oh sad day!! Last night, around 1 am, my host grandma died. We all woke up in the middle of the night, went to the city of Ica to collect her body, put it in a casket, and bring it back to her house in La <Venta. She had stomich cancer for 6 months before passing away. We spent the whole day today at her house, crying, looking at her dead body. It was a pretty heavy load. I dont understand why things keep dying here. In the last three months, I have prob...

Hey friends! Its another exciting day at the office! I still have no project, but I am working on it. Current volunteers tell me that one of the hardest thing about serving in the peace corps is finding out what the heck I am supposed to do here! Which is proving to be a bit difficult. But my socio (community partner) is back in town tomorrow, so I am going to talk with her on Monday. Because I am really ready to get projects started and get some work done! ...

Hey everyone,I hope things are well in the states. I am still onsite, and am still becoming accustomed to Ica. As I wrote before, my family has 5 puppies. Well, one died about half a week ago. My family says she died because she was eating dirt. But really, she died of starvation, since she was eating dirt because there is not enough food for them to eat. That was pretty hard to watch. But then, a few days ago, we noticed that none of the puppies were eati...

Hey everyone! So, I went to the manicipality of Santiago, which is the municipality of my districa of La Venta. I waited there for two hours to talk to someone about La Venta. Apparently this is how they do things in Peru. You wait around alot for things. When I finally talked to someone about my site, I found out that the government already has a trash and recycling project they are starting next year as well as a water pump and storage system. So, why am ...

Hey everyone! So, I went to the manicipality of Santiago, which is the municipality of my districa of La Venta. I waited there for two hours to talk to someone about La Venta. Apparently this is how they do things in Peru. You wait around alot for things. When I finally talked to someone about my site, I found out that the government already has a trash and recycling project they are starting next year as well as a water pump and storage system. So, why am ...