my new normal!

Zoe and I at our favorite juice lady next to IndoAmericano

Huanchaco, Huanchaco, Huanchaco

it has been brought to my attention that i haven't written on my blog for a while.. thanks dad.... things have become so normal for me i don't see any reason for writing about it my blog.. but i know once i leave it will be like.. oh that was so not normal for me in the united states... so i think i will create of things that have become normal here in peru
men wearing
1. not flushing toilet paper in the toilet.. i never realized that it was a luxury to do such a thing
2. gringita is not a person but rather a color... the kids told me my hair color was gringito... too funny.. for those that don't know.. gringa is a white girl and gringita is a little white person...i prefer to think of it as a term of affection
3. men peeing on the streets.. the smell of urine is so offensive...but i suppose i shouldn't be critical because most of the people in el porvenir don't have running water... the other week one of my  kids in the PE class ran ahead of me and peed in the patio.. i was like NOOO  you can't pe pit side.. when i asked him he understood why he was in trouble he gave me these big brown eyes and was like /nooo... that is probably his norm.. i felt so bad afterwards for making him feel bad.. but he does need to learn that at SKIP we di have toilets!! LOL
4.seeing dirty dogs in the public school and no one doing anything about it
5.  RAT POO... that is unfortunately part of my norm...damn mice are everywhere in the house
6.  riding in the very far back of a taxi and ducking when we drive by police.. yesterday caitlin and i were in the far back and people kept yelling at us "down down , police.. duck" we went down as though someone was shooting at us.. LOL
7.  buying pirated dvd's on the street for an american dollar... its awesome!! i am eagerly awaiting the day "the help" makes the streets of Trujillo.
8.  Fresh orange juice!!  they sell it everywhere here .. people will push carts around with oranges.. and when you order they make it right in front of you.. the serve it to you in a glass so you must drink it right there with the cart person.. Zoe and i order an orange juice every tuesday thursday when we go to Indo.. its awesome.. it is only one sol which is equivalent to $0.35.... the lady even fills our glass up again..
9.  the buses are always an experience.... men hang out of the bus yelling the buses final destination.. for instance "huanchaco huanchaco huanchaco huanchaco huanchaco" over and over and over... and when you get on and off the bus prepared to run to jump on and to get off whilst the bus is still moving!