Today was Monday, so we went to school. We headed out around 7:45 am right after doing a few chores. We sang the anthem outside and then our classes started. The teachers rotate around the classes rather than the children, which i thought was odd. Most of the classes are separated by sex except for freshman like us. Around 2:45 we went home. I got to see what types of things kids do after school around here. Gloria took me to the playground in the center of the school where many of the kids were playing futbol or as we call it in the USA, soccer! Wow the kids here are good! Apparently futbol is the official sport of Peru. The people here are really into it!
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Sometimes they even paint there faces white and red to symbolize peru at games! The other main sport here is bullfighting. She also took me to a famous old bullring. On sundays and holidays 14,000 people used to gather at the Plaza de Acho, which is the oldest bullring in the Americas! Tennis, golf, and horse racing is also popular here. Tomorrow were gonna take the day off so the Martinez's can show me some cool things about Peru.
Can't wait!!!
Carina
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