I am horrible at this, but im going to get better...

As my mother knows, I do not do well with keeping up on things...but in all honesty, I got that from her genes!

So, ill just do some short blogs, since i cant let yall suffer... or can i!?!

Lets talk about my family a little more... So it has been a while since ive lived with a big family.. oh wait.. never.. Like I said, there are 11 people total in the house and two dogs... and two turtles (but thankfully they do not bark)

So the first thing to notice is, there is rarely a quiet time.. Camila is two and yells, the dogs bark with the slightest shift in sound, thats really mainly it.. but its enough to notice. The only time ive noticed things being quiet is when I walk in at 4 in the morning.

My family worries a lot... about me, about everyones safety.. its just a thing that happens.. but really i think its just a part of understanding the city life, because there are always dangers out there. Through my talks with my comrades in la catolica, I have found out that their parents worry too.. So in order for me to ease my parents (especially the mother), I have decided to do a text system where i text my mother when I am comin back, if I am stayin out later or not.. this all was decided after i came out at 7:45 am in the morning (i might tell this story later)

My home is comfortable.. I get my daily exercise walkin up three stories.. sometimes just for water.. My parents leave for work in the mornin and i dont see them that much, but i am going to start checkin on them (i mean, im family!) my older brother fernando works all day, but we talk some when he comes in... sandra, the older sister, chills in her room and we do the occasional hola.. and tamara, the younger sister, comes home later and we talk some... but the most important part of the family is my brother, jose luis. its hard to describe, but he is seriously the best bro match CIEE could have done. We have all the same interests, we get along really well (except i wake him up sometimes, usually for no reason) and we have good conversations, spanish and english.. he has really helped me get use to Lima, and im tryin to find a way to repay him for it. We are two peas in a pod...yehaw (and other cliche southern frases)!!

I cannot forget about Marisa, our stay at home cook. Sshe is wonderful, i have great conversations with her and she cooks some of the best food i will probably ever eat casually. I have really enjoyed my stay in my house, and I look forward to another 3 months here. Of course I need to work on being a better son for my parents, and I still dont know how to do everytihng right, but I believe i should get the hang of it soon.