Today we went to the local Agraria which is a tree growing center. They taught us how they prepare seedlings for Molle, a native tree that they grow. It was pretty awesome. We prepared the soil by mixing dirt, sand, and compost, then spread it out and laid out baby seeds. They told us tons of secrets and tips and then we got to move to the next stage. Bagging the seedlings and even planting. It was incredibly helpful, since we all will definitely be doing that at our communities. Before that, our language group went to Chosica as a class excursion. It was interesting because I got to see the mercado. There were cuy for sale; you could buy a male and a female (guinea pig) for 20 soles! It was so incredibly cheap I couldn't believe it. That is approximately $7 for a breeding pair! And they really looked nice, not as if they were sickly (glossy coats, active, alert, eyes clear, etc). Also, I bought a Mickey Mouse shampoo because I'd forgotten that Kail and Shannon's family had found one for themselves, for their two year old who had the birthday party. So I'm going to give it to Hilary, my 5 year old sister, for a parting gift. I know she will love it; disney characters are well-liked here with the children especially Mickey and Minnie.
Now to talk about what I got out my iPad to write about in the first place. I got to watch how my Mamita makes omelets tonight. She calls them tortillas, and she makes them with espinaje (spinach). She chops up the spinach and adds about a tablespoon full of salt. Then she cracks the eggs (in this case two) into the bowl and adds about half a cup of flour. Then she adds maybe 2/3 cups of milk from a can. With these amounts, she made three omelets, mine being full plate sized. It was really really good and I will definitely be making tortillas de este manera en el futuro.
Tomorrow, we're going to a school to observe an elementary school class, which in two weeks more we have to give an environmental presentation to (in groups and in spanish of course). Also, we have to be developing our "mini" community diagnostic of our community right now, in our "spare" time. I'm finding it hard to find this time. I'm spending most of my time with my family or in classes to improve my spanish. Learning important things like they call mayonesa and ketchup mixed together "salsa golf". LOL. And yes, I do know I'm mixing Spanish and English. I'm only using easy/obvious words for you guys to understand, but I figure it still helps me.
I understand my family tree a little better now so I'm going to take this opportunity to explain it a little better. My mama anfitriona is Jossy, and is married to Guillermo. They are in their late twenties, and have Hilary (5 years old) and Miley (1 year old) as daughters. They live with Doris, my mamita who makes 98% of the food, who is Jossy's aunt. However, Doris raised Jossy, for reasons I haven't quite figured out. Another of Jossy's aunts lives with us, Lorena, and she has a daughter who is 12, Milenka. Milenka looks as if she is well into her teens, and is way more mature than I would expect of a 12 year old. Lorena also has a son, Kevin who is 6. He is a little crazy and hard for me to understand. Living next door is Jossy's sister and one of her uncles (Feliz who is awesome). Next door to Feliz is the Discoteca which is owned by another uncle. It's a strange situation that I'm not sure how evolved, but its working well.
Guess that's enough for tonight. Hasta la proxima vez.
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