Things have been pretty uneventful the past couple of weeks, but I think they may start picking back up! Instead of going to Patagonia like we had hoped we are going to be going to Paracas, Peru next week for my birthday. We hear it is beautiful there, it is a dessert with lots of things to do. We are going to be staying at this beautiful hotel (which we normally wouldn't do but it's my birthday and Sanj wanted to do something nice), we are going to be visiting the Ballesta's Islands to see some Seals, hopefully some dolphins and some birds, Paracas National Reserve and then just walking up and down the Malecon. The more research I do on Peru the more fun and new things I discover. Each part of Peru is incredibly different in the way people live, the food and their cultural history. We hope to see more of Peru than any other country in South America because it is important to me and Sanj to learn and see as much as we can about our host country.

Sanj will be starting his classes in March and then things will really be getting into a pattern, he is going to be so busy with school that Arjun and I are going to have to start coming up with some things to do so we stay busy as well. Our friends the Marzettwala's are going to be coming with their two kids mid March for a visit which is going to be awesome! It is always great having friends come because they bring a little piece of home with them.

Everyday my Spanish improves and Lidia's English is getting better as well! We practice with her everyday and give her quizzes to see how much she has learned. Through teaching her I am now understanding just how difficult it really is to learn English, there are so many different sounds in English than there are in Spanish. It has been a challenge but she is a fast learner. 

Happy Travels!