Lessons and Chocolate

I had a bunch of lessons yesterday and today. And I can officially say that once I leave Peru, I hope I don't hear recorders for a while. Unfortunately, the ones they have here are really cheap and just don't have the greatest sound. But somehow, the kids continue to love them. They love having an instrument to keep, and even for the kids who don't practice (much to my dismay), they love coming to their lessons.

I've started teaching piano a little more too, and oh boy do the kids love the demo track. I've gotta admit, it's a pretty sweet demo. It's got nothing on my 90's Casio demo track. But I also show them the notes, and some are really getting the hang of it. Something fun to note, they use a fixed-Do solfege system here, or Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si (yeah...not Ti) Do.

 

Last night I stayed up until midnight helping my favorite middle-school-aged friend, Sofia, make chocolates for school. Elizabeth helped too. Another crazy experimental project, this time using Coca leaves mixed with Manjar, which is a caramel-like substance. After last night I didn't want to look at chocolate again for a couple weeks but I can say with confidence that I'm fully recovered much sooner than expected.