Spanish Course, Huancayo
We have completed three days of spanish lessons now, three hours a day. Heather and I have our own tutor who has been excellent in teaching, and also explaining far more about life in Peru. This morning we went to the local food market in Huancayo to practise our spanish - a real eye opener ! The beef, pork, mutton, chicken and guinea pig hang out in the open. The vegetable and fruit stands are numerous - Peru claims to have over 3500 varieties of potatos. Our task was to purchase the ingredients, and then head back to the hostel to prepare lunch, a local dish named papa rellena (fried mashed potato with a meat filling). The spanish learning has been hard, but we are starting to get to grips with at least some basic communication. Erica, our tutor, also took us through the traditional medicine part of the market, some very weird items for sale ! One particular drink we have been warned to stay away from is liquidised frog (extracto de rana). We saw the glass containers filled with live frogs, with the accompanying blender in the background. It would not have been a part of the town that Heather and I would have headed into on our own.
We have completed three days of spanish lessons now, three hours a day. Heather and I have our own tutor who has been excellent in teaching, and also explaining far more about life in Peru. This morning we went to the local food market in Huancayo to practise our spanish - a real eye opener ! The beef, pork, mutton, chicken and guinea pig hang out in the open. The vegetable and fruit stands are numerous - Peru claims to have over 3500 varieties of potatos. Our task was to purchase the ingredients, and then head back to the hostel to prepare lunch, a local dish named papa rellena (fried mashed potato with a meat filling). The spanish learning has been hard, but we are starting to get to grips with at least some basic communication. Erica, our tutor, also took us through the traditional medicine part of the market, some very weird items for sale ! One particular drink we have been warned to stay away from is liquidised frog (extracto de rana). We saw the glass containers filled with live frogs, with the accompanying blender in the background. It would not have been a part of the town that Heather and I would have headed into on our own.