I'm sure I speak english!

In the year before leaving home, I was asked 3 times where I was from because I sounded American, here I have been asked if I am English and South African....

I've always thought that I don't have a 'typical' NZ accent, or if I do its certainly not a thick one.  So I find it quite odd when living in a house of Americans, Canadians, Germans an Australian (and one other Kiwi) that  I occasionally have to get translated!! what's with that??

At the project they are taught things that I don't recall learning at school, in English we were taught Shakespeare and poetry etc, not past perfect particable.... So occasionaly I get stuck on which sentence is past perfect ect. To be fair I'm not the only volunteer thats been confused. 

Funny story - one of the guys I tutor was stuck on pronouncing 'Romantic' we broke it down and went over and over it. But by the time he got it he was totally saying it with a Kiwi accent- not my intention!

This weekend I went with some other house members to Ollyntambo a ruins town in the Sacred Valley, we took a taxi (which was actually very new) there which only took an hour and a bit. However on the way back we had to take the bus which was not nearly as comfortable and much slower. So the hour there turned into 2 hours plus return trip. But it was still worth it.

Tomorrow I start with a tandem language exchange. So that should be good, it will force me to work on my Spanish. When  I got out my books today I found that I had left me dictionary at the project. I hope its there when I get there soon!!!