Hey everyone! So, I went to the manicipality of Santiago, which is the municipality of my districa of La Venta. I waited there for two hours to talk to someone about La Venta. Apparently this is how they do things in Peru. You wait around alot for things. When I finally talked to someone about my site, I found out that the government already has a trash and recycling project they are starting next year as well as a water pump and storage system. So, why am ...

Hey everyone! So, I went to the manicipality of Santiago, which is the municipality of my districa of La Venta. I waited there for two hours to talk to someone about La Venta. Apparently this is how they do things in Peru. You wait around alot for things. When I finally talked to someone about my site, I found out that the government already has a trash and recycling project they are starting next year as well as a water pump and storage system. So, why am ...

Hey all!Well, training is over, and I am in my community of La Venta, 40 minutes south on the Panamerican Highway from the city of Ica. Thus far, as an actual peace corps volunteer, all I have done is bought a dresser for my clothes and unpacked. But today, I am going to go to the school and see about finishing their grey water system and teaching about worm composting. Its a bit scary doing all of this on my own, and all in horrible spanish, but it has to hap...

Hey all!Well, training is over, and I am in my community of La Venta, 40 minutes south on the Panamerican Highway from the city of Ica. Thus far, as an actual peace corps volunteer, all I have done is bought a dresser for my clothes and unpacked. But today, I am going to go to the school and see about finishing their grey water system and teaching about worm composting. Its a bit scary doing all of this on my own, and all in horrible spanish, but it has to hap...

Hi everyone,Things here have been pretty hectic here lately. On wednesday, I had my final language exam, which didnt go so well. I dont even know where my head was at. I got a card that said to describe a car accident to the police. Instead of doing the usual, there were two cars that hit eachother, and no one was hurt, and they only need to fill out forms, I made up this ellaborate story using incorrect spanish and wrong verb tenses. The interviewer asked m...