Learning un poco de Español

We've spent two days in school now, Megan's spanish is getting prety good, and Dave actually knows a word or two. Our brains are full after 4 hours of class as well as meals in spanish with our homestay family. They are extremely patient with us during our 'conversations' at meals.

Our home for the next two weeks.

We have learned from our family that Peru is in a recession and work is very difficult for most people to find. Tourism is an important source of income. For our family, boarding spanish students has been the primary source of income for the last seven years. Otherwise, work is only sporadically available.

Today we went for a walk through Cusco before school, and saw some amazing weaving (no pictures allowed, sorry) and then walked to an old church. We discovered that we were able to breathe almost normally, after two days' acclimatisation.

Iglesia de Santo Domingo from Avenida del Sol

Main door of Iglesia de Santo Domingo

--Megan y David, Cusco