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January 12th 2008
Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for all your messages and e-mails. It is all very encouraging!! Needless to say my mum hasn't worked out how to get on line yet, but I get my updates on 'posh Langside' and my boys from texting our friend Rose!! Apparently all is well at Casa Davies!! Special thank you to Manuela in the US who is reading my updates despite having recently had cataract surgery!! Manuela - please take care and don't overdo it!! Manuela was on the CCS programme with me back in 2005, and worked in a Wawa Wasi too. Despite being in her 60s, she taught the kids yoga!! An incredible lady and a cat lover too!! What a fantastic day I had today - please read on!! Got up this morning and decided to head ... read more
January 12th 2008
Hi Everyone, Sorry that I am so late in updating Saturday's blog. It was one of those days where I just didn't stop!! In the morning, I went back to Gringo Plaza for breakfast, and then did some shopping at there and also the prison market. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, with the sun high in the sky above the mountains. En route home, I spotted some dancers outside the San Domingo Church (the one closest to Gringa Plaza in the main street). They were accompanied by musicians, one on the violin and one on a harp type instrument, and were dancing facing the Church. The dance involved lots of foot stamping, and I noticed that they were wearing wooden platforms, strapped on over their shoes!!! Photos attached. I then wandered a little further and headed ... read more
January 11th 2008
Hola, Doesn't that title remind you faithful readers of a previous blog entry?? Yes - lots of rain and I'm soaked through. I've never experienced rain like this anywhere except the Andes!! Apologies for the volume of photos today. Some should have been published yesterday, but the storm put paid to that. Storm didn't come to much, just lots of heavy rain. Kinda disappointing as I was hoping for a beautiful Andes lightning show. Was up early today and made breakfast in hotel. They seem to understand my Spanish re being vegetarian and I was given fried eggs, with a selection of warm breads. Freshly squeezed pineapple juice and topped of with Matte de Coca to ward off any altitude effects. After breakfast I went for a wander. I went back towards the CCS house and ... read more
January 10th 2008
Hi Folks, I'm back in Ayacucho - feels a bit like a homecoming!! I managed to get up (successfully, although grumpily) at 2.30am this morning and check out of my hotel in Lima. My taxi driver (Arturo) from my first day arrived bang on time to take me to the airport. That means that the conversation I had with him in Spanish arranging the cab worked!! Got to the airport at 3.30am (as required, 2 hours before my 5.30am flight) to discover that the check in hadn't yet been opened, so I got to watch the whole process - all v exciting. Eventually, at 4 am the check in was good to go. I could have had another half an hour in bed, but hey!! Got checked in and found the gate. Was the only gringo ... read more
November 30th 2007
So while I am writing my travel experiences, there will be a couple of entries that backtrack, but I hope you enjoy them anyway. A bunch of events connected with the Casa Hogar that were quite neat :) * A few weeks ago, Walter, an American Christian missionary, and his wife organized a Comida Mexicana to benefit the Casa. Many Peruvians, as well as many volunteers, showed up and we ate yummy tacos. My personal highlight was the brownies that the wife made with real walnuts. They were exquisite. * On the week of her birthday, I decided to take one of the older girls, Sonia, to the center, since they are not allowed to go out alone much. So we walked around the city for a while and had ice-cream and she had a piece ... read more
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Random Observations and ‘Happenings’
Published: December 21st 2007South America » Peru » Ayacucho » Ayacucho
November 26th 2007
The following are a bunch of random collection of ‘happenings’ and observations in my daily life in Ayacucho/Vista Alegre. Throughout my days here I keep making mental notes of what I need to mention in my blog (because there are so many things that are just plain weird here!) so I might repeat some of the things from previous blog entries - too lazy to backtrack. * In Vista Alegre there isn’t much of publicly offered waste management. Allegedly there a garbage truck passes through the neighborhood once a week but I have yet to see it. So the garbage is divided into organic (chicken food) and everything else. The organic is given to the dogs and chickens and plastic bags of everything else (incl. used toilet paper) is burned on one of the many stone ... read more
The Best and Worst of Life in Vista Alegre
Published: December 13th 2007South America » Peru » Ayacucho » Ayacucho
November 13th 2007
A/N: More photos have been added to the previous (Ayacucho) entry so check them out. Also, yes, the dates of the entries are old, but I am trying to catch up on the events so I am using dates of when they happened rather than when I post them. I have done some serious writing recently so weekly updates will ensue. Thanks to everyone who has been leaving comments, messages, and emails :) For Mercedes: you left a message but not an email so I cannot email you back. So onto the Best and Worst of Life in Vista Alegre Let’s start with the glass half-empty :) What I dislike about my life here (I would rather put ‘hate’ but a self-help book would tell us to try not to be so negative): * There are ... read more
