En Arequipa!

I had my first full day in Arequipa yesterday. In the morning we went to the Market to get fruits and veggies for the week. They also have meat there so Anna showed me around. They helped me learn a few more veggies I didn´t know! And there were a lot of potatoes! I kind of wish I had my camera because while we were there one of the candidates for election was there with handing out cards with two characters escorting her. One was in the shape of Peru and the other the shape that represents choosing her. Each candidate has a image to mark on the ballot! How interesting! Then we went to the Saga Falabella- name for the department store that dominates that mall area. The grocery store is underneath so we picked up other things there. Later that night we toured around Arequipa with a friend of my host mom´s while doing errands. They took me to see a good view of the city but you couldn´t see El Misti and the other volcanoes because of the clouds! We saw a wedding happening there and then went to Plaza de Las Armas. The Grand Plaits, if you will. (Belgian folks) or Hotel de Ville(French folks) We actually saw two more couples who had just been married- reminded me of walking down Fifth Avenue on Saturday and seeing 5 different weddings at various stages with Tay, mom and Ginny. There were a couple of groups performing. One with typical Peruvian music- it´s very mysterious sounding. I learned the name of the rock that all the old buildings are made of- I think we call it igneous!? ¿Any physical science students in the audience? We ended the night with buñuelos, Peruvian doughnuts, I had seen at the store earlier. They are thinner than ours, more like funnel cake except in doughnut shape, covered in honey! MMMM! I start classes tomorrow!