In keeping with tradition, this year, with the help of a few Arcadia students, we came up with the top 41 Peruvianisms experienced on this trip... enjoy!
1.
Right is Wong, go left
2.
Stoptional signs
3.
Daddy Yankee –enough said
4.
Fernado Chicken’s
5.
Rules of the road are not rules in Peru, they
are more like guidelines
6.
Peruvians are not in a hurry unless getting on or
off a bus or plane
7.
Essential bus items: TP, plastic bags, wet
wipes, and a good friend
8.
You can only flush the TP at the hotel
9.
When squeezing into a taxi, put your bags in the
back because it makes you skinnier
10.
Llama tails point up and alpaca tails point down
11.
Maggie is the chocotejas master “Voy a llorar”
12.
Don’t start a conversation in Spanish unless you
are willing to finish it in Spanish
13.
Take a chance and fly – someone will end up dead
14.
Never stick 3 white chicks and an Indian man
together on a street in Peru
15.
Angela’s guide to speaking Spanish: add an “el”
to the beginning and an “o” to the end of any English word and you will be
speaking Spanish
16.
If you go to Peru, check out the man on Pichu
Pichu, he may still be belaying
17.
Lawn chair wheelchairs are not all they appear
to be
18.
A French movie, dubbed in Spanish, with English
subtitles can still make you cry
19.
“Do you have a pen?” –Jodee
20.
Total curb count=6
21.
Ha Ha’s Christmas card is all set thanks to
their photogenic natures and all of our cameras!
22.
Han’s had a little girlfriend that followed him
around, until she met Sara and followed her around!
23.
Rabbit holes are dangerous because at the first
sign of interest, the vendors will suck you in!
24.
Más pequeño
wieners!
25.
If a meal doesn’t have papas, it is not complete
26.
Drinkable yogurt & fresh squeezed strawberry
juice – life is good
27.
Midnight symphony in room 10
28.
If you lose your vasoline, just look in the AFO
box
29.
PE, in fact, stands for Peru – not pulmonary
embolism or personal equipment
30.
“Only one?...Oh yeah, he’s an amputee” (in
reference to wheelchair footrests)
31.
When building a wheelchair, make sure you build
it right side up
32.
You never know when a circus can turn into an
igloo and then a taco
33.
Starting the day with prayer and song
34.
“ah-uno por favor”
35.
Americans think Peru changes seasons throughout
the day but Peruvians will wear 3 pairs of socks regardless
36.
You will look immaculate each day if your name
is Lilia
37.
No te llamas physical therapist!
38.
“Don’t ask questions, just let it happen.”
–Brittany as she eats ketchup from a bowl
39.
Street performers in Peru really do perform in
the street
40.
Don’t worry when you have to cross an
intersection, the walking man on the street light will tell you how fast to
walk to cross safely
41.
TODO ES POSIBLE!
Also, here, you can find the first album of our Peruvian pictures. I believe they consist mostly of the clinic... enjoy!
