A Wedding, and a New Start

I went to my first Peruvian wedding!....(the happy couple above)....that didn´t take long! It was a non-traditional service since the two being wed were of different religions, but the venue was perfect. All outdoor, an intamite group of just 20-30 people- I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the friends and family of the bride, who is from Ayacucho. Another volunteer from the same project as me was the groom, and that is how I was invited. I have enjoyed getting to know him in the last couple of weeks. Its a new tough begging for them. He is from Isreal, and Jewish- and she is Mormon, and Peruvian. They plan to move to Isreal together in a couple of months, but no doubt the language barrier will take a toll. But in the words of the groom ´this makes life more interesting´.

I agree, and while they start thier life together, I say goodbye to all of the volunteers from the last project and get ready for the next group to arrive. You never know exactly who is going to show up for a position like this, even if they have signed up. The preliminary count is just 5. This is down from 12 in the last project, and I´m sure it being the holiday season has something to do with it. The good news is that the house will be much less crowded, it will be easier to share the 1 bathroom with 5 people rather than 12! I think the smaller group size will also promote a more fluid relationship between the group members, and that is always a good thing. But, I think the size of the group as well as the fact that the children are out of school will make the work ahead a bit more challenging for this next session.

I am half way through my Español classes, and I feel that my comprehension is really comming along. Although my speech needs more pronunciation work, and more vocabulary! My teacher seems just as interested in learing about America than teaching me Spanish, which sort of makes me wonder who should be paying who. Nevertheless, I am learing, and that is a good thing!