If there is one goldmine I feel I landed here in Lima, it is having roommates who are natives. Mari and Gabi are sisters from Piura. Lovely girls. We get along great. Mari speaks English really well and like to practice with me a lot. Gabi can speak english, but prefers not to. But oh does she talk so fast! The advantage is whenever I have a question about how to live in town, they know the answer. How to set up my phone connection, how to get discounts at the supermarket, and best of all, they review my e-mails if I have to send one in Spanish. Every once in awhile Mari has me read e-mails for her company in English also.
On Sundays they usually head to Catholic Mass with their aunts. They are both in their 80's and the sweetest old ladies ever. They both lived in the United States for a few years and can speak some English, but if everyone is speaking Spanish, I can follow along. And let's not forget their friends they bring over who mainly speak Spanish.
Sometimes when Erin laments over her language skills, I tell her she needs to ditch Casey and move in with some natives and then it will really improve.
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