Yesterday I visited Huanchaco for the first time with my host family. It is a nice beach only about 30 minutes outside of Trujillo. We went on Christmas day and the beach was packed. Today a large group of the volunteers went to Huanchaco to take surfing lessons. It was a ton of fun. Apparently we learned from these to brothers who were champion surfers. They had a guarantee where if a customer didn’t ride a single wave they would get their money back. I am happy to say that I didn’t get my S./40 back. After the short 10 min lesson we hit the water. They gave me a push on the first wave and I stood up and rode it. It was pretty fun but I knew I wouldn’t be satisfied until I rode a wave all by myself. So after that we started to separate from the group and after multiple failed attempts I finally rode a wave independently which gave me a great sense of accomplishment. Now I'm only hungry for more surfing!
After surfing, about half of us went to eat ceviche at a beach-front cevicheria. I was excited because I had never had ceviche before and I had desired some since the trip began. I ordered the ceviche con langostinos and calamar, which is essentially langoustines (small shrimp-like lobsters) and squid that is cooked only using the acidity of lime juice. It was spicy and very good.
Later on that evening after going for a nice run through the city, a friend and I decided to shoot some hoops. Some local kids came by and started talking to us and we ended up playing a soccer game against them. BAD IDEA. These little kids tore us up, it was pretty embarrassing and I wouldn’t recommend trying this at home. Although we got schooled, it was a lot of fun and a great chance to practice my Spanish and teach a little English at the same time. Monday is tomorrow and it’s back to work at Hospital Lazarte. Nos Vemos!
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