Eynor Post :D

As time comes to an end here in Huanuco, we have to get our fill of Eynor time. He seems to have been working on a list of things to do that he can't do as much when we're not here, so we've been busy knocking things off the list. 

This week, we hit 4 items on the list: eat pizza, go swimming, play Bingo, and play Phase 10. 

The outside world is just starting to make its way into Huanuco. A year and a half ago, they got their first mall and supermarket. With the mall came new restaurants, one of which is Pizza Hut. Eynor had never had pizza and really wanted to try it. After we got back from Huacora, it seemed like a good time to go try it out. Eynor, Cristian, Melissa, and I went to Plaza Real to get some Pizza Hut. We ordered the family size, half pepperoni and half supremo. As it turns out, Eynor does not like any kind of vegetables on his pizza and he picked the supremo to eat first, which is loaded with bell pepper and mushroom. Haha. On a scale of 1-10, 1 being gross (Que Asco!) and 10 being awesome (Que Rico!), he said pizza was a 1. Unfortunate. Cristian seemed to like it a lot, except the crust. It was fun to go get pizza with them, nonetheless. Also, Pizza Hut pizza is better than Domino's here in Peru, FYI. 

Eynor frocklicking in the grass on the way back from swimming.

The other thing Eynor wanted to do was go swimming. We have struck out on swimming on all counts in Huanuco. It always end up being too cold! We thought we'd go on Tuesday, but then it started to rain, so we went on Wednesday. We show up at Los Delfines, but it was closed, so we wandered around to the Laguna Azul, which has the water slide, but there is also a bar right next to the pool, to keep things sufficiently awkward. We still swam. The water was ice cold and the sun was dipping in and out from behind the clouds, which was less than ideal. However, it's a good time to get out of the house and do something different. Plus, watching Eynor swim is a hoot. He sort of wants to learn how to swim, so we've taught him a few things, but doggy paddling is his go to stroke. His swimming is more splashing than swimming. It's hilarious. He'll eventually get the hang of it. 

Representing 6to Grado!

Also, May 14 was the anniversary for Eynor's school and he wanted us to go and play Bingo. Selling Bingo cards was the fundraiser for his graduation, so Melissa and I both got a card. The prizes were S/. 100, 200, and 300. The first round you had to form the letter C on your card. I think 3 or 4 people won, so they had to split the S/. 100. The second round you had to get all of the outside numbers to form an O. This round went very fast and 1 person won the S/. 200. The final round goal was blackout. So they had one guy mixing the balls and pulling the numbers, another guy to read the number, and a third guy to flip over the numbers on a board to keep track. As the games progressed, more and more people were up in front of the board to double check their numbers. At one point, someone yelled Bingo and everyone groaned and started to leave, but as they checked the numbers, the kids in front of the board were saying yes/no and there was a big NOOOOO...so everyone turned around and ran back up to the board to keep playing. A few numbers later someone yelled Bingo again and this time it was good. I was only 2 numbers shy of winning! Shucks! It's been a while since I played Bingo, and we certainly never played by forming letters, nor have I played with like 200 other people. It was a great time! People are quite competitive here with their Bingo. Good times. :)

Phase 10 Time!

Finally, last night after church, Eynor pulled out the Phase 10 cards, so we could remind him how to play. I thought just Melissa, Eynor, and I would end up playing, but I was wrong. Vanesa, Noel, Henry, and Orlando also got in on the action. We started playing and Noel, the person driving everyone home, said he needed to leave soon. After each hand, he would say 1 more, 1 more. Haha. We ended up playing for nearly 2 hours after church ended. If you know Phase 10, you know it is not a quick game and sometimes you get stuck on a level for a while. I was stuck on level 4 for 4 hands! We played until we were all at level 6/7. Haha. It was an awesome way to end the night! 

So, for our last few days here, we'll have to play some more Phase 10 and translate the rules into Spanish for him. Maybe make another trip to the arcade, Happyland and play that Raging Ape game. Have a campfire at the house - Eynor is a bit of a pyro. Fun times. 

~nos vemos~

P.S. 3 1/2 more days in Huanuco and 39 days until we leave Peru!