Thursday, February 24-

Today is the last day of flexi-week and the students are going hog-wild with their leftover budget! We spent a big chunk of the day touring the Santa Catalina Monastery, the high walls of which we’ve walked by every day. This monastery is OLD—like 500+ years old. Lots of neat photos to be found.

A cloister:

Kitchen facilities:

Well-tended roses and colorful walls everywhere:

Ye-olde facilities:

Monastery pigeon spying on my nap spot:

They finished the day off by taking everyone out to the wonderful Mexican food restaurant. I was so happy.

Josie and Quinn went big.

Hanna (top-right) died a little bit, again.

Cameron and Tara joined us for their last full night in Arequipa. They depart tomorrow on a night-bus.

Fin de flexi! Tomorrow: back to the oppressive rule of Blake, Julie & Ingmar!