Chapter 1: Hello!!!
Hello Stephen:
My name is Federico, I am 25, I am from Peru, a country in South America. I live in Lima, which is the capital of Peru but I was born in Talavera, a little town in the south of Peru; where I have lived for eigthteen years.
I am living on Lima the most of my time nonetheless I always travell a lot for work.I am a Mine Engeenier, I have worked in a gold mine for two years and now I am working in another gold project.
I spend the mos of my time travelling and I like reading a lot, specially detective and fiction books, like G. K. Chesterton, Borges, Cortazar and Riveyro`s books. Also I like listening to music, and watching films. In the mornings I always ride my cycle, about 45 minutes, then I prepar my breakfast, some yogurt, toasts and jam and sometimes a healthy soup.
I live near the city center, in a little flat, I live alone, after have a breakfast, I have to go to work so I have to take a bus, I can not stand traffic in Lima, is very awful, I always get stuck for one hour at least. I used to go by bike, but since I have had an accident, I do not do it.
The public transport is very uncomfortable, specially in the mornings, there are a lot of little buses called "combis". These buses are very little, they have 20 siits as maximum but they always carry 30 o 35 people like a can of sardines.
I am in Ayacucho now, one of the oldests and most importants cities of Peru.
I am going to go to a little mine called Castrovirreyna, and I have to take the bus from here tomorrow early in the mornig, I will stay 4900 meters above the sea. Trip will take 4 hours, and I am going to stay two days. then I will come back to Lima.
Well, tomorrow, I will have much more time, so I will write more about me and my country`s life and as you said, December is a important month all over the world, here in Peru there will be particularly ways to celebrate Christmas and New Year so we will have a lot of things to tell us about that.
I am Looking forward to reading and hearing about you.
with best wishes.
Federico.
Comments
Federico: I have never meet a mine worker and I'm glad to know about you. In this year in México we had a terrible accident in Planta de Conchos a very important Carbon Mine and I don't know if all the minery work is as such dangerous?
Hi Federico, Your proffesion is very intresting because it exploration of Gold, how do you feel when you find pleanty of gold
Hi, Federico. I glad to greet you at the blog. Your beginning promises December to be a very interesing month in here. I'm looking forward to know more about you and your wanderful country. Keep it up, good luck!
Hi Frederico, Welcome I’m from South America too, my country is Brazil!! I’m living in Ribeirão Preto a little city in the state of São Paulo, but I was born in Goiânia the capital of Goias. I’m taking the master degree in Molecular and Celular Biology at USP (Universidade de São Paulo), one of the most important university in my country. I’m so happy because I’m studying in it. I really wish you the best of lucky in this blog
Ya, certainly, do tell us more about your profession
hi,Frederico it's nice to meet you. Wow!!you are going to stay 4900 metres above the sea.aren't you afraid or nervours to think to go and work there?i've always been scared of heights so i wouln't dream of getting a job like you.i think you are very brave. i can't wait to hear you that how you feel at the height of 4900 metres when you are working . good luck and see you soon
Hi, Federicon, nice to meet you, I am Helen from a small city on the southwest in China, where I have lived almost for thirty years except the four years to be collage, I am in thirties, I am a mother of a six-years-old son, I have a lovely home. I am a mechanical engineer in a Rubber Factory, every week (from Monday to Friday)I get up at 6:40 o’clock, and wake my son up at 6:50 o’clock .then I sent my son to the kindergarten minibus at 7:15 o’clock, every minute is very important for us or else my son will be late for the kindergarten minibus. I usually go to work by bike, bike is very convenient here, because my uptown is not far away from my company, ride a bike also can exercise my body, now to exercise body is very popular here, each one know the importance of the health, I will exercise more so as to keep energetic. I known minery work is very dangerous, because a few terrible accidents happened in some small mines in China this year, I don’t known the work condition of your, may be will better.
Hi Federico I am from Vietnam. This is my first time to give my opinion to blog. I'm glad to know about you. My English is very poor so hardly for me to explain my idea. Please help me to improve it! Thank you very much!
Hello Federico! Nice to meet you! I hope that you will enter a remote, exotic world for us. I am looking forward to reading about your day to day life, your profession, your hobbies... Good luck!
He Federico, A cute, tiny, Peruvian, wollen donkey finger puppet is looking at me while I’m writing this post. It’s a present from my colleague who was on expedition to Peru and brought a colourful collection of animal finger puppets. Those intense, joyful colours seem to be so characteristic as to leave no doubt of their origin. I know little about your country but enough to admire it. Actually I’m fascinating with the whole South America’s history and culture. Most of all I’m a faithful reader of the Latin American literature. As a student I could read Cortazar, Sabato, Borges endlessly, at present my favorite writer is Marquez. Most of all I like those his works which give us an impression we get involved in South American history, like ‘General in Labirynth” or ‘News of a Kidnapping’. So, I’m really happy to follow your blog. Hope you’ll give us a flavour of your country. Best,
Hi,nice to meet you.Your country and your job arouse my interest in reading the blog.I am looking forward to getting more information about you and Peru.
Hi Frederico, First of all I want to welcome you to our blogging community, I'm one of the usual bloggers, always taking a peep at what you, student blogger, write and adding some comments. Your name is special for me cause my youngest son is called Frederico and his nickname is Freddy.Do you have a nickname? You look friendly and it seems you have a touch of Indian blood. I'm not far from you geographically speaking. I live in the centre of Brazil, not that far from Acre which is close to Peru.My dream is to visit Machui Puchi( I guess it's been wrongly spelled).I love Peruvian music. It is quite melancolic and poingnant.Your job must be really exciting and I guess it requires a lot of physical training to cope with the lack of oxigen. Do you have to munch cocaine leaves to cope with it? What is your work as a mining engineer? I guess you are not responsible for digging gold ,are you? Well this blog will be really instructive. I'm curious to know about your daily routine in the mine.By the way, it's not very unsual to bump into Peruvians in my country. I happen to have a close Peruvian friend, she is warm, friendly and full of life, a real character. Are you all like that?
Hello Federico my name is Gitit and I'm from Israel but now I'm in Moscow because my step father's job. I'm studying in British school and it's my first year in English school so it is quit hard. I read your blog and I think that you are very hard working and it's really good. Oh and by the way good luck in your trip and have fun:]. Have a nice holiday.
Hello!!!! I'm Nadia! I'm from Russia! But I lived in Siberia but now I live in Moscow and I'm studying in BIS7 what mean British International School!!! I'm in year 9! Tomorrow is the last day of school and after we have a Christmas holidays! And this holiday is for 4 weeks! Ok! I read your blog and find it interesting for me! You work so hard and I think you need a rest! I mean long-long holiday!!! Bye!!! From Nadia!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK
Hi Federico I'm Ximena I live in Santiago the Chile, your comment are very interesting in special your work. I'm studying english in the British Institute. Your english is very fluently and easy to understand. Have a nice week Good luck
hello federico i read your message here and I like style of your life,it seem to be very interesting but hard too. so hope to hear from you soon ,. with best wishes Anna
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