Spent the day in central Cusco with my new friend and housemate, Candice. We went to lunch, then went to a bunch of hostels to see which might be the best for me to stay at after the home stay. Wild Rover and Pariwana are the top contenders, though neither need someone to work there immediately. Both offer free stay, half off lunch and free dinner if you work 4 shifts a week. Not a bad deal...
Speaking of the home stay, when Candice and I returned to the house, no one was home because the family went to a wedding. The family must have anticipated being home earlier because they set the (very loud) alarm to the house, which went off as soon as we opened the gate. The family never even told us there was an alarm, so we definitely didn't have the code to turn it off! We frantically scrambled around the house trying to find clues as to what the code might be. No luck. After fifteen minutes, the police showed up and managed to call the company to have them turn off the alarm. What an ordeal. For a while, the policeman sat with us, waiting for the homeowners to return his call and confirm that we were not in fact robbers. Eventually, he gave up, and left us be. All in all, the experience was hilarious, especially my attempt (in broken Spanish) at explaining that we actually live here and have no intention of stealing the few possessions (marmalade, bottled water, a fax machine) that the family has.
Speaking of the home stay, when Candice and I returned to the house, no one was home because the family went to a wedding. The family must have anticipated being home earlier because they set the (very loud) alarm to the house, which went off as soon as we opened the gate. The family never even told us there was an alarm, so we definitely didn't have the code to turn it off! We frantically scrambled around the house trying to find clues as to what the code might be. No luck. After fifteen minutes, the police showed up and managed to call the company to have them turn off the alarm. What an ordeal. For a while, the policeman sat with us, waiting for the homeowners to return his call and confirm that we were not in fact robbers. Eventually, he gave up, and left us be. All in all, the experience was hilarious, especially my attempt (in broken Spanish) at explaining that we actually live here and have no intention of stealing the few possessions (marmalade, bottled water, a fax machine) that the family has.
No comments:
Post a Comment