I found out (the hard way as I clogged the bathtub in the hotel) that Lima has pretty terrible plumbing. Apparently a lot of the pipes are old and cracking which is what contaminates the water, and because they´re in that condition you have to be really careful about what you flush in the toliet. To solve the problem, there are trash cans next to the toliet and you aren´t even supposed to flush your toliet paper, which is really taking some getting used to.
This morning I got to move into my homestay, and I´m really looking forward to getting to know my host family. My host mom´s name is Carla, and she couldn´t be nicer! Carla has 3 younger siblings- one in Mississippi, one in a town about 4 hours away who comes home every weekend, and one who lives here as she is finishing up her thesis on bamboo. Carla also has a 5-year-old son, Gabriel, and a 16-year-old dog, Popea, who I naturally love the best because she´s so cute. Carla´s parents also live here, but her mom is visiting Mississippi until mid-august. Everyone, including the nanny, came to meet me at the incredibly awkward reception we had this morning. After I got unpacked and settled, we went out to lunch to a rotisserie chicken restaurant, which is pretty traditional Peruvian. The chicken was delicious, and I tried a spicy mustard / cheese / pepper sauce (I liked it, which is a good thing because I think it´s like their ketchup). I also tried a drink called chicha, which is made mainly from dark corn and sweetened with cinnamon, apples, and limes. And, I´m looking forward to trying many more new things with my family!
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