chips or chunks??

Hey all! Hope everyone had a great start to their week. My Monday was fun. Hung out with Emily (US) on her last full day here :( We met up at the U and then went to her house for her going away lunch. What she didn´t know though was her Mom had invited the exchangers, family, friends and an andean musical group to play for us. The group was sooo good! Jajaja and it was so fun, her Mom pulled her up to dance to the traditional peruvian music as her brother and his friends pushed back chairs and couches to make space for the dance floor. Two seconds later we were all up on our feet dancing. Her Mom and her brother´s friends were amazing dancers. The guy was like 16 and amaaazing (later his dad came and then I learned where he got it from)! It was incredible watching him and even funner dancing with him, trying to wing it and not look ridiculous. Later we had a delicious lunch of aji de gallina, cake and icecream. We had fun chatting, her Mom gave a super sweet speech about Emi and then I had to run to the airport to say goodbye to Gabi (mi brasilera). After the airport I spent some time with friends and then headed home after a long day.
Today I went and said my goodbyes to Ems at the airport with everyone. Emi if you are reading this I hope you had un buen viaje y q estés divertiendot muxo en Maine con tu familia y tus amigos!!!! Manda saludos d mi parte!
After that the exchangers went out and grubbed on empanadas, went to buy food in the super and then I went home and gave my best attempt at chocolate chip cookies without having chocolate chips and they turned out mas o menos (okay). Mom, I tried to do you proud, I did my best, but I miss yours! Agh, my lovely American food, how I miss you! Don´t get me wrong the food here is excellent, but after a year of being away I´m starting to get cravings for random things like blizzards, peanut butter, good mexican food, anything home cooked from la mami y el papi, bbq US style, veggies (they don´t eat a whole lotta veggies here and almost nothing raw), the fruit they don´t have here like berries and good peaches, nectarines and much more. Gah, I know when I get home though I´m gonna have cravings for my Peruvian food!! Being an exchange student you get pulled in two different directions at all times, your at home and you miss your other home, you miss you friends, you finally see them and you miss your ones from exchange, the food you thought you were getting tired of you want back and on and on and on. Sigh, la vida de la intercambista =S
Ok, ok, now for the fun part...more pictures! These are from my awesome trip to Cotahuasi Canyon with my sis, her aussie and my wonderfuls, Kevin and Anika. Enjoy! Ok, I lied, it´s not letting me post fotos right now but I´ll try again maybe tomorrow. Bedtime! Love you all tons! Take care and have an awesome week!! Miiiiissing you!