So I recently realized that it might be interesting to relate a typical day here in Huanchaco Peru.  I have settled into a bit of a routine and it goes a little sothing like this:

I wake up about 7:00 am on weekdays.  That's right 7:00am, and you people thought I was just relaxing this whole time.  I don't take a shower in the morning because it is ussually pretty chilly until the sun is all the way up and the trip from my room to the shower is outside - I learned its better to shower later in the day.  So after some freshening up, I'm off to my favorite coffee place (except on Mondays when its closed) and I get the best coffee available at 7:30am in Huanchaco.  It cost 3 soles (about $1) which is rather expensive considering you can get a whole meal up the street for 5 soles but its worth it to me in the morning.  Then I walk up the street and sit about a block away from the school and review the lesson plan for the day.  Some of the older kids I teach usually join me and we chat in broken Spanish before its time to start school.  I teach two onw hour classes with anywhere between 12-16 kids with my friend Trish and then we are off to get breakfast at one of our favorite places.

During breakfast we gossip a bit and tend to run into to other friends as they start their days.  This is when we do a little planning for the day.  No one has cell phones so we have to make plans when we see each other and set times to meet later.  After breakfast, its off to the internet place to catch up for a bit.  Once I've finished at the internet its back home to sit ont he stairs and whatch life go by until lunch which is usually served around 1:30 and normally quite hearty as it is the main meal of the day and consists of rice or pasta with vegetable and a hunk of meat.  After lunch there is a lull until anywhere from three to four when its time to surf.  We'll surf until anywhere between 5 - 6 when its time for a shower. 

The weeknight evening are generally pretty calm.  We'll cook at the volunteer house or watch movies st ours.  Sometimes we'll head out to the local pub, Sabes Bar, or maybe grab a burger at Mamacha (seriously one of the best burgers I've ever had!)

There is some slight deviation lately as I have been helping with a conversation class in Trujillo (about 45 minutes and $0.50 away by bus) on Mondays and Wednesdays.  These calsses are from 6:30 - 8 and we'll generally grab a bite to eat after.

So there ya have it - Life in Huanchaco, Peru.  Strange how a day can fill up and pass by even though there is nothing really going on.  This town is so laid back that I often have a hard time remembering what it was that I would be so upset about back at home when I caught in traffic trying to rush from point A to point B.  Strangely enough, I do feel "busy" here but not that kind of busy that turns your stomach.  Its more of a busy that keeps you moving from one step to the next.