Arrival

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We have arrived in Cusco! We had two brutal flights during the wee hours of the morning hopping from Miami then to Lima. Sleeping on the plane was difficult if not impossible. Once we arrived in Lima, we bought a flight to Cusco and arrived here an hour and a half later. It is absolutely beautiful here, about 70 degrees, partly cloudy with a slight breeze. At the airport we met our program coordinator John, from Belgium, and he took us to the Fairplay headquarters. It is a great place with outdoor classrooms for people to learn Spanish, an entertainment room with big screen TV, and a computer room where we can go online and update our blogs.

We spent our first night at the homestay, which is almost more like a hotel than a house. The front door opens up to a courtyard with rooms all around. Our room is on the second floor (see photos). Right now I am sharing a room with a friend and we have our own private bathroom. The family is very welcoming. Armando and Magi are the parents, Fenny (married to John), Mimi, and Ruth are the adult daughters, and there are 4 grandchildren all living in the same house. Even with all those people there's room for 5 of us, a Canadian guy, a German guy, and an Australian woman. The food has been simple but good, some pasta soup, rice, and chicken.

We have decided to take a week and explore the city before we start our volunteer positions. That is all I have for now. I will upload the photos I have taken from the homestay.

Until next time,
Robbie

P.S. There are also pics from Miami in there too. More photos of homestay on page 2

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Photos

Cusco Homestay
Courtyard of our house with Diego/Gabrielle

Cusco Homestay
The twins Diego and Gabrielle with the dog Toto. Very cute and funny. (Sons of Fenny and John)

Miami
Guard at the Jewish museum with his fan.

Miami
South Beach

Miami
Nic

Miami
Jen

Lima Airport
Nic and Jen after our brutal overnight flight into Lima.

Cusco Homestay
Our room

Comments

[Mikki]

OMG loove the pictures i just wrote to jen... i vote you guys share blogs or this is gonna get soo exhausting blah! Glad you guys made it safely and it sounds like you have a fab hook up. P.S jen made toto seem so ugly but hes actually the cutest thing ive ever seen.. please bring him home... or ask the fam if i can take him with me when i get out there YAY! chau che! MIIIKKKKIII

[Mary Colbert]

Start of Peru Blog
Thanks for thinking of setting this up and getting info on right away!

[Dave Bohman]

Dog
Dude that dog looks awesome! What kind is it?

[sandy]

Amazing pictures, amazing experience, amazing guy!
amazing pictures, amazing experiences, amazing guy!