My daily life here in Peru defiantly varies from week to week. Since I traveled a lot within the country I haven’t truly been able to see what my daily life here would be like until now. I have gotten into the routine of waking up at seven thirty or eight in the morning. I eat breakfast relax and I always go to the gym. I enjoy having my mornings available because I am able to do all the things I want to do during this time. Sometimes after the gym I practice and I always go to el Mercado to buy food usually fruit on my way home. I eat lunch and then homework and usually by then it is time to go to school. At night when I can I head to Barranco and practice with the guys. Lately, we have been having class only on Mondays and Tuesdays. The rest of the week after going to the gym I head to Chorrillos and dance at the dance studio. Afterwards I hang out with friends all day and sometimes dance in Barranco or another place at night. I will be honest I love it! I love being able to have time to hang out and grow a lot as a person and a dancer. I’ve learned more during my time in Peru than my many years in Nebraska as a dancer. I defiantly want to return just for that! This Friday I did a Hip-Hop workshop for the multicultural organizations on Fridays at the UPC. It was great! Rob was there and seven students showed up. That was plenty of students because I had to teach in a classroom and there wasn’t much space. The students were great and I enjoyed teaching dance in Spanish. It defiantly was a challenge and something I’ve never done before but I knew that this was going to force me to use Spanish in a different way. The class went great and hopefully we can do it again. One of the main reasons I hang out a lot with my Peruvian friends is first of all I don’t know when I’ll see them again. Secondly, It challenges me to use Spanish. Yes, I am fairly fluent but I am very used to speaking in English that sometimes it is hard to explain what exactly I want to tell my friends.
Sunday was beyond amazing! I decided to go an all style battle in el Sur with my D1 dance studio friends. Yes, they are different from the ones in Barranco. I met up with my friend Luis in Angamos and from there his friends had a car and we drove to our destination. The ride there was a little scary because the guy was driving fast and reckless, but we told him to be careful. The two guys in the front were also smoking, but we had the windows open. When we got there it was like a summer vacation resort. The battle didn’t start until five thirty and we arrived at one. We relaxed by the pool for a little while and then got in. The campers that paid for the three-day workshop were talking a afro dance. It was fun to watch and I tried learning the moves from the pool. It was great seeing all of the people in the studio there. Everyone knows each other and they act more like a family. I think that is what attracts me the most about this group. The vibe was amazing! Dancers all around! We were relaxing, swimming and talking. After a couple of hours I went to change in the bathroom. There I met this girl that drove two and a half hours to come compete. She talked about her life and her love for dance. However, what caught my attention the most was her personality. She had the rawest, outgoing personalities I have ever met. I’ve never met anyone like her. She inspired me to be more outgoing and to not be afraid to speak your mind. You can tell right away that she was bold. She told me about an international hip-hop workshop in May that I will attend. Afterwards Luis and I went to the beach, which was right across the resort and then headed back to eat lunch with our friends. After lunch we all gathered at someone’s apartment and heading to the battle spot! I was surprised to find that it was at a skate park but it was sweet! The dancing was incredible! Words cannot describe how amazing it was to see the talent these dancers in Peru have. It is so original and different! They all have some sort of Latin spice to their dancing, which is something I want to start incorporating. I learned to be free and don’t be afraid to do anything! Every movement counts; you can make it into anything! It’s about what you put into your dancing. When you freestyle it’s about how you feel the music, how you dance to the music and how you connect with it as well. Dancing is not only moving your body but ACTING as well. That has a lot to do with it. Fierce, I will remember to continue to be fierce and make eye contact with the opponent. Our friends ending up winning and afterwards everyone danced. We then headed back home. As I was heading back home I ended up missing my stop to Puente Primavera. I had to take another bus back to Puente Primavera and I made it home safely. I will never forget this day. My daily life consist of gym, homework and dance. Chao for now!
Sunday was beyond amazing! I decided to go an all style battle in el Sur with my D1 dance studio friends. Yes, they are different from the ones in Barranco. I met up with my friend Luis in Angamos and from there his friends had a car and we drove to our destination. The ride there was a little scary because the guy was driving fast and reckless, but we told him to be careful. The two guys in the front were also smoking, but we had the windows open. When we got there it was like a summer vacation resort. The battle didn’t start until five thirty and we arrived at one. We relaxed by the pool for a little while and then got in. The campers that paid for the three-day workshop were talking a afro dance. It was fun to watch and I tried learning the moves from the pool. It was great seeing all of the people in the studio there. Everyone knows each other and they act more like a family. I think that is what attracts me the most about this group. The vibe was amazing! Dancers all around! We were relaxing, swimming and talking. After a couple of hours I went to change in the bathroom. There I met this girl that drove two and a half hours to come compete. She talked about her life and her love for dance. However, what caught my attention the most was her personality. She had the rawest, outgoing personalities I have ever met. I’ve never met anyone like her. She inspired me to be more outgoing and to not be afraid to speak your mind. You can tell right away that she was bold. She told me about an international hip-hop workshop in May that I will attend. Afterwards Luis and I went to the beach, which was right across the resort and then headed back to eat lunch with our friends. After lunch we all gathered at someone’s apartment and heading to the battle spot! I was surprised to find that it was at a skate park but it was sweet! The dancing was incredible! Words cannot describe how amazing it was to see the talent these dancers in Peru have. It is so original and different! They all have some sort of Latin spice to their dancing, which is something I want to start incorporating. I learned to be free and don’t be afraid to do anything! Every movement counts; you can make it into anything! It’s about what you put into your dancing. When you freestyle it’s about how you feel the music, how you dance to the music and how you connect with it as well. Dancing is not only moving your body but ACTING as well. That has a lot to do with it. Fierce, I will remember to continue to be fierce and make eye contact with the opponent. Our friends ending up winning and afterwards everyone danced. We then headed back home. As I was heading back home I ended up missing my stop to Puente Primavera. I had to take another bus back to Puente Primavera and I made it home safely. I will never forget this day. My daily life consist of gym, homework and dance. Chao for now!