Blogs from Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America

Hola Amigos! Voici le deuxième et dernier extrait de mon passage à Trujillo! Me voilà enfin remis sur pied après ce passage difficile. Encore une fois merci à Rosa, la gérante de l'auberge qui a été formidable avec moi. D'ailleurs le 22/10 c'était son anniversaire et elle avait organisé un grand repas auquel elle m'a invité. Ce fut un moment vraiment sympa auquel j'ai pu participer, mon espagnol s'améliore doucement mais surement, mais c'est un combat de tout les instants, j'en bave! Voilà aussi un argument de plus qui témoigne de l'hospitalité des péruviens, qui sont jusque là tous formidables avec moi. D'ailleurs ça me rappelle une de mes conversations avec Julie, la française qui m'avait accompagné chez le médecin. Elle m'a dit de me méfier de tout le monde ici. Je lui avais répondu que ... read more

Sept 14th, Saturday - Currently in Huarez, Peru! We arrived in Trujillo in the late afternoon and took a taxi to the Hostel El Conde de Arce, which is just 1/2 block off of the very beautiful Plaza de Armas and which cost us what I could have sworn he said 60 soles/day but he demanded 70/day when we paid him 2 days later! The Arce is very run down and it´s really too bad because it could be very, very nice!! But it was clean and in a great spot so it was OK with us! We first went to the Vegetarian Restaurant a few blocks away (it was about 4pm) and had a nice meal (the ensalata mixta was great!!). Trujillo is beautiful!! We haven´t been to Cuzco yet but to us Trujillo ... read more

Hello people! Long time no write I know. Well, I have a few days of holiday before starting my next job so I am taking advantage of the time to update you… So the quick version: I´ve been in Trujillo (or Tru-tru-JI-lo! as they say on the radio) , northern Peru, for the last two months volunteering as an English teacher at an ngo in a poor part of the city. It´s been great - the students were super-cute, even the older ones, and my fellow professors were equally fab - if they are reading this - I miss you!!! It was a good experience for me on the road to becoming an English teacher, and it was great to meet so many people in the area and learn about their lives. I felt part of ... read more

I had my first medical campaign yesterday. It was organized by a local health clinic with both doctor and nurse participants. We packed up the medical supplies and medicine and set off to a remote area of La Moche, a town outside of Trujillo. Our arrival was immediately ensued by a line formation outside of our worksite. The worksite was a one-room schoolhouse. For the children, we recorded their names, age, weight, and height. We conducted hemoglobin testing and documented these results as well. There was a table devoted to listening to their hearts and lungs and another devoted to administering medications. For the adults, we also recorded their blood pressure. I was able to circulate amongst the tables providing help where I could.I also managed a dental hygiene station. Here, I brushed their teeth, instructed ... read more

Geo: -8.11237, -79.03Auch heute ist nicht viel los in Huanchaca.Wir sind froh unser Loch verlassen zu können, frühstücken ausgiebig und schauen uns dann das EM Finale an. Da war nicht viel zu holen für die Italiener und so schreiben eben die Spanier Geschichte. Vielleicht sind sie ja jetzt endlich nicht mehr erfolgshungrig...Nach dem Spiel liegen wir noch ein paar Minuten am Strand, dann geht es nach Trujillo. Nachdem schon das Restaurant das wir wollten in Huanchaca geschlossen hatte wundert es kaum, dass auch der Laden den wir hier suchen geschlossen hat - was das angeht haben wir gerade keinen Lauf.In der Stadt werden wir noch kurz von einem älteren Herren in ein Gespräch verwickelt, auf dem Weg zum Bus dann noch von einer netten Mutti mit Kind. Die durfte dann sogar ein Foto mit uns machen ... read more