July 5

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Hola! Been a while, I know 😊 I am in Carhuaz in Peru right under the Cordillera Blanco, in a valley between the Cordillera Blanco and the Cordillera Negro. It is absalutely beautiful here, and we{ve already been very busy. I´m pretty impressed by how much spanish i´m understanding, since i have only one semester of it, but necessity is great. We had a wonderful class yesterday about local herbal medecines from a man who has been a practicing herbalist and midwife here for the last 50 years, Don Pancho. He was incredible! We also have spanish lessons every night and have had a few photogrphy classes. Our prof (Dr. Hammer) practices applid anthropology, so we are learning thru experience, which is cool. She has been here for 30 or so years and her projects here have been mostly about women{s body image, but in ways that incorporate group sessions and bring the local people together to figure out what there is, potential issues, and then how to address those in the community, through the community. Pretty cool. Anyway, no hay mucho tiempo. Till later, Love you all, Claren

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