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Published: April 24th 2009
April 24th 2009
April 24th 2009
I know I haven’t blogged since Christmas (Sorry!!). A lot has happened since I’ve been back...I won’t bore you with all the details, but in nutshell I’ve been completing the last stage of my project, writing my master’s ‘thesis’, traveling a little, and trying to enjoy the time I have left. It’s really strange to me that my time here is coming to an end…although I’m extremely... Read Full Entry
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I'm a graduate student in International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For the next 10 months I will be in Cusco, Lima, and mostly Tumbes, Peru, working on a project studying malnutrition in children (and taking some adventures on the side!).... full info
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Boat ride on El Lago Azul
Mijail and driver
El Lago Azul
The fence in the water is a fish farm.
Local liquor (snake liquor, that is)
Look carefully...do you see the head of the snake in the bottle?
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Just like the concept of the worm in the bottle of tequila...here they put a live snake into the bottle and then pour in the alcohol.
Santa Rosa (fishing town near Chiclayo)
I took this photo on Easter day.
'El Niño'
My project is about the El Niño phenomenon in northern Peru...I thought it was interesting that this boat was named El Niño. The phenomenon has a huge impact on the culture in this region.
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Date: 24th April 2009
I love this blog and the pictures....well, minus the snake in the liquor and the pig dissection. Lunch just doesn't seem as appetizing anymore!
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I love this blog and the pictures....well, minus the snake in the liquor and the pig dissection. Lunch just doesn't seem as appetizing anymore!
From Blog: ‘I drink good coffee every morning...it comes from a place that’s far away...’
Date: 24th April 2009
Hi Heather! Great blog as usual. Thanks for those amazing pictures. I cannot believe its already time to come back..but I am sure you are looking forward to it. Best of luck winding up everything in Peru and have fun traveling with your family. Madhavi
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Hi Heather! Great blog as usual. Thanks for those amazing pictures. I cannot believe its already time to come back..but I am sure you are looking forward to it. Best of luck winding up everything in Peru and have fun traveling with your family. Madhavi
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Date: 29th April 2009
Those are amazing pictures! Some of those flowers look completely unreal. I now have a burning desire to try the cocoa fruit and a burning desire NEVER to try snake tequila. ::shudder x 1,000,000::
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Those are amazing pictures! Some of those flowers look completely unreal. I now have a burning desire to try the cocoa fruit and a burning desire NEVER to try snake tequila. ::shudder x 1,000,000::
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Tequila snakes, say what?
Snake in the bottle of tequila....oh no no no no no !!!!! Count me out on whatever celebration THAT is for!
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