The weekly queries, submissions, presentations, etc. don’t make it easy for you. Getting the best grades is not easy either. My host mom explained to me that it is very unusual to get 20 points here, which would be a 1.0 at home. That’s why she would have loved to jump on the ceiling when I came home from university and told her that I got 20 points in my presentation. On the other hand, when I was a little unhappy about my 14 points in Spanish, she couldn’t understand it at all. Because this would be a good grade after all! In any case, this change with the query and the new grading system was a bit complicated at first. But things are going pretty well now, despite my many trips. In general, I can only recommend the university. The only thing that is a bit disorganized here from time to time is the group work. To do this, you meet in a café, for example. In addition, it is not uncommon for group members to be half an hour late for the meeting. What I’m a little overwhelmed with is the dress code for presentations. Before my first presentation, my teammates advised me to appear formally dressed. I understood it to mean that I appear neat. But formal also actually means formal here. The girls wear blazers and high heels in which they can barely walk and the boys wear a suit, often with a tie. that the group members are half an hour late for the meeting. What I’m a little overwhelmed with is the dress code for presentations. Before my first presentation, my teammates advised me to appear formally dressed. I understood it to mean that I appear neat. But formal also actually means formal here. The girls wear blazers and high heels in which they can barely walk and the boys wear a suit, often with a tie. that the group members are half an hour late for the meeting. What I’m a little overwhelmed with is the dress code for presentations. Before my first presentation, my teammates advised me to appear formally dressed. I understood it to mean that I appear neat. But formal also actually means formal here. The girls wear blazers and high heels in which they can barely walk and the boys wear a suit, often with a tie.
El coro
I also still visit the choir regularly. Here we sing songs in Spanish, Quechua and English. In the first few hours we were definitely over 40 singers. Unfortunately, that has gradually decreased and we are now a maximum of 20. We already had an appearance – we were all allowed to wear the tunic of the university.
Mistura – Peruvian Food Festival
Since Peru is known for its delicious gastronomy, the Mistura takes place in Lima every year. The Mistura is a food festival that lasts for a week and you get goodies from all over Peru. Dishes from the Andes, the jungle and the coast are presented and sold. You go from one stand to the next, across markets, watch the cooks with their works of art and, above all, you are busy eating!
The locals are very proud of the Peruvian cuisine. And they are allowed to do that too! Because they have a selection of many delicious dishes. Ceviche (raw fish in lime juice and onions), Cuy (guinea pigs), anticuchos (beef heart), Rocoto Relleno (a kind of paprika filled with minced meat and cheese), and much more. are specialties that you simply have to try.
I almost have my standard answer ready because taxi drivers, friends, etc. ask me at least three times a week whether I like the food in Peru and what I’ve already tried.
Since Meche always cooks for me with various delicious dishes, I actually get to know a variety of Peruvian meals. And imagine if I even eat tomatoes now. In Germany I always raised my nose critically and sorted out tomatoes, but a lot has changed and suddenly I am eating them with pleasure.
Everyday life in Lima:
What is the everyday life of Peruvians like? What are you doing in your spare time? Who does the housework?
On my daily way to university, I am always made to smile anew. For example when I watch how diligently the shoeshiners in the street clean the shoes of passers-by. When you’re not cleaning your shoes, you have a chat with friends and are almost always in a good mood. You made my old shoes look like new for me too. It is very typical here that locals earn their living with street stalls. There is a stand right next to the university where freshly baked churros (luggage filled with chocolate) are sold for S. / 1.50 (= 50 cents). There is always a queue and business is going on.
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Middle or upper class families can afford an empleada. An empleada is a maid who is available to the family from morning to night. Some even live with the families. They prepare the food, look after the children, clean the dust every day, etc.
Women and mothers go to sports clubs several times a week, meet their friends there and then go to a café to continue the chat. I have also found my natación (swimming pool). From the outside it doesn’t make a good impression, but from the inside it is “almost” like a typical indoor swimming pool in Germany.
The whole family is usually taken to the supermarket here. While the family takes care of everything they need, a chico washes the family’s car outside in the parking lot. Service staff are also available at the checkout who pack everything into bags and then actually carry the bags into the trunk. A service that I like and that I should bring to Germany. In the mountains, for example, the situation is very different. They work hard there from morning to evening. The mother gets up early and makes sure that father and son are well looked after. The daughter has to help out from an early age. After all, the men are the ones who bring the food to the table. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are days like any other in the mountains. The only rest day is, for example, at a village festival or a birth.
