The First Semester has Officially ended...

Yes, the title is correct. We just finished our final class, officially ending our first semester of CILTA. Now I am kind of in shock because I actually have some free time. Well, of course I still have a list full of things I need to do before I leave for the US in approximately one week. But there isn´t any immediate need to do anything in the next few hours, which is a good feeling!

And so I thought I´d make a post in my almost abandoned blog. Just to say that we are alive and well, both tired, but relieved after finishing this semester. And now I can focus all my energy on getting ready for dear old north carolina.

here are some of the things I am most excited about-

-spending time with the fam. I have missed them so extremely much.

-spending time with friends. They have also been missed a lot.

-the hot summer weather (yes I do miss the sun, the winters of Lima are very gray, and chilly!)

-family beach trip---which combines family, hot summer weather, and the ocean. all awesome.

-being in the country (Vale), breathing fresh air and not hearing cars 24-7 (our apartment is right beside a busy highway, and big city equals pollution)

-playing my guitar

-playing with my dogs, Molly and Lucy

-food. Here are just a few entries in the list of foods I hope to enjoy.

-sweet tea. My wonderful mother has mailed me sweet tea bags, but I just can´t make it as good as bojangles.

-(homegrown) tomato sandwich with duke´s mayo

-chilis-anyone ever tried their quesadilla explosion?

-sushi-Shiki sushi in Durham is great.

-sweets- brownies, chocolate chip cookies, dirt cake, you get the picture.

-cookout milkshake

-sonic cherry limeade slushie

etc etc etc