Hey all! Today is my birthday!! Its 10 am and its already been a full day. My family cracked a raw egg over my head, which is supposed to be for good luck. You better believe that I am cracking a raw egg over all of their heads for their birthdays. Its a bit unpleasant. But peruvians think its funny. I bathes with freezing cold water in the morning, which was also not very fun, and went to the high school to give an essay assignment for Camp VALOR, which is ...

hey everyone! Its been a long time since I wrote anything, and lots have definitely happened. For a week, I slept in the classrooms of the grade school with 10 other peace corps volunteers, and 40 high school students from the states, along with their adult leaders. B3, an NGO from Conneticut came down to San Antonio, a small town in my district, to build latrines for families. It was quite the experience. My job mostly was to translate for the kids. We spen...

Hey everyone!I have been helping my dad alot in the chacra. We cut asparagus, which is harder than it looks. Its so labor intensive! And it hurts your back pretty bad. I mostly ride my bike out there to bring him his breakfast, then cut a few asparagus, and ride back to my house. So, I think all americans are going to think this is funny: Once in a while, I hear parents call their kids "chooky", and wondered what it meant. it is supposed to mean tha...

Hey All!Hope things are well! Things are going well here! Last night, I saw the dance of black people, I believe is the literal translation of what my mom said. "la baile de negritos" It was very interesting! They play a fiddle, and dance in a circle, stomping their feet. It was cool. I want to learn how to dance like that. They also have guys in masks that act like they are drunk (or very well could just be drunk) that make fun of people and dance f...

Hey Everyone! Things are really starting to pick up here. I started my surveys in my community. Really, its easier to go around with a peruvian, but I just cant wait around for my community partner anymore. She was gone for a month, then was too busy to see me, and now her daughter has appendicitus. So I am going to go around by myself. I also have started to teach english twice a week. One hour for adults and one hour for kids each day. I teach with another...