la fin de semana

Wow, my first week in Arequipa is officially over!
After a busy week, we decided to just stick around the house for the weekend. On Saturday we tried to go for a walk - but somehow we didn't make it. Well I guess, part of the reason was, that none of us was eager to get soaked, because it was pouring down like crazy.

So finally on Sunday afternoon, we went for a little sightseeing tour around Arequipa. We went up on the bridge just right next to our house, where we had a great view all over Arequipa. One thing I found interesting was, that there was construction just at the beginning of the bridge. Well, the interesting thing was not the construction itself, but that for the same construction area in Switzerland, the government would hire like 20 people less. So it's not unusual that one guy just kinda walks up and down with a brick in his hand, just so he has something to do.

It was interesting how, even though living in the middle of the city, there is still a great difference in how people live. As for the guy who owns this property, he just doesn't wanna sell it, but at the same time he has no money to build a house.

Also we met the guy who collects metals, bottles etc. They drive thru the city with their bikes and collect whatever they can get. They also put speakers on their bikes sometimes. So whenever I open my window in the morning, I can hear them yelling things thru the speaker (no idea what tho).

Also the river in Arequipa carries a lot of water right now. It rained a lot these last couple of days, even storms with thunder and lightnings - which usually never happens around here. I like to think, that it just wants me to still feel sorta like at home - at least one familiar thing, haha.

So ya, after about 45 minutes of walking, we decided to quickly go to the store to get some bread. When we came out, we realized that a huge storm just passed. According to the sizes of the puddles outside, it must have rained really hard in those 20 minutes, that we were in the store. But when we came out the storm was over and we walked home dry. Tuvimos suertes!
So we had a really nice walk and I got to see some more of Arequipa.