Apr 10 2009
Huanchaco Beach
Today Alison (the new volunteer, who´s 26 and from Minnesota) and I went to Huanchaco Beach to tomar un poquito de sol 
It´s about 40 minutes on the bus from Trujillo, and quite a bus ride it is. I still feel nauseous from all the jolts… it honestly felt like the bus was held together by duck tape 
but I mean you get what you pay for its only 1.5 sols… about 50p. The beach is lovely! I was just so happy to be beside the seaside, I love looking out to the ocean 
The waves are huge I got knocked over a few times, don´t think i´ll be going for a proper swim I´m not a strong enough swimmer. Plus the water is bloody freezing! Oh, and Doris told me there are sharks
We ate some such good food today, it was heaven to finally eaten something that wasn´t rice based… as lovely as Mama Doris´ food is I ate these big stodgy pancakes with lemon and sugar. Then for lunch i had CHEESE! Something I haven´t eaten for nearly 2 weeks now. Not on it´s own of course, with a toastie and pineapple. It was yummy yummy, you´ve never seen someone get so excited by cheese before
The sun here is so strong! I´m already browner.. .and redder than i was after 2 weeks in Dubai! There is only one thing i didn´t like about the beach today and that is the men. First off two newsreporters came over and filmed me in my bikini for about 40 minutes. They were interviewing me about what I´m doing here in Trujillo, why i came alone, why i dont have a boyfriend, do I like the Peruvian men, do i like to go out and dance, how do i spend a typical night out in England. It just went on and on and on, they asked for my email so they can come and film me at the wawa wasi haha. They literally didn´t leave me alone until Alison came back 
I´m really hoping and praying i´m not going to be on Channel 15 (one of the main tv stations here) in my bikini talking about the Latino men and their bad reputation in England hahaha. Oh dear Then later on two other Peruvian blokes came and sat with us and started trying to whisper sweet nothings in my ear, and get me to teach them to him in English. Telling me i had “los ojos y labios mas bonitas de todo el mundo” the most beautiful eyes and lips in all of the world. How original… we packed up and left they literally wouldn´t take any hints of leaving Then whilst waiting for the bus we got accosted by yet another Peruvian bloke asking for our numbers so he could “practise his english”. Plus there is the constant hissing, wolf whistling and cheering to contend with. Next time, I´m inventing a big, beefy boyfriend who´s here in Peru and coming to meet me any moment I told Mama Doris that I didn´t like the male attention and she told me that like 3 of the girls who lived with her in the past said they weren´t going to touch the latino men then ended up falling in love! hahaha. Not me… although having said that down the other end of the beach are some rather tasty surfers
Oh and good news on the stomach front… all is calm and well hahaha. False alarm
I fear you may even have your 40 mins of fame on some dodgier channel than that… And I fear no mention of any boyfriend will deter them – however, if you say instead that you have two huge and Very Angry BIG BROTHERS who very much dislike their sister being filmed or harassed in any way and who will come and find out where they live… As these scumbags would most likely do that to whomever was filming THEIR sister!!!
Haha, you’ll probably have learned by the end of your visit to “do an Isla” and really show them what you think whenever someone comes too close
According to freetranslation.com the phrase you need is “joda lejos y déjeme sólo” and if that doesn’t work just mace them!
Obviously this is “big brothers” advice and so might be a little too direct but I’m guessing if hints don’t work you have to be direct.
Have you asked Mama Doris for advice… I bet she’ll have a few ideas on how to get rid of unwanted attention.
Disclaimer.
think twice before carrying or using anything like mace or pepper spray however tempting it is.
I guess that’s one disadvantage of knowing the lingo, I’m at the other end of the spectrum after a real quiet breakfast with my host family and their dictionary
Pleased you now have a friend to travel with and that your tummy is well.
Beach looks great…. and nice to have someone to share it with, safety in numbers too
I am inclined to agree with Mia sounds v dodgy. i also have Steves problem that I dont know your facebook address to look at the pictures. But then I guess mums are not allowed access. I had images of you locked up in a slumdog loo for 3 days so wonderful to know ….not yet !!! lots of love xxxx
I already know all of the phrases “dejeme en paz desverguenza” (leave me in peace womanising scoundrel… thats the worst thing you can call a latino) or a simple “joderte” (fuck you) I´m just too afraid to use them incase they get all angry on me. Yesterday at the beach I got a lot less attention because i just put my dress over my face so everyone thought i was sleeping haha. Still got one guy come up to me and give me his email address he was like “it´s free!!” hahaha. But yes I think this simple telling i have two big brothers ought to scare them off better than a boyfriend. I did ask Mama Doris for advice… she just laughed and told me that i´d probably end up falling in love with one of them like all the english girls do haha. They didn´t take my concerns very seriously… but it never gets more than just plain annoying and if it did the beach is crammed with other tourists that I could ask for help. It´s just a bit irritating not being able to read my book in peace.
Hi emily so good to hear you are doing well JUST to let you know I have eaten all your chocolate xxxx- that last bit was your mum. She is here with us overnight (thats all we can tolerate) I have had some chocolates today -first time in 6 weeks….. oh yeah!!!! Laura is 16 soon any advice on the kissing front!!! She wants Zac Efron-I think she will be alittle disappointed, but the queue is going down quite fast. Take care lots of love xxxxxx and the much much younger(alcoholic) baby sister xxxxxlove you x
Sounds like you and Mum were having a rather boozy easter there… not sure that Nanny would approve of that one *cough* haha
Well I would give Laura the same advice as my mum gave me “just kiss and kiss and kiss, and keep kissing and kissing and kissing, and when you think you´ve had enough of kissing, and he´s a good enough kisser… come to me and I´ll tell you what you do next¨HAHAHA.
Miss my mummy
Big hugs to all of you!! xxxxxx
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