¡Qué Linda!

La vida en Lima es tan linda.
Life in Lima really is...lovely.

I mean, it's noisy and a little dirty sometimes. And the public transportation system is certainly nothing resembling classy. But life here is good.

This morning Kia and I took a micro to Parque Kennedy in Miraflores and explored a little.
We did some shopping, found some really great book stores, and had lunch and coffee at a very cute cafe. It was such a pleasant morning. It was fun to be able to be on our own and discover the city. I love being able to find "favorites" in a new place--favorite places to eat, favorite places to sit...places that make you smile when you remember them.

After lunch we took a taxi to our university and had a good afternoon of classes. Classes are getting better "poco a poco." I'm understanding the language more and more every day. I can't even express how neat it is to be in this kind of a learning environment. First of all, we're going to a school where we take all Spanish classes...IN Spanish. But not only that, every day with every interaction or conversation I'm learning something new! I learn so many new words that keep a little notebook in my backpack to write them down. It's fascinating to learn and study a new language, and I can't imagine trying to perfect a language without living in it. I'm just loving it! : )