Caramel is actually a big problem in Peru.

We had a pretty cool week. Our neighbor who lives behind us proposed to a girl, which is cool, because they made lots of pachamanca, but it´s also not cool because they made maka water as well, and me and my companion almost threw up. Oh, and my companion drank week old, unrefrigerated milk last night to prove to me that he has a strong stomach. Well, I guess it´s true, because he didn't throw up. Or maybe he did in secret. I don´t know.

Pachamanca 

 Also, the junior high did a parade to celebrate their anniversary yesterday, and we were somehow drafted into it. I was with Fiorella, our investigator, and the rest of the six-graders. It was pretty cool. They asked me to sing a traditional song from my country. I sang them the first verse of Loser by Beck. Then their teacher explained that that style of music is the tradition where we live, and that they shouldn't laugh. 

This morning, during breakfast, I tried to explain caramel to everyone. It´s just caramelized sugar, right? But I think the pentionista misunderstood, because she started going on about how caramel is actually a big problem in Peru, and that there are a lot of kids that drop out of school just to make caramel. Or maybe it´s true. Peru is a little odd like that sometimes. 

Much love,

Elder Alexander <3 XD

Curly potatoes!

This is a rooster-fight. Yes, I think it´s legal in Carhuamayo. 

This is a llama I found in Carhuamayo.