Blogs from Peru, South America - page 1154

I (julie) recently just got back from my first 2 trips to the mountains. The 2 weeks that we were translating for the American doctors was pretty amazing for many reasons. One, because for the first time since i{ve been here i actually feel useful, like i have a purpose. The doctors that are here are absolutely unbelievable. One of the surgeons is rated in the top 10 best in the US! and the rest of them are all pretty incredible, but on my first trip to the mountains i went with 2 nurses and 2 doctors and i translated for them and for the patients. I also got to help give a talk teaching about prenatal care with the people from surrounding villages in the mountains who act as the midwives and things like ... read more

Salut, Am coborat de pe munte de 2 zile si va pregatim o poveste detaliata dar vroiam doar sa va anuntam ca suntem teferi si nevatamati. Pe curand, C&C --------version française------ Salut, Nous sommes descendus de la montagne il y a deux jours et nous allons revenir avec les details de notre trek bientot. Nous voulions juste vous assurer que nous sommes sains et saufs. C&C... read more

I’ve had an urge to go to the Amazon Jungle over the past several years, and I finally got there. It was everything I had imagined: hot, wet, dense, and teeming with strange and dangerous wildlife. Our introduction was provided by a very capable team, Laurel and Pico at the Picaflor Research Centre. Picaflor recently became an official “Concecion Conservacion” - a plot of semi-park land. It is a project in sustainable forest management and a venue for academic projects. Laurel and Pico are an Anglo-Peruvian couple, and they have a small boy named Piquito. Laurel is a PhD biologist and Pico is a lifelong forest resident/brazil nut harvester. We recommend Picaflor highly. The food was great. Being a “volunteer” at Picaflor includes three hours of work daily (in return for the quite cheap lodging). They ... read more

Hola mes amigos!! Happy Halloween to you all!! Was thinking about the Halloween party I had last year. It was a great laugh!! Needless to say, no requirement for me to dress up this year!! Had our Halloween party at Wawa Wasi. Attached are various photos. The first is the halloween pumpkins I bought and filled up with sweets (exceptionally healthy things like choc raisins etc). They are lined up at the bottom of my (bottom) bunk. I think they look great!! Also attached is a (fairly dark) photo of the paper chains we made and the pumpkins lined up on the WW window sill, and a photo of the kids at breakfast. I also managed to take a photo of our amazing multi coloured tree frieze and the kids working on it. There´s also another ... read more

Contrary to Meg´s hopes we haven´t actually fallen off a mountain, but the internet situation here was letting us use the blog. Luckily for you all, with the help of our speedy internet in the house we can keep you all updated and in suspense of all of our Peruvian adventures. Since a month and a half has passed we are going to send you all a few updates to catch you up on our lives here. Here´s what we had written when we were in Lima...... we´re alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok, ok, stop celebrating. we are in Lima, living with four sisters, who are fabulous. it´s really like living in the middle of a sister act movie...jules and i are already planning to write the next sequel. so, the flight was good. i (kerry) had to be ... read more