Update from Huanchaco

Ive been around Huanchaco for a bit now and thought Id write an update. Nothing particularly exciting has been going on, its been a nice little vacation here on the beach. I really enjoy the ceviche here, I have it most days. Ive been continuing to practice surfing most days, though on the second day I was stung by a malagua (jellyfish) which turned out to not be too much of a problem. I have been continuing spanish lessons here with a couple different teachers and have found a way to make flashcards out of all the previous notes I typed up which has been very helpful. The hostel I have moved to is right across the street from the beach and has quite a nice atmosphere mainly catering to backpackers; I am meeting many travelers mostly from all over Europe. I am the only North American that has been here for the last week or so, so myself and the one British fellow are the local experts on English when any of the Europeans encounter an English phrase they do not understand the nuances of, which is kind of an interesting experience to describe what distinguishes one phrase from another, such as why someone "making a call" has a slight contextual difference than "making a decision". Once it gets out that I am studying medicine I keep getting asked for medical advice about GI problems and even to extract the sea urchin spines from one German fellows foot, hah. I had planned to go to some of the local pyramids with a group arranged from the hostel but when I woke up I was told it had been canceled ... the Peruvians can be quite a flaky people at times.

Youll have to excuse the odd pictures, I have been using the GoPro camera and the pictures it takes are a bit distorted into a round shape.

Heres a picture from the room in the new hostel I moved to, I have been liking it mostly,

They had some kind of festival with a parade that went through the night, and below you can see a picture of a "Castle" which is just a big wooden structure they build with fireworks attached all over.

Some pictures from the beach.

In order to fit in here I have had to adopt some of the local surfer attire, much like Keanu Reeves in Point Break, a film one of the other traveles here insisted I watch. 

I booked a bus ticket to Huaraz for this Saturday. Its up in the mountains and is supposed to have some great treks. I am not sure if I will do a multi-day trek or not yet. I think I will plan to return to Lima either this next Thursday or Friday, then fly home Saturday.