Hey all!We went on our mini trip to Canete last week. It was great fun! I stayed in a hostel with two other volunteers, and I definitely feel closer to them than before. We had some quality bonding time. We saw lots of sites with trash management projects and dry bathrooms with diversion toilets. Most of the time was spent in the combi though, driving around. After the tour, we went to eat lunch, which took forever, in the middle of nowhere outside of canete....

Hey all,Another week gone in training. I am so excited to find out my site! One of the current volunteers in Ancash (department of Peru) came and talked to us about his site. From the pictures and from what he said about it, it looks like a crap hole!! Everyone is drunk there all the time, his host dad is a drunk, his room is the living room/storage room, his family blasts huayno music (very peruvian music) from the TV in his room from sun up to sun down, and ...

Hey all,well, I had my spanish interview last Firday. Aparently it went really well. I jumped up three levels, and now am at intermediate low. I just have to pass one more level to be able to go to my site. So it shouldnt really be a problem. Though I still have to study my butt off in order to understand anything anyone says. Last weekend was pretty slow. I didnt go to any fiestas. Though I did go to Lima for Peace Corps lessons at a University. They had...

Hey all!Another few days have gone by. Not much to report for now. We have our language interviews on Friday. I am pretty excited/scared for that. All Peace Corps volunteers have to pass a certain level in order to leave to their sites. I am 2 levels below that, so hopefully I can make that level this time. Last Sunday, I was going to hike up the mountain range with another volunteer. That didnt happen because we went to a birthday party the night before. ...

Hey Everyone! Well, this weekend was pretty eventful. I did alot of spanish, I got books for kids in spanish from my little sister. Its kind of embarassing that my reading level is half the age as her. I also washed my clothes. I can totally see now why volunteers always wear sandals, because washing socks suck ass! It took me forever, and my socks will never be white again. I hand wash all of my clothes, which I feel puts alot of wear and tear on them, but t...