In Huancayo, we spent a whole day hiking up to a glacier at 15,000 feet and another day exploring a beautiful natural red rock formation called Torre Torre. In La Merced, we spent another day hiking to several different waterfalls in the jungle. We also got to try lots of new foods, especially fruits, which were all delicious and so fresh. One of my favorite parts was getting to know our host families. Six of us stayed with my family in Huancayo in a compound that included our main host, Carlos, his mother and two of his sisters and their families. I was the only one in my house group that spoke Spanish so I got a lot of practice translating and we spent many nights laughing through our language barrier. In La Merced, 12 of us stayed in one house with a lovely lady named Rosa and her family. We didn’t get to know them as well because we were only there for a week but it was great getting to know them a little bit
In Huancayo, we spent a whole day hiking up to a glacier at 15,000 feet and another day exploring a beautiful natural red rock formation called Torre Torre. In La Merced, we spent another day hiking to several different waterfalls in the jungle. We also got to try lots of new foods, especially fruits, which were all delicious and so fresh. One of my favorite parts was getting to know our host families. Six of us stayed with my family in Huancayo in a compound that included our main host, Carlos, his mother and two of his sisters and their families. I was the only one in my house group that spoke Spanish so I got a lot of practice translating and we spent many nights laughing through our language barrier. In La Merced, 12 of us stayed in one house with a lovely lady named Rosa and her family. We didn’t get to know them as well because we were only there for a week but it was great getting to know them a little bit