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Over the corderilla negra Ok, I did it. I ate guinea pig. I felt horrible... but it was kinda tasty. I don´t think I could manage a whole one though, they still ahve thier head, its just too creepy. As i bit into it a french woman was staring at me horrified.
Good Times.
Anyway nout much happend in Huaraz, we all watched a movie and squished into a taxi on Sunday. God I love the Lodge, it is just so beautiful and we have such a great group of people here. No guests yet, just volunteers who stay for free and do work for the lodge.
Right now the work is still just digging the trucha farm. Hahah listen to me, I´ve started speaking spanglish! Its hard work but satisfying. I´ll get some htos of it, we have sug some BIIIG holes. We have another peruvian helping us now, his ame is oscar and again he is like a machine.
His 5 year old son came to help us, hes very cute but can get in the way a bit. One day he stole my sunnies and wore them all day. I had to trade my water bottle with him to get them
Oscars son
and the holes we have dug. back. I would have given them to him but they are my only ones and i worked so hard to find them. my big white bug ones broke, que triste. (how sad). Also his 2 year od daughter came and man she is just TOO CUTE. I got some nice photos of them despite my camera having broken. I cans till take phtos i just can see what i take so it is a nice suprise really when i upload them.
Man there are some creepy crawlies here, I have so far seen 3 black widow spiders. Yes the deadly ones. We have to collect lots of rocks and they live under them. They really scare me and put me off from picking up the rocks whic is a usual reacion methinks. And thee ae lots of little scorpiosn which i alsmot got stung by because they also live under rocks. and there are giant hornets and leeches and giant spider which arent poisonous but run around and are scary. And the kid found a spider ina hole and when you poke it with a stick it bites and stick and doesn´t let go. It was stripy and had big
fangs and looked like a small tarantula. which is really big for a spider.
Anyway right now we have loads of volunteers, three french ppl who i dont really know as they speak spanish i only really speak spanglish. loving that word btw. although two of them are a couple and they sleep in the same bed but in different sleeping bags. it is quite sweet but also sickening. And there is the american couple Liz and Ben who are very funny and very alike. Liz goes trucha digging with us and lets us have lots of scenery breakes/lolly breaks/water breaks/bug breaks etc. whihc is nice. Ben dances alot and play games in a hardcore way. Then there are the texans, Matt and amanda, his friend. They are both very funny. Amanda is a sweetheart. I walked down to Huaraz with Matt. There is a bit of trivia for you. And then thee is Audrey who is a real hippy type. She burns sage and does yoga and feels energies. she has left now which made me sad. And up in the lodge thee is Kaen who is such a girls girl. she is lovely and giggly and the best
gossip partner I have ever had. And of course Bruni and Alex who travel between the two places.
So anyway on Wednesday I was feeling a bit iffy all day but still ok and was about to make same gravy, when suddenly i felt really sick and just puked up everything. Like in a mattr of minutes. I went down to the cave which is a few minutes from the main lodge where everyone is and was sick againa few times but then started getting really sick. I couldn´t really move and was just sitting outside. eachtime I threw up it was so violent and for so long that i couldn´t breathe and i choked. Whilst I was out thee alone Minstrel the dog came and licked my hand and put his head on my knee. He never left my side bless him. I was out there for about 3 hours when Matt and amanda found me, I was almost hyperventilating and i think i was crying. I don´t really know. Anyway Amanda sat with me and brought me a blanket. Tom brought me water and bread but minstel ate it. then both ben and liz came and checked on
me and cuties
in disgusting hobo work clothes. me and ben brought me another blanket and a sprite. And audrey gave me a hug. Amanda read on the road to me and stayed up for about 3 hours. I finally managed to get to bed but had to get up 2 times in the night to puke,and i didnt really slep. i had these weird vivid half awake half asleep dreams of puking and digging.
I slept in all morning and stopped puking at around 10am but i dont know for sure. I didnt eat anything all day, and the next day i still felt rought so had another day off. Everyone was so sweet and were going to call a doctor in the morning if I was still bad but luckily it pased. It was probably the most sick i have ever felt. Jess told me i looked like I was dying.
But I survived.
I even managed it out on Friday night with Jess and kaen and audrey. It was a great girls night out. Poor Karen has a black eye because someone tried to rob her in Lima. it was such a dramatic night but I can´t tell the gossip I´m afraid. Maybe one on
Minstrel
Posing in the sunset one if people really wanna know. I really thought this town was going to be quiet and boring but man what a party town. such drama. I love it, i dont miss celeb gossip at all, there is too much here haha.
Anyway I am going to get a massage from karen soon and need to upload my photos. Love you all, email and such!
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Emma
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NOOOOO !!!
Of course we want to know the gossip! You're looking pretty svelte, must be all that digging BIG holes! or vomiting every other day. Take care, HUGS !!! x X x