (ie, dixie chicks) but it was fun. i felt proud to be from atlanta when ludicris was talking about it. most of the show was boring. but i guess that's the grammy's. i was excited when chris brown came out and finally brought some good dancing and excitement into the show. oh man, it made me want to go dancing again.... like that one random night when tiffany, laura, and i ended up at american pie dancing all night long. they kind of look down on the discos here, so i guess i'll keep my mad dance skills in for now.
well i'm off to attempt to write a paper. oh man, i can't wait until may 5th... because then i will finally be a college graduate!!! | | |
| i had thought about going out tonight...but instead i've decided to stay in and wait for the latest grey's anatomy episode to download. i heard it was good, so i'm excited.
on the weekends, usually at some point, claudia (my roommate) goes to her parents house. and i don't want this to sound bad, because i absolutely love her and love living with her...but i love these moments i have to myself completely. usually if i want to be "by myself" i go for a walk down to the beach or something. but of course there are a lot of peruvians there with me, especially because it is summer here and quite hot. i guess i've always enjoyed having some time to myself, staying in instead of going out... and i think i just realized i'm turning into a hermit early. ok i guess it isn't that bad because i do go out. i just enjoy time to myself every once in a while i guess is what i'm trying to say.
today i went for a long walk down to the crazy mall on the coast. i wanted to buy some movies (real movies not the pirated ones). but they were SO expensive. so i came back after the long walk empty handed. on the way back though i stopped at the grocery store and splurged on a can of dr. pepper and a can of cherry coke. i figured it was ok since i passed starbucks at the mall without going in. oh i also saw a richard brautigan book in spanish at a bookstore. i really wanted to buy it, but it was more than i wanted to spend. i'm trying to find a good book to read in spanish. i thought maybe i would start with something that had been translated into spanish...and i'm thinking harry potter. i've never actually read them in english, so it should be interesting. although now i have to just find the first one at a reasonable price. i'm still searching for a good peruvian author i'd enjoy. its hard because i want to just ask someone what i should get, but i am still trying to figure out who has good taste.
well i'm off to kill 30 more minutes before grey's is finished and ready for me to watch. | | |
| for the past five years of my life i have taken life one year at a time. every year has been somewhat different, even if it is just the apartment or city i am living in. i have a hard time staying in one place for long. but for some reason i am having a hard time accepting that this time in peru is a pretty large chunk of time. i just keep making plans for when i get home in my head. and i'm not really sure how to stop and accept that this is where i am, this is where i will be for six more months... | | |
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