Hey Everyone!Well, I have been VERY busy here. I organized Camp ALMA, a leadership camp for girls for the weekend. 18 girls from different communities went, and learned about self-esteem, women leaders and their obstacles, sexual health, the girl scouts in peru, and how to organize small projects in their communities. It went very well! Though I was surprised in how unreliable the other peace corps volunteers were. Some decided to cancel out at the last minute wi...

In 5 days, I will have been in peru for a year. Save 2 weeks that I was in the states, visiting my family. Volunteers say that the first 3 months are the hardest, but month 10 in site sneaks up on you. I am definitely feeling that month 10 in site. I miss my home. I miss being able to get up whenever I want, and I miss the ability to just leave whenever I want. I can just take a car anywhere, arrive when I plan to arrive, and leave when I want to leave. No ...

Is there something wrong with Peace Corps Volunteers? Here are a few snap-shots of things I have noticed on a daily basis: -People ALWAYS ask me why I am so tall, or why my friends are so tall. The only response I give now, after nearly a year of the same question, is "because I drank boiled water and ate vegetables when I was young." Which isn't that far from the truth. -Every day, some volunteers, may or may not include myself, drink a little b...

Hi everyone!! I just got back from being in the states for two weeks. What a spectacular place! Everything is just easier there.No waiting around, you can drink water out of the tab anywhere you want, people are helpful, everything has a set price, people pick up their trash, you can throw toilet paper in the toilet, and, you don't have to ask yourself if this __________(insert food item) is going to make me projectile vomit for the next few days!I think the fir...

Lets talk about corruption: My host cousin is a great student. She scored the highest in her class in secondary school, she got great scores on her university exam, is a swimmer, in great physical condition, bright, and picks up things ver fast. She wanted to go to military school and become a police officer, which in peru is a big deal. HOWEVER, the system is so corrupt, that in order to enter, you have to bribe the addmissions office $4000 just to enter. And f...