Hi everyone! I have been really busy the last few weeks. I went to Lima for an english teaching workshop with the US embassy and someone from my community. I got lots of free things with it! But mostly, the information is what was really important. I feel like I have a good idea what I should teach, where I should start, and why its so important for people to know english. It greatly increases people's chance of being successful if they can speak english in ...

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...