Hey everyone!Not much has happened since last time. I am really hitting the book in spanish. There is still so much I dont know! I have an interview placement test next week, so I am working hard now so I can do well. Its just a placement for our classes for the rest of training, the next 6 weeks. The only thing to report, really, is that we saw the ambassador of Peru today. He talked alot about his experiences, what he likes and dislikes about the country, ...

Hey everyone,This weekend was pretty exciting. On Saturday, the WatSan people made worm composting bins. I know that sounds stupid, but instead of watching another power point presentation, we mixed concrete and set the base for a large composting bin and made wood frames for smaller, hanging composting bins. I enjoyed it. It was great to talk with the other WatSan people as well, and find out more about them. After, I ate lunch at home, and climbed the loca...

Hey all,I hope things are going well at home. Peace corps is going well. Today, I basically stay in my community of huascaran all day today. I have language classes at my house, with 4 other volunteers and a teacher, before lunch, and after lunch, myself and two other volunteers have to knock on doors and ask questions about the community. We are doing a survey. We need a map of the community and a weekly schedual from each of them. This way, we can see wha...

Well, the inevitable happened. I got sick. Not too bad though. I'm not bed-ridden for a few days. Its just a cold. Thanks goodness I dont have any pooping problems as well, because a fever and diarria mean something really bad. Apparently the Peace Corps is all about talking about poop. If you are really sick for days, they want you to send a stool sample so they can see what kind of bacteria/virus/parasite you have. The current volunteers say they have do...

Hi all!My first week in Peru has gone by. Things are going very smoothly. My family is great, I am learning lots of spanish, and everyone is very supportive here. Though I am starting to get a little frustrated with my spanish. It just is such a slow process, I am getting impacient. The other night, my family was talking about me at the dinner table, and I could really understand what they were saying. Thats a real downer. When someone talks about you when...