Hey Everyone!! Hope things are going well in the states!! Last night, my host mom was bitten by a scorpion! It was kind of a big deal. My brothers, host dad, and myself came running out of our rooms, to see that all the yelling was about. My oldest brother tried to suck the venom out from her ankle, so some success, but still, she was in pain for many hours after. We tried to look for the scorpion for a good 30 minutes, only to see it, at the last minute, ru...

Hey Everyone! I hope your holiday seasons were great! I will write another blog about my adventure with the family in Peru, and new current events in my community. But first, I would like to share with you all an article that was sent to me by a friend. As a successful Peace Corps Volunteer, I am a true advocate for the organization, and this atricle really does illistrate how I feel about Peace Corps. And if you cant understand how us PCVs feel, maybe, at leas...

Hey everyone! School is out!! The students are on vacation, and I cn finally relax a little, finish paperwork that has been long forgotten, and prepare for the next school year. The schools, in one month of recycling, sold the recycling, and recieved 30 to 100 soles, depending on the school. If they keep it up, they could earn 800 soles in a school year! They were obviously excited about this. On a whole, the district school system, in one month, made 400 sole...

hey everyone! Currently, I am in Lima at the tail end of medical checks. After being in site in Ica for so ling, Lima reminds me of the states, though it doesn't look anything like home. We all stay in the same hostel, which is great, because its like having a house with 15 of your closest friends!! Though, we were reminded a few times this week that we are still just guests, and this is not out home. First, we were reminded that this hostel that feels li...

hey all! Hope things are well in the states. Here, a fw days ago, things were not so well. All throughout last week, one of my dogs was acting really weird. He was sad, and not eating. Instantly, I thought he had worms. But he started foaming at the mouth shortly after. I then instantly thought RABIES!!! So we called the vet and found out he had distemper, which is still just as contagious but ever so slightly less scary. At least humans cant catch distemper. So...