Hola Amigos! I wanted to write one more entry before I came home to the good old U.S. I am sad to leave, but looking forward to the comforts that can only be found at home. I ended up having my last day at the Wawa Wasi yesterday, because it is closed today. Once a year all the wawa wasi moms have a fun day without kids, which is much needed! So I had to say goodbye to Julia and all the kids yesterday. It was a very sweet send-off! They showered me with hugs and kisses as if they understood [View Full Entry]

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I went on the llama trek this weekend that I have so been looking forward to. It was quite an experience! We drove two hours to the base of a mountain where we gathered our llamas and horses. We didn´t ride the llamas, but had the choice of riding the horses if we got tired. The llamas were there to carry our bags, and for ambiance I guess. The hike was only three miles, but with the altitude, it felt like much more. We went up to 14,500 feet, the highest I´ve ever experienced. It´s amazing how quickly you lose your [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone! Believe it or not, today was my favorite day yet. We took a trip with Care Corps to see more of their influence in action. We loaded into two vans and took off out of the city of Ayacucho into the countryside. First of all, the roads in Ayacucho are not great, to say the least. Often, you are riding on a small, two lane road a foot from the side of a huge cliff. But the scenery is so beautiful, you almost forget to be scared! We drove and drove and drove, and just when i thought the [View Full Entry]

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Oh my gosh! I wasn´t going to write in my journal today, but I was reading all of your wonderful comments and had to respond! Thank you so much! I am still having a great time in Ayacucho. It´s actually starting to feel like home more and more. We are teaming up with Care Corp and seeing how they work with people living in poverty. They have many programs all over Peru to help bring money into the economy. We hiked up a mountain today through a ¨neighborhood¨to visit local artist. These people make their home their studio. We visited weavers [View Full Entry]

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Hola amigos! I just wrote a very long entry, and when I tried to add photos to the travelblog, everything froze and I lost it all! So here it goes again. I am still having a great time in Ayacucho! I went to my job placement yesterday at the wawa wasi. It was not what I imagined, but not in a bad way. There are several of these daycares located outside of town in a very poor area. They are run by the woman who lives in the house. Everyday women in the community will drop their children off before they [View Full Entry]

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Hola! I made it safe and sound! The flight was long, but well worth it! Ayacucho is like no place I have ever seen. I imagine it is a lot like Mexico but smaller. It is very dusty. The roads are paved, but extremely bumpy with holes in them the size of cars. The buildings that line the streets are like brick skeletons and sometime only have a curtain for a door. The people are freindly and very curious about us. We are the only white people around. The children yell for the ¨gringas¨and laugh when we ask them questions in [View Full Entry]

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I will be leaving for Ayacucho in THREE DAYS! I've decided to keep this online journal in the hope that it will motivate me to record my experience. I also want to keep you folks at home informed about my trip, for those of you who are interested. Afterall, without your encouragement and support, I would not be making this journey. Monday I learned my job assignment for the two weeks that I will be in Peru. I will be working at a Wawa Wasi (Baby House) which is a community run daycare for families living in extreme poverty. A woman [View Full Entry]

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