I arrived safely in Peru- Part 2

I was originally supposed to have a two hour layover in Miami which actually ended up being a three hour layover (It Happens!!). The luggage situation caused an even further delay of leaving the airport in a timely manner. But I was blessed to have a really helpful attendant named Alex who spoke English fluently. He took care of all the necessary paperwork and really expedited things for me. My next main thought was that a taxi had been dispatched by Nexos Voluntarios to pick me up at 10:35pm to drive me to the host home of Ms. Clara. I got worried that he had left thinking I never arrived. But that worry was quickly dispelled when I got outside and saw a Peruvian gentleman holding a sign up that read "DIVA CRICHLOW" Yay again!! He was extremely pleased to see me (especially after patiently waiting about one to two hours for me to appear) although I distinctly remember hearing a few grunts and whews as he struggled to get my luggage in his car. I quietly laughed under my breath. By this time, it was about oneish in the morning. We then proceeded on an offensive-defensive drive to Ms. Clara's home. My driver's name was Senor Carrazco(pronounced kuh-roz-co). I asked if he spoke any English and without any hesitation he replied, "Nada". This basically translates into...NO, nothing or no way jose! My spanish is "muy poquito" (meaning 'very little' for those that don't know). But can I tell you, we had wonderful communication as he swerved across lanes and sometimes even drove in the middle of the road, ducking and dodging other vehicles that were driving in the same manner and some even worse (LOL). He was a very capable driver..Thank God!! On the way, he talked spanish, I talked spanglish and somehow we understood one another. It was great fun. He pointed out points of interest and taught me how to say them and corrected me when I didn't get it right (LOL). I loved every minute of it! We arrived intact to the host home which was at the top of three flights of stairs (no elevators). You thought he grunted and whewed the first time (rotflmao)...but he was strong and quite a good sport.