As of today, we have been in Peru for a month, and on friday we finish our teaching project, leaving us free to go on our trek up the Inca Trail, Macchu Picchu, Arequipa and Lake Titicaca. We're both very excited about starting the trek, although it will be sad to leave all of the kids and the friends we have made in the Madventurer apartment. Unfortunately, the past few days haven't been too enjoyable as we have both been struck down by illness. On thursday, Charlie was taken to the hospital where blood tests showed that she had contracted typhoid, and then on saturday, Alex was taken to the same hospital where we discovered that he has parasites and an intestinal infection. We are both on a long course of strong antibiotics, which are starting
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