american field Service I ,rr r A 'fag 5 15 if Q rf if a.f.S. Student Having lived with a Peruvian family last summer leaves me far from being an expert on Peruvian politics, history, geography, or agricul- ture, but it has shown me a few things about Peruvian life. I didn't live in a large city. I was deep inside Peru in a small city named Trujillo. My family's name was Encomenderos. I had two Peruvian broth- ers and three sisters. The youngest of the five children was Carlos, who was 17 years old. It was with Carlos that I did most things, including going to school when I felt moved enough to go, usually it was the AFS advisor in Trujillo that moved me. School wasnit that bad, though, if you like to have a seven hour Spanish class every day. Julio, my oldest brother, was nineteen. He and his friends partici- pated in the same activities as nineteen year old American boys do. He monopolized the family car as well as Mr. Encomenderos' wallet. Our house was like a fun house. About three times a week, the light company would shut off all the lights just as the setting sun was leaving us in darkness. Then as the family was eating the nine o'clock nightly meal by candlelight, the lights would go on and everyone would wildly applaud. Every time I wanted to take a shower, Carlos would Hush the toilet and use up all the water pres- sure, making me wait for about fifteen minutes until he could do it again, laughing hysterically all the while. No Peruvian houses have roofs over the entire house because it never rains. Our house lacked roofing over the main hall. This could prove to be dangerous, especially when Julio poured water down on me from the second floor when I least expected it. The whole summer, however, was not all laughs. My family went through the difficult task of trying to teach me to understand Span- ish. In a matter of a few weeks, I could meet the mayor of Trujillo and various friends of Mr. Encomenderos, and I could even hold what l believed to be an intelligent conversation. l consider myself one of the most fortunate people in the world to have had the chance to live with this family. Everyone went out of his way to see that I was enjoying myself, and I owe it all to the American Field Service for sending me to such nice people. I hope that our school will continue in the AFS program for many years to come. -Wayne Kuenzz 116
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