I had no idea I was eating ground donkey!

There is this little hole-in-the-wall burger place where we like to eat at night. It's called Burger Chef and it's only open late at night. They have the best hamburgers! I never really liked hamburgers back home, but everyone kept telling me how good these burgers were. So I decided to try it. And I love them! Also, they are pretty cheap. You can get a huge burger for about 4 soles, so that converts to about $1.34 in American money. I love how they make the patties. They squish them out so it's flatter than patties in America. They are seriously so good!

We were sitting at the table eating dinner last night, and one of our country coordinators brought up the burgers at Burger Chef. She mentioned that the patties aren't made of ground beef, cause ground beef isn't a thing here. Apparently she tried to find some and she couldn't. So we asked her what they are made of, and it turns out that they are made of ground donkey. I've been eating ground donkey, and I had no idea! I guess that explains why I like the burgers here better! haha Ground donkey is really good! haha I've eaten so many weird things here while in Peru. I've eaten ground donkey, guinea pig, pig intestines, beef heart, raw fish, and who knows what else! At least it has all tasted good! haha

Well, since today is our day off, we are planning on doing some shopping. We're going to go to the mercado to buy souvenirs. I figured I should actually start buying souvenirs since I am coming home next week. Up until now, I've been window shopping to figure out the best prices. One of the things I really want to buy is the blanket that the women use to carry their babies in.

I'm not sure what else I'm going to buy today, but I'm sure it will be fun! It's always fun to bargain with Peruvians, because they know you're American so they up the prices. But hey, I don't blame them, they're just trying to make money.

Also, since it's my day off, I'm going to try and take pictures today. I haven't been doing very well at taking pictures lately. So I need to get on that. Well, this is a really short post, but I think that's it for today. Hasta luego!