https://perusingperu.com/2013/09/09/im-on-my-way/2013-09-12T02:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/book-nook/2013-09-02T19:21:56+00:00weekly0.6https://perusingperu.com/2013/09/02/pause/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fcf59f800eae11e3837022000a1fa4bb_7.jpgfcf59f800eae11e3837022000a1fa4bb_7i asked mike to feel how soft my hair is, and this is how he responded...so romantic...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/f31b19140d3111e3924822000a1fbb06_7.jpgf31b19140d3111e3924822000a1fbb06_7i had a really hard time with the front door to our condo building...as in it intimidated me...but seriously, it was HUGE!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/f5ce4eca0d0311e386d422000ae91435_7.jpgf5ce4eca0d0311e386d422000ae91435_7the ministerio de cultura.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bf4017c60ddf11e3bc3322000ae91126_7.jpgbf4017c60ddf11e3bc3322000ae91126_7enjoying the plaza in barranco.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/a8ac31100d0411e3a6de22000a1fb5b7_7.jpga8ac31100d0411e3a6de22000a1fb5b7_7https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/207952f00de011e3813a22000a1f8f34_7.jpg207952f00de011e3813a22000a1f8f34_7one of these things is not like the others.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/368cf9a40cc111e39a5722000a9f3079_7.jpg368cf9a40cc111e39a5722000a9f3079_7enoying the ocean-view from our balcony.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/4dc34d2e0de011e39df022000a1fb07c_7.jpg4dc34d2e0de011e39df022000a1fb07c_7exploring barranco.2013-09-02T19:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/09/02/medcheck-that-off-the-list/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bd27553c08c411e3bbc022000a9f1945_7.jpgbd27553c08c411e3bbc022000a9f1945_7we also made time for gaston's amazing hamburgers at papacho's.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/abbc467c094111e388ea22000a1f9318_7.jpgabbc467c094111e388ea22000a1f9318_7don't worry. my friends and i still found plenty of time to eat plenty of delicious food...and by food, i obviously mean pinkberry. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/46695aba0b5011e3aa2222000a1f974c_7.jpg46695aba0b5011e3aa2222000a1f974c_7just trucking my mri images around lima.2013-09-02T18:40:52+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/09/02/filtered/2013-09-02T18:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/31/chaparri/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4845.jpgIMG_4845the whole crew!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4822.jpgIMG_4822stepping inside the shaman's office.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4821.jpgIMG_4821https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4803.jpgIMG_4803https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4801.jpgIMG_4801just hanging out with a cobra...nbd...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4754.jpgIMG_4754ali getting photographed.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4752.jpgIMG_4752https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4736.jpgIMG_4736the bears were checking out the aerial camera.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4732.jpgIMG_4732scratching his back (or) striking a pose? you decide.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4731.jpgIMG_4731the photographer and bear getting personal.2013-09-01T15:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/28/una-noche-en-el-campo/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4653.jpgIMG_4653dinner by candlelight.2013-08-28T17:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/12/welp/2013-08-12T17:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/10/camp-access/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/73591_10151802015211520_136776648_n.jpg73591_10151802015211520_136776648_nthe campers and their fearless volunteer leaders! 2013-08-11T18:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/10/fiestas-patrias-2/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4640.jpgIMG_4640the desfile in town.2013-08-10T22:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/10/dia-del-logro/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4634.jpgIMG_4634showing off what they have learned in math...it was...riveting... https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4633.jpgIMG_4633https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4630.jpgIMG_4630my students highlighting what they have learned in their speech class. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4619.jpgIMG_4619https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4618.jpgIMG_4618danza de los diablicos. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4615.jpgIMG_4615of course, we need to highlight the virgen. always. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4614.jpgIMG_4614more of the setup. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4613.jpgIMG_4613the setup. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4611.jpgIMG_4611fireworks...of course...2013-08-10T22:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/10/fbt/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4499.jpgIMG_4499trainees working with teachers at icpna! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4497.jpgIMG_4497the english activity with students at icpna!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4496.jpgIMG_4496ana maria and the trainees enjoying some good ol' american food! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4487.jpgIMG_4487isabel getting into the music!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4481.jpgIMG_4481we visited the afro peruano museum in zana! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4450.jpgIMG_4450i got to see milagros! another highlight for me was seeing all of the youth that i have worked with from our camps! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4449.jpgIMG_4449the land of the limon! i loved being able to see all the other volunteers' great projects as well! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4476.jpgIMG_4476we visited olmos!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4448.jpgIMG_4448the new 21er's, their trainers and me!2013-08-10T22:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/04/chau-for-now/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4493.jpgIMG_4493my "site mate," phil, and me. this photo pretty much accurately sums us up both individually and perfectly captures our friendship. i already miss this old fool.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4446.jpgIMG_4446well, i still have at least one lambaybestie to go crazy with me.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/17.jpg17the 17ers in true form.2013-08-04T21:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/04/what-its-like/2013-08-04T18:39:34+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/08/03/la-gran-experiencia/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4415.jpgIMG_4415fashion queen! but seriously. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4406.jpgIMG_4406parrots and macaws feeding on the clay. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4391.jpgIMG_4391enjoying the view of puno.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4356.jpgIMG_4356enjoying a muddy hike!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4330.jpgIMG_4330our room at the research center.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4327.jpgIMG_4327the research center focuses its studies on the macaws, specifically the macaw clay licks. in the amazon, much of the wildlife feeds off the clay, which is unique to only this region. when the center first started, they handfed some macaws that were abandoned by their mothers. as a result, many of those macaws still visit and pass time at the center. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4318.jpgIMG_4318we eventually headed 4 more hours down the river to stay at the tambopata research center. it was one of the most incredible places i have been to. it was so tranquil and beautiful. on our boat ride there, there was quite the rain storm brewing.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4299.jpgIMG_4299https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4271.jpgIMG_4271the fruit in question.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4270.jpgIMG_4270i love this picture. i asked our guide what a certain fruit was and before he even finished to say whether or not it was edible, gran decided to go ahead and pop a seed into her mouth. the seeds are actually used for dyes and paint because of it's brilliant color. gran is modeling it on her lips.2013-08-03T14:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/07/30/una-descansa/2013-07-30T15:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/24/camp-valor/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4005.jpgIMG_4005los tucumanos.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4002.jpgIMG_4002after a tough tie-breaker, verde won third overall in the camp!!!! wooo!!!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3995.jpgIMG_3995https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3981.jpgIMG_3981equipo verrrrrrrrde!!!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3979.jpgIMG_3979https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3978.jpgIMG_3978team leaders enjoying our kids' soccer tournament.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3952.jpgIMG_3952with our first mvp of the camp!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3926.jpgIMG_3926the lovely lambayeque ladies. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3922.jpgIMG_39222013-06-24T21:12:58+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/24/rio-leche/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3914.jpgIMG_3914the rio.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3910.jpgIMG_3910a group of the students from the primaria that my youth group and i have started to work with. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3904.jpgIMG_3904one of the many birds that are feeding off the harvested rice fields.2013-06-24T19:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/19/in-the-know/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3901.jpgIMG_3901talking to a school director in tucume viejo.2013-06-19T19:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/19/home-1/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3867.jpgIMG_3867peru on our world map.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3839.jpgIMG_3839getting ready to walk the flag through town before the flag raising ceremony.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3811.jpgIMG_3811traditional mochican wall carving.2013-06-19T19:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/19/international-environment-day/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3837.jpgIMG_3837https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3834.jpgIMG_3834sweeping dirt. or really getting trash that has been built up in the dirt.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3832.jpgIMG_38322013-06-19T17:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/17/saved-by-the-bell/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3821.jpgIMG_3821https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3820.jpgIMG_38202013-06-17T15:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/17/keeping-the-tradition/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3669.jpgIMG_3669https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3655.jpgIMG_3655https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3650.jpgIMG_3650https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3627.jpgIMG_36272013-06-17T15:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/16/corpus-christi/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3819.jpgIMG_3819the painted streets.2013-06-16T18:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/16/girlfriends/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3815.jpgIMG_3815my favorite 19er ladies. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3814.jpgIMG_3814the best.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3808.jpgIMG_3808ladies night! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3699.jpgIMG_3699my lambaysexy ladies (+zack) at camp alma.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3681.jpgIMG_3681not a day goes by where i don't talk to this girl. 2013-06-16T17:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/snail-mail/2013-06-16T15:14:24+00:00weekly0.6https://perusingperu.com/2013/06/14/those-moments/2013-06-14T23:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/06/14/mi-casa-es-su-casa/2013-07-14T15:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/05/31/camp-alma/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/485600_10101100179737859_1927004848_n.jpg485600_10101100179737859_1927004848_nteam rojo!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/431068_10100494391747410_1738135500_n.jpg431068_10100494391747410_1738135500_nthe whole camp!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/427097_10201175184411428_1346510153_n.jpg427097_10201175184411428_1346510153_nthe amazing lambayeque volunteers! and apparently too much work has made us crazy...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/382554_10101100005926179_548902184_n.jpg382554_10101100005926179_548902184_nteam rojo's chant.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/379655_10101100300600649_1065955547_n.jpg379655_10101100300600649_1065955547_nhttps://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/179700_10101100171698969_1923477459_n.jpg179700_10101100171698969_1923477459_nalways fun and games with us! thanks again for your support!!!2013-05-31T16:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/05/30/the-great-may-escape/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cc1db7c6c3ae11e29c6822000a1f9688_7.jpgcc1db7c6c3ae11e29c6822000a1f9688_7https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/24f11090ba5a11e2b46022000a1fb37a_7.jpg24f11090ba5a11e2b46022000a1fb37a_7doris and i after she received her certificate of completion!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/537944_10100873176833599_1255601571_n.jpg537944_10100873176833599_1255601571_nhttps://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/936816_10100873176778709_882671288_n.jpg936816_10100873176778709_882671288_n2013-06-13T00:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/04/23/bearth-day/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3492.jpgIMG_3492millie did such a great job on picking out the cake! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3490.jpgIMG_3490mi mama, yo y samia!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3539.jpgIMG_3539the leftovers. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3535.jpgIMG_3535not an awkward picture with the elders. ha. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3532.jpgIMG_3532lourdes, jasmin and their sister. some of the girls i work with. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3531.jpgIMG_3531lucho wanted me to play his saxophone in our picture. seriously. this man has some great talent. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3528.jpgIMG_3528my branch president and family. love these people so much.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3521.jpgIMG_3521making my wish and getting ready to blow out my candle...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3507.jpgIMG_3507seriously. love this girl. she has come such a long way since i arrived. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3504.jpgIMG_3504danixa giving her palabras. 2013-04-23T18:53:35+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/04/20/taking-over-the-sierra/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3419.jpgIMG_3419another example of the melting glacier. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3417.jpgIMG_3417brrrrrrr!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3415.jpgIMG_3415the glacier is an excellent example of the dramatic effects of global warming. so much of the glacier has changed just within even the last year!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3410.jpgIMG_3410i made it!!!!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3404.jpgIMG_3404the view on our hike.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3397.jpgIMG_3397carlhey and i on our horses. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3394.jpgIMG_3394to get to the glacier, first you go by horseback and then hike for about another mile. this is me and my horse, ol' smokey. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3390.jpgIMG_3390one of a kind cacti. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3385.jpgIMG_3385some wild horses. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3379.jpgIMG_3379on our way to see pastoruri.2013-04-21T15:19:32+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/04/02/the-reason/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3277.jpgIMG_3277the new junta directiva, the local alcaldes, and other community members that have offered their support to the new group2013-04-03T01:55:59+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/04/02/semana-santa/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3261.jpgIMG_3261kg, sandy & me.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3257.jpgIMG_3257clear, blue ocean in mancora.2013-04-03T01:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/03/25/farewell-to-samuel-read-sam-well/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3256.jpgIMG_3256no apologies.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3253.jpgIMG_3253the three musketeers. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3252.jpgIMG_3252oh heyyyyyy ladiesssss. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3250.jpgIMG_3250casey, sam and steve at lunch.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3248.jpgIMG_3248despedida group lunch: ceviche on the beach-e.2013-03-25T17:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/03/22/relojes-de-papel/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3113.jpgIMG_3113ready to go! well. all that is needed is the mechanical part for the clock...which is easily purchased in the market here for just 10 soles! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3005.jpgIMG_3005forming the bird center. where the clock arms will go.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2998.jpgIMG_2998forming the clock shapes in the frames.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2994.jpgIMG_2994jair mixing his paper pulp with glue.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2986.jpgIMG_2986some of the guys straining the water out of the paper through some locally purchased mesh. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2970.jpgIMG_2970buckets of paper soaking.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2968.jpgIMG_2968the giant paper blender.2013-03-22T19:22:11+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/03/22/lamparas/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3114.jpgIMG_3114one of the lampshades collapsed so they made it into a ladybug lamp. so creative!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3003.jpgIMG_3003nilton and shela working on making their lamp shades.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3002.jpgIMG_3002saraita working on sanding the base of the lamp.2013-03-22T17:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/03/22/quadritos/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3104.jpgIMG_3104all finished! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3101.jpgIMG_3101working on creating their quadritos.2013-03-22T17:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/03/22/bolsos-2/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2971.jpgIMG_2971sarita with her finished bag.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2952.jpgIMG_2952everyone working on sewing their bags.2013-03-22T17:03:11+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/03/22/a-little-bit-of-everything/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3247.jpgIMG_3247and of course. samia and i are still keeping it real. school has started, so sometimes i help with her homework. or sometimes we just hang out and pretend to dance marenara. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3244.jpgIMG_3244i finally gave my community diagnostic presentation. it was....interesting to say the least...but it happened and some positive things came out of it. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3206.jpgIMG_3206the artisans had a number of new products, and so i spent an afternoon taking more pictures for them.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3159.jpgIMG_3159ysabel and i after the parade, with the sign i made. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3153.jpgIMG_3153after giving a little speech on gender equality, the band decided to play more more tunes, which resulted in a mini dance party. i was partnered with a regidor (equivalent to a city council member/officer).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3150.jpgIMG_3150originally for international women's day, i wanted to give a charla to the women of vaso de leche about the importance of being a woman. though, big surprise, my muni said no and wanted to do a parade instead. so, i worked with vaso de leche to organize the muni workers for a parade. this is everyone after.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3142.jpgIMG_3142though the red team went all out in the decorations. carnaval in illimo is a big celebration. the day before there was a giant water fight in the town square between the two teams. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3140.jpgIMG_3140i celebrated carnaval in illimo and joined banda verde. this was my favorite verde float. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3138.jpgIMG_3138my family and i went for a night out on the town in chiclayo and dined on the finest pollo a la brasa. seriously. it was DELISH.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3133.jpgIMG_3133my environmental arts group ended. this is everyone with all their projects they completed.2013-03-22T16:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/03/09/no-shame/2013-03-10T00:31:46+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/18/14/2013-02-18T15:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/17/what-is-a-week-end/2013-02-25T23:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/17/campeonata/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2949.jpgIMG_2949the girls with their raspadillas. all and all, we had a really fun day! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2947.jpgIMG_2947since the activity ended earlier than we had all planned, and it was ridiculously hot outside, i treated the girls to some raspadillas. basically, snowcones with homemade syrups and the shaved ice is done by hand from blocks of ice. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2946.jpgIMG_2946mochumi! represent!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2942.jpgIMG_2942the girls practicing their volley skills.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2940.jpgIMG_2940my first counselor, andrea, has the most adorable 1-year-old daughter. andrea is 19 and a recent convert to the church, and she is such a natural at connecting with the girls.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2936.jpgIMG_2936the jovencitas on their way to lambayeque.2013-02-17T13:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/17/anna-howard-shaw-day/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2935.jpgIMG_2935we then spent a couple of hours at the beach in puerto eten. and i was able to boogie board!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2934.jpgIMG_2934https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2933.jpgIMG_2933the post-lunch damage. ceviche, arroz con mariscos, tortillas de choclo, papas fritas, camote fritos, pisco sours, and a 1/2 jar of fresh mango juice for me. needless to say, we were all quite full after.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2932.jpgIMG_2932i came out of the bathroom, and all the volunteers set up their balloons and flowers for me. ha. ps. the balloons are SUPER popular here for valentine's. there were people selling them everywhere. 2013-02-17T12:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/16/a-new-pet-kind-of/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2931.jpgIMG_29312013-02-17T15:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/16/the-peruvian-way/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2929.jpgIMG_2929ready for the feria.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2868.jpgIMG_2868bonus picture! how about those dulces?!?!?!2013-02-25T23:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/16/festi-danza/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2925.jpgIMG_2925https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2916.jpgIMG_2916https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2910.jpgIMG_2910https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2906.jpgIMG_2906https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2900.jpgIMG_29002013-02-17T05:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/16/bolsos/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2865.jpgIMG_2865working away!2013-02-17T15:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/07/nye/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2702.jpgIMG_2702some of the crowd sporting their yellow.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2692.jpgIMG_2692this picture really doesn't do the fireworks justice. not only could we see fireworks along he coastline, but they were happening right behind us too. so much so, that it was hard to watch without getting debris in our eyes, but still so much fun!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2689.jpgIMG_2689just after it struck midnight! i can't believe it is 2013 already. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2685.jpgIMG_2685getting ready for our night out. 2013-02-16T23:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/29/tony-danza/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2777.jpgIMG_2777the promenade of the contestants. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2775.jpgIMG_2775i just love how they replaced the "2" with the "3."https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2774.jpgIMG_2774the parque is bustling!2013-02-16T23:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/11/useful-vacation/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2860.jpgIMG_2860https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2855.jpgIMG_2855https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2829.jpgIMG_2829me with the different project examples.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2824.jpgIMG_28242013-02-16T23:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/12/baile/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aguamarina4.jpgbaile.2013-02-16T23:28:20+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/12/clean-bill-of-health/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-on-2013-02-09-at-14-15-3.jpgPhoto on 2013-02-09 at 14.15 #3doing what i do best.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-on-2013-02-09-at-14-15.jpgdying in my bed.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bh.jpgbhinfected eye picture. 2013-02-16T23:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/12/this-is-how-we-i-do-it/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-on-2013-01-07-at-19-00-4.jpgPhoto on 2013-01-07 at 19.00 #42013-02-16T23:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/02/11/not-in-the-fine-print/2013-02-12T13:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/29/peace-corps/2013-01-29T22:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/27/a-brief-note/2013-01-29T22:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/17/musings-ramblings/2013-01-21T17:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/07/alls-well-that-ends-well/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2738.jpgIMG_2738our last evening together.2013-01-07T14:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/07/central-lima/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2736.jpgIMG_2736the cathedral of san francisco, where the entrance to the catacombs is located.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2734.jpgIMG_2734in the plaza mayor in lima. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2731.jpgIMG_2731only smiles in the plaza mayor.2013-01-07T13:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/11/17/going-the-distance/2013-01-07T13:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/07/parque-de-las-reservas/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2728.jpgIMG_2728https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2725.jpgIMG_2725SURPRISE!!!!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2724.jpgIMG_2724this one was a blast to watch. all the kids tried not to get sprayed until...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2721.jpgIMG_2721we were soaked after running through the fountain tunnel behind us. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2717.jpgIMG_2717https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2714.jpgIMG_27142013-01-13T04:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/07/barranco/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2710.jpgIMG_2710i loved the delightful little library in the town plaza. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2709.jpgIMG_2709we grabbed some ceviche at canta rana, which had the best ceviche i have ever had. the atmosphere of the restaurant was a delightful change of pace as well. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2708.jpgIMG_2708the streets were lined with old houses that made me feel like i was in the old-timey french quarter of new orleans. 2013-01-07T13:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/07/miraflores/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2707.jpgIMG_2707walking along the beach.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2704.jpgIMG_2704the famous miraflores coastline.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2703.jpgIMG_2703at the nearby parque kennedy.2013-01-07T13:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/06/cusco/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2680.jpgIMG_2680this is us waiting for our delayed flight to lima. i can't say i was surprised that it was delayed considering everything in peru is always behind schedule. i am pretty sure we were the only gringos not stressed about the delay...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2672.jpgIMG_2672we attended a mass in the main cathedral. the interior was quite ornate and had a last supper painting that included cuy and chica. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2670.jpgIMG_2670the sun came out in the afternoon for a beautiful shot of the main plaza.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2669.jpgIMG_2669https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2667.jpgIMG_2667https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2665.jpgIMG_2665https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2662.jpgIMG_2662the other highlight to the city was going to the religious art museum...not necessarily for the art, but really just for the carved cedar wood ceilings.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2659.jpgIMG_2659i was so excited about the 12-sided stone. seriously, it was one of my top things to see while in cusco. (nerd alert).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2649.jpgIMG_2649life in the city.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2648.jpgIMG_26482013-01-06T18:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/06/chincheros/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2636.jpgIMG_2636after, she dressed us up in the finest sierran wear. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2629.jpgIMG_2629nancy showing us how to clean the alpaca wool and then spool it into yarn. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2628.jpgIMG_2628all of the examples of local plants that are used to create dyes for the alpaca. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2627.jpgIMG_2627nancy greeting us to her homestead. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2626.jpgIMG_2626https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2624.jpgIMG_2624chincheros.2013-01-06T13:49:58+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/06/salineras-de-maras/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2596.jpgIMG_2596https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2592.jpgIMG_2592salt lining the sides of a pond. there were so many fascinating salt formations to be seen.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2590.jpgIMG_2590hundreds of salt ponds lined the narrow valley.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2588.jpgIMG_25882013-01-13T04:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/06/moray/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2615.jpgIMG_2615the extremely safe and secure steps to get from level to level.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2610.jpgIMG_2610look at the snow capped mountain in the background!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2608.jpgIMG_2608https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2607.jpgIMG_2607https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2606.jpgIMG_2606an overhead view of moray. 2013-01-13T04:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/05/huayna-picchu/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2489.jpgIMG_2489WE DID IT! and you know, it was difficult, but sosososososo worth it! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2488.jpgIMG_2488another quick cloud parting. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2486.jpgIMG_2486making our way back down the mountain.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2482.jpgIMG_2482this was a super safe stairwell...especially when it was wet from all the rain. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2479.jpgIMG_2479mp looking over the ledge. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2476.jpgIMG_2476https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2474.jpgIMG_2474the clouds parted for a brief second, and i snapped a picture of the view of machu picchu from above. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2471.jpgIMG_2471https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2470.jpgIMG_2470https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2468.jpgIMG_2468the clouds parted a bit, so you could see the road that the busses take to take visitors to machu picchu.2013-01-06T03:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/05/machu-picchu/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2580.jpgIMG_2580i met up with some friends in the town square. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2550.jpgIMG_2550the sundial.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2547.jpgIMG_2547https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2542.jpgIMG_2542the three-window temple.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2530.jpgIMG_2530the watch tower. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2529.jpgIMG_2529this guy has the best view. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2510.jpgIMG_2510https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2504.jpgIMG_2504in the morning we climbed huayna picchu (the tall mountain in the back)...while it was pouring rain... after our hike, i devoured the entire buffet at the lodge, and the sun kindly came out in the afternoon and proved just how incredible machu picchu really is. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2499.jpgIMG_2499a view with the clouds. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2448.jpgIMG_24482013-01-06T02:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/05/sacred-valley/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2605.jpgIMG_2605a mountain with...SNOW!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2600.jpgIMG_2600the rural life in the sierra. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2423.jpgIMG_2423my dreams were coming true with these cuties! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2422.jpgIMG_2422our hotel in yucay.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2420.jpgIMG_2420some kiddos hanging out under their mom's merchandise table. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2418.jpgIMG_2418our taxi stopped at this incredible view on our way to yucay. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2416.jpgIMG_24162013-01-05T22:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/05/feliz-navidad/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2409.jpgIMG_2409opening their gifts!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2407.jpgIMG_2407my mom, me and mp.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2406.jpgIMG_2406mi familia on christmas!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2384.jpgIMG_2384also. thanks to my family and mp's family back in the states, we were also able to have an amazing american-style christmas together as well. seriously, i am the luckiest girl in the world.2013-01-05T21:11:23+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/05/master-chefs/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2415.jpgIMG_2415we also made breakfast on christmas morning: french toast with homemade whipped cream...which was more like a sauce, homemade strawberry syrup, and scrambled eggs. yum! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2399.jpgIMG_2399for our first meal, we made a classic southern bbq lunch: bbq chicken, corn bread, mashed potatoes, carrots and coke...though the carrots were the least popular item, they enjoyed everything else! 2013-01-05T20:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2013/01/05/and-so-it-began/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2374.jpgIMG_2374one of the days, we packed a picnic and hiked our way to the penguins. though we had been lathering ourselves in sunscreen, we still had pretty funny sunburns from this excursion. but the ocean was a dream and the penguins were lively! https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2370.jpgIMG_2370mp roasting a mallow. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2365.jpgIMG_2365i had so many little surprises throughout the first week. many of which included my favorite treats from texas...including these homemade s'mores from tillman's roadhouse!!!!!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2362.jpgIMG_2362trying his first chica morada. little did he know just how delicious they are...2013-01-06T01:09:06+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/19/march-of-the-penguins/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2351.jpgIMG_2351https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2350.jpgIMG_2350https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2347.jpgIMG_2347https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2346.jpgIMG_2346https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2342.jpgIMG_2342https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2340.jpgIMG_2340https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2329.jpgIMG_2329https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2320.jpgIMG_2320https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2319.jpgIMG_2319https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2318.jpgIMG_23182012-12-21T19:42:10+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/12/crafting-for-christmas/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2105.jpgIMG_2105her response when she first opened a snowflake? "woooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!"https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2103.jpgIMG_2103teaching samia how to make snowflakes!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2102.jpgIMG_2102we got a christmas tree this year! first one!2012-12-12T19:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/12/reinita/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2310.jpgIMG_2310samia's traiditional dance.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2292.jpgIMG_2292dance! dance! dance!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2291.jpgIMG_2291in the spotlight!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2269.jpgIMG_2269what a view!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2222.jpgIMG_2222all the kids lined up and ready to go.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2206.jpgIMG_2206so serious.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2202.jpgIMG_2202love the kid picking his nose on the left.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2176.jpgIMG_21762012-12-17T19:41:11+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/12/concurso/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2143.jpgIMG_21432012-12-12T18:56:44+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/12/vihsida/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2137.jpgIMG_2137monica, doris and i post passacalle!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2132.jpgIMG_2132https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2124.jpgIMG_2124https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2121.jpgIMG_2121https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2116.jpgIMG_2116https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2111.jpgIMG_2111https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2110.jpgIMG_2110https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2108.jpgIMG_2108https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2085.jpgIMG_2085https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2083.jpgIMG_20832012-12-12T18:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/08/six/2012-12-08T18:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/gocta-falls/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2059.jpgIMG_2059right before i hiked 1 hour straight uphill...nbd...(i obviously had no idea what i was about to encounter...).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2056.jpgIMG_2056what i should have taken...no regrets...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2052.jpgIMG_2052some awesome-looking beetles.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2044.jpgIMG_2044https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2040.jpgIMG_2040the green was absolutely breathtaking. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2039.jpgIMG_2039i could not get over the folds.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2031.jpgIMG_2031way off in the distance, you can see two pale-people spots directly underneath the waterfall...the one on the left is me...the power of the water was incredible.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2009.jpgIMG_2009don't worry mom, i was being careful...ish...carefulish...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2008.jpgIMG_2008i did what any normal person would do after hiking in hot, hot heat for 3 hours to the waterfall: i rushed to climb and swim underneath it...duh...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1982.jpgIMG_1982when we finally were able to see the base, but no longer the top half of the falls.2012-12-06T04:35:11+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/eist/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2076.jpgIMG_2076the main church in trujillo.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2073.jpgIMG_2073we found a christmas tree at the mall. merry christmas y'all!2012-12-04T22:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/all-about-llamas/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1911.jpgIMG_1911https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1909.jpgIMG_1909https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1857.jpgIMG_1857https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1856.jpgIMG_1856https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1855.jpgIMG_1855https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1853.jpgIMG_18532012-12-08T19:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/kuelap/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1939.jpgIMG_1939some pato (duck).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1938.jpgIMG_1938the most breath-taking exit i have ever encountered. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1937.jpgIMG_1937robert making the hike down.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1936.jpgIMG_1936the crew with the the bottle-shaped "great temple."https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1934.jpgIMG_1934the hike back.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1931.jpgIMG_1931a mochika face.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1930.jpgIMG_1930https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1928.jpgIMG_1928https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1926.jpgIMG_1926the exit...nbd...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1924.jpgIMG_1924it was said that more than 3,000 people lived in this fortress. also, loved that there were llamas EVERYWHERE.2012-12-08T19:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/chachapoyas/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2067.jpgIMG_2067a view of the town center.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2065.jpgIMG_2065the plaza in chacha.2012-12-04T16:57:07+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/propaganda/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1769.jpgIMG_1769loved these posters at the local colegio. one advising the boys that faux-hawks are not okay, and the other telling the kids about the marching on saturday for the anniversary. 2012-12-04T13:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/a-new-profession/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1822.jpgIMG_1822one of the classes. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1800.jpgIMG_1800for some reason, peruvians never smile in their pictures. so i took this one after they all started giggling uncontrollably when i asked them to smile...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1792.jpgIMG_1792getting ready.2012-12-04T13:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/bffs-2/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1787.jpgIMG_1787samia wearing the chiste glasses i got from kat and andrea. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1768.jpgIMG_1768samia learned how to write our nicknames.2012-12-05T02:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/el-aniversario/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1781.jpgIMG_1781it's not a celebration without fireworks.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1777.jpgIMG_1777fanny packs with those outfits make complete sense. these guys also made me go out to the middle and dance with them and the mayor...not embarrassing. everyone spent the next few days talking about my dancing....https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1774.jpgIMG_1774bryhen, jennifer and samia accompanied me to the serranata.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1772.jpgIMG_1772we had one of the finalists from the second season of "yo soy" perform. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1764.jpgIMG_1764the massive marriage ceremony. this is quite popular in peru, as it allows the opportunity for people to get married that would not have been able to afford to otherwise.2012-12-04T12:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/pompom/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1791.jpgIMG_1791https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1767.jpgIMG_1767finished products!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1766.jpgIMG_1766hard at work!2012-12-04T12:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/puppy-wuppy/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1783.jpgIMG_17832012-12-04T12:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/04/getting-around-town/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1762.jpgIMG_1762just another bike ride out in the campo.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1758.jpgIMG_1758https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1755.jpgIMG_1755this road does lead to somewhere...eventually...2012-12-04T12:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/03/inikuk/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1738.jpgIMG_1738i love this picture. it captures the girl who won. such cutiepatooties. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1734.jpgIMG_1734since it started late...the competition didn't even finish until after midnight...obviously, some people are not used to staying out this late...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1733.jpgIMG_1733there was also a clothing part of the competition. the girls were garments from different regions throughout peru. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1715.jpgIMG_1715the girls also had a talent section where most shared traditional dances from peru from various cultures and time periods. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1701.jpgIMG_1701surprise! i was brought on stage to share some palabras...eeek...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1698.jpgIMG_1698there was a pretty big crowd...we only started an 1 1/2 hours late to wait for people to arrive...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1694.jpgIMG_1694the ladies doing their introductions. the girls wore traditional dresses and used gords as props. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1686.jpgIMG_1686the prizes included a partial and full scholarship for the first place and runner-up. also these artisan made sashes and braid extensions for the ladies. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1682.jpgIMG_1682blanca and i are the obvious winners....https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1681.jpgIMG_1681also. this picture is honorable mention. i feel like it captures what happens anytime i let peruvians or really anyone else use my camera. instead of having a picture taken of me i am normally getting captured trying to explain my camera...ha. 2012-12-04T05:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/12/03/almost-all-done/2012-12-04T05:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/11/16/this-just-happened-twice/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo-on-2012-11-16-at-12-07-2.jpgPhoto on 2012-11-16 at 12.07 #2and this is just to show progress of my mango face...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo-on-2012-11-16-at-12-06-2.jpgPhoto on 2012-11-16 at 12.06 #2MANGOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo-on-2012-11-14-at-12-16.jpgPhoto on 2012-11-14 at 12.16so i had literally just gotten out of the shower, but who would not be this excited about being greeted with a HUGE chunk of watermelon?!?!?!2012-11-19T03:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/about/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2e3f781c843c11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpgwerewolf bowl-mitzvah.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/485874_10100410049838809_17801851_44920842_2082020347_n.jpgsiblingslittle brother. short sister.2012-11-14T13:45:22+00:00weekly0.6https://perusingperu.com/2012/11/14/logorrhea/2012-11-15T18:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/11/12/it-came-and-went/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/the-crew.jpegthe crewall of the volunteers at the party!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/plaza.jpegPlazadancing in the parque principal in the center of town in font of a crowd of people.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/michelle-y-yo.jpegMichelle y yomichelle and i at the halloween party. i was so exhausted that i am pretty sure i was passed out shortly after this photo was taken.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mayor.jpegmayorall of the volunteers with the mayor of patapo.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1673.jpgIMG_1673an example of the silver working as well. also all made by hand. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1613.jpgIMG_1613loving it!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1612.jpgIMG_1612enjoying the literal fruits of their labor.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1605.jpgIMG_1605https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1563.jpgIMG_1563for those of you who have never actually seen real guava. it looks like a giant pea pod, and you stick the giant seeds in your mouth, but you only eat the white part. then you spit the seeds, which are a little bigger than the size of a quarter. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1560.jpgIMG_1560before we left, the old man was super kind and took a long reed pole and pulled down some guava for us to take on the road with us. 2012-11-14T18:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/11/12/lets-talk-about-s-e-x/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1603.jpgIMG_1603one of the aulas. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1591.jpgIMG_1591giving some tips on how to apply the condom.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1575.jpgIMG_1575doris taking it away! such a super star. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1571.jpgIMG_1571our icebreaker dinamica was a hit. new favorite icebreaker FOUND.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1570.jpgIMG_1570the needed materials for a great sex ed charla.2012-11-13T17:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/11/12/nonunsolved-mystery/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1677.jpgIMG_1677lately at night i have been hearing these squeaky noises outside of my window and all throughout tucume. up until last night, i had assumed that it was either rats/mice or bats, and i was hopping for the latter. tonight i finally saw what was creating all the news. apparently, at night owls take tucume by storm.2012-11-13T05:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/11/12/tis-the-season/2012-11-13T05:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/11/12/sanitary-conditions/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1526.jpgIMG_1526my friend/neighbor, phil and i went for some beloved pollo a la brasa. i found a parrot in the kitchen. that is totally kosher with the health code in the us, right?2012-11-13T17:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/10/28/bffs/2012-10-30T07:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/10/14/wedding-bells/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1342.jpgIMG_1342the newly weds ready to get this party started.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1316.jpgIMG_1316i got squeezed into a photo as well.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1314.jpgIMG_1314my host sisters (jenny, angelica and karen) with jorge and samia.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1287.jpgIMG_1287samia sandwiches making sandwiches.2012-10-15T05:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/10/14/lateleigh/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1281.jpgIMG_1281a performance and our booth in front of the muni. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1275.jpgIMG_1275this guy was great. he would come up say every single word he knew in english to me in one breath. i then realized what i sounded like when i spoke spanish. but really, he was just a hoot.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1268.jpgIMG_1268an ancient moche lunar calendar we happened upon while hiking. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1267.jpgIMG_1267a view from one of points of the river we hiked to.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1264.jpgIMG_1264https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1256.jpgIMG_1256the birthday boy. eighty years young!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1249.jpgIMG_1249while hiking i tried a lemon dulce from its tree. it looked just like a lemon and smelled like one too. i thought my friend was trying to prank me, but instead it was just pure deliciousness. it seriously tasted like lemonade in whole-fruit form. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1244.jpgIMG_1244this is when i felt like i was on an episode of LOST.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1239.jpgIMG_1239banana tree.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1236.jpgIMG_1236this is the plant that they use to create the reed islands and kayaks.2012-10-15T05:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/10/06/seven-week-itch/2012-10-07T13:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/you-win-some-you-lose-some/2012-09-23T00:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/albejitas/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1185.jpgIMG_11852012-09-23T00:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/sangre/2012-09-24T04:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/work/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1182.jpgIMG_1182i was greeted to a meeting with a locked door. tis the story of my life this week.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1180.jpgIMG_1180https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1179.jpgIMG_11792012-09-23T00:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/keep-the-mercado-day-holy/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1148.jpgIMG_1148https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1146.jpgIMG_1146there are lot of low hanging tarps there, even i have to duck while walking through.2012-09-22T23:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/amigas/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1178.jpgIMG_1178samia at lunch the other day.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1177.jpgIMG_1177notice the absence of rice??? and look at all those COLORS!!!!!!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1175.jpgIMG_1175samia. my 4-year-old host niece. this is after i got her to calm down about traumatically meeting mickey and pooh.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1169.jpgIMG_1169amigas.2012-09-22T23:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/we-always-need-a-celebration/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1167.jpgIMG_1167https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1164.jpgIMG_1164the crowd exponentially increased with the procession, and they were eager to see the new dump trucks.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1161.jpgIMG_1161can tucume build it? you better believe it.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1154.jpgIMG_1154the procession headed down my street. the yellow building on the left is my house. and you can see my host sister looking out the window.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1145.jpgIMG_1145a very riveting presentation.2012-09-22T23:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/22/mi-rama/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1137.jpgIMG_1137https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1135.jpgIMG_1135https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1134.jpgIMG_1134this is my branch after playing a riveting game of musical chairs. and that's how i spend my friday nights.2012-09-23T14:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/13/living-quarters/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1131.jpgIMG_1131this is the entrance to my room. (yawn).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1130.jpgIMG_1130desk/work area and my other organizer case. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1129.jpgIMG_1129this is on the same gray wall in the above picture. some clothes, and i use cut-in-half used water jugs to organize my items. to the right, i have my permanent water jug, which i fill right now with water that i buy in town, but once i figure out how to install my water filter i will just be able to drink from the tap. also next to my water bin is my mercado bag, and, of course, my trusty peace corps med kit. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1128.jpgIMG_1128i think this is more than obvious. i decided to save some money and not buy a blanket and just my sleeping bag as a comforter, since soon it will be too hot to even use a sheet. also the red and green bins below my bed are my laundry bins, as in the bins i do my laundry in. that's right, i can do my laundry by hand now (be impressed).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1127.jpgIMG_1127i painted the hooks to match the paint in my room. (nerd alert).2012-09-14T00:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/13/at-the-drive-in/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1126.jpgIMG_11262012-09-13T15:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/13/achey-breaky-anticuchos/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1125.jpgIMG_1125so busy!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1124.jpgIMG_1124anticuchos waiting to be grilled.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1120.jpgIMG_1120first customers!2012-09-13T15:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/13/procession/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1119.jpgIMG_1119https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1116.jpgIMG_1116the beginning of endless traffic.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1114.jpgIMG_1114one of the kiddos dancing.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1099.jpgIMG_1099https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1098.jpgIMG_10982012-09-13T15:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/13/a-peruvian-futbol-party/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1093.jpgIMG_1093the stage and banner.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1092.jpgIMG_1092typical peruvian party setup. chairs in a circle around the room, with cloth décor. 2012-09-18T01:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/09/poco-a-poco/2012-09-10T04:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/09/vaso-de-leche/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1091.jpgIMG_1091the kids w/ their snacks.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1089.jpgIMG_1089these two kids were too cute. the one of the right was wearing mismatching shoes (both being meant for the right foot), and the two had not had a bath in at least a week…but still cute nonetheless. 2012-09-10T04:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/09/diagnostica/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1083.jpgIMG_1083students working on their surveys.2012-09-10T03:56:18+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/09/renovations/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1088.jpgIMG_1088the final product. i didn't know about the changes and had just finished painting my room, which i will now to redo the bottom-half next week. but i guess this is a sneak peek of the colors.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1087.jpgIMG_1087he then went away filling it all in. this is my room covered with cement. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1085.jpgIMG_1085the remnants of my wall. 2012-09-10T03:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/08/el-senor-de-sipan/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1081.jpgIMG_1081the scenery.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1079.jpgIMG_1079TOO MUCH CUTENESS.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1074.jpgIMG_1074https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1073.jpgIMG_1073the entrance to the footbridge.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1072.jpgIMG_1072the citizens of the town built their own footbridge to cross the river, since this was not going to be provided by the government.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1068.jpgIMG_1068https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1061.jpgIMG_1061https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1060.jpgIMG_1060the view from sipan.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1053.jpgIMG_1053pottery in abundance was found in the tombs.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1051.jpgIMG_1051a tomb.2012-09-10T03:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/08/karaoke/2012-09-08T21:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/08/grupo-5/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1009.jpgIMG_1009steven, kyle and ali enjoying some grupo 5.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1008.jpgIMG_1008seriously. you can't deny it. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1007.jpgIMG_10072012-09-08T21:42:11+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/08/feliz-aniversario/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1026.jpgIMG_1026i was seriously, way too worried about this dog running after the fireworks. my family thought it was strange.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1022.jpgIMG_1022https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1016.jpgIMG_1016https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1014.jpgIMG_1014https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1004.jpgIMG_1004this man's face is priceless. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1003.jpgIMG_1003there was a cute procession from all the schools.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1001.jpgIMG_1001https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0999.jpgIMG_0999including a chess tournament for the kids!2012-09-08T21:14:01+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/07/caserios/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0997.jpgIMG_0997this caserio is nestled right behind the museum.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0996.jpgIMG_0996the chakra.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0995.jpgIMG_0995walking through the chakra.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0994.jpgIMG_0994https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0990.jpgIMG_0990https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0988.jpgIMG_0988https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0986.jpgIMG_09862012-09-08T05:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/07/misunderstandings/2012-09-08T02:57:55+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/09/07/church/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4679.jpgIMG_4679my church building.2012-09-08T02:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/26/thoughts/2012-08-26T15:25:49+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/24/discovery/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-06.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.06https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-04-3.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.04 #3https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-01-3.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.01 #3https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-01-2.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.01 #2https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-01.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.01https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-00-2.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.00 #2https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-18-59.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 18.59https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-18-58-3.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 18.58 #3https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-18-58.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 18.58https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-18-57.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 18.572012-08-24T14:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/24/autoestima/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0967.jpgIMG_0967https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0965.jpgIMG_0965https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0964.jpgIMG_0964https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0963.jpgIMG_0963https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0961.jpgIMG_0961https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0948.jpgIMG_09482012-08-24T14:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/24/official/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-29-2.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.29 #2https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-29.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.29https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-18-4.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.18 #4https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2012-08-23-at-19-12-3.jpgPhoto on 2012-08-23 at 19.12 #3https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/4-up-on-2012-08-23-at-19-23-9.jpg4-up on 2012-08-23 at 19.23 #9get it?!?! peace corps?!?!? (not apologizing for this).2012-08-24T14:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/24/my-new-neighbors/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0925.jpgIMG_0925https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0922.jpgIMG_0922the window above the turkey is the window to my room.2012-08-30T16:59:34+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/24/head-start/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0926.jpgIMG_0926me, jenny and doris with jenny's most recent poster for the health post.2012-08-24T13:56:27+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/24/i-have-arrived/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0921.jpgIMG_0921my new bed.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0919.jpgIMG_0919everyone squeezed in our small taxi.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0918.jpgIMG_0918proudly posing with our new mattresses.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0917.jpgIMG_0917this is the essential layout of my room. i am currently in the process of furnishing and painting it.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0916.jpgIMG_0916this is everything i own…for the next two years.2012-08-24T13:48:23+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/20/a-day-of-rest/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0910.jpgIMG_0910i went there yesterday!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0907.jpgIMG_0907the lima temple.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0914.jpgIMG_0914coast. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0912.jpgIMG_0912https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0904.jpgIMG_0904the coast.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0900.jpgIMG_0900miraflores coast line.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0899.jpgIMG_0899https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0898.jpgIMG_08982012-08-20T20:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/20/swearing-in/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p19-006.jpgP19 006we should all be taken very seriously. (and who knew my mouth was that huge???)https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p19-005.jpgP19 005peru 19. our last and first official photo.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0897.jpgIMG_0897the lambayeque crew ready to head out!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0896.jpgIMG_0896andrea and me.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0891.jpgIMG_0891anticuchos (beef heart) on the grill!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0889.jpgIMG_0889https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0888.jpgIMG_0888party time setup. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0886.jpgIMG_0886steven, me and sam. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0885.jpgIMG_0885https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0882.jpgIMG_0882my host mom and i ready to head to the ambassador's house.2012-08-20T13:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/20/family-party/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0877.jpgIMG_0877just a small part of the decor for the celebration.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0875.jpgIMG_0875victor, my mom, me, claudia and norma post party. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0874.jpgIMG_0874some other trainees planned a traditional dance from ica.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0870.jpgIMG_0870connor modeling traditional arequipa wear for the fashion show.2012-08-20T12:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/19/tucume/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0863.jpgIMG_0863we have in my town peru's (in)famous hairless dogs...well they only have a small patch of hair on their heads. i find them ugly...yet i still like them...go figure...https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0860.jpgIMG_0860welcome to my site.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0859.jpgIMG_0859the point of the pyramid (or where it used to be).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0855.jpgIMG_0855our shadows.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0852.jpgIMG_0852the large cancha and the rest of my town.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0848.jpgIMG_0848david at the top of the pyramid.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0847.jpgIMG_0847some of my site in the distance. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0844.jpgIMG_0844another cancha next to the pyramid.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0843.jpgIMG_0843a pyramid. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0835.jpgIMG_0835a small cancha where the boys play soccer every evening with a stage with a pyramid painted with the same pyramid in the background.2012-08-20T03:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/19/site-visit/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0825.jpgIMG_0825the muni.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0821.jpgIMG_0821so many vultures here.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0809.jpgIMG_0809marching to their own beat.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0805.jpgIMG_0805https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0804.jpgIMG_0804i liked the mayor's shades. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0803.jpgIMG_0803keeping guard.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0799.jpgIMG_0799the promenade. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0796.jpgIMG_0796the plaza.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0794.jpgIMG_0794the lambayeque crew ready to explore chiclayo!2012-08-19T23:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/19/432/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0786.jpgIMG_0786chocolate tres leches. 2012-08-19T21:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/19/fiestas-patrias/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0766.jpgIMG_0766the band.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0765.jpgIMG_0765SURPRISE!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0764.jpgIMG_0764the birthday girl with her wonderful family.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0754.jpgIMG_0754cutiepatootie!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0750.jpgIMG_0750too cute to be true.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0737.jpgIMG_0737norma in her dress for her quince. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0733.jpgIMG_0733dress shopping. 2012-08-19T21:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/10/a-brief-interruption/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/388623_10100253515569739_400480329_n.jpeg388623_10100253515569739_400480329_ngrandpa and gran.2012-09-04T02:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/08/09/french-toast/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0730.jpgIMG_0730french toast with churimoya syrup.2012-09-04T03:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/26/an-unrelated-note/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0728.jpgIMG_0728mi mama y yo (i feel/look so tall next to her).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0727.jpgIMG_0727i love this picture of my mom. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0684.jpgIMG_0684victor y yo.2012-07-29T18:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/26/youth-group/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0721.jpgIMG_0721victor giving very apparent social cues.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0716.jpgIMG_0716victor getting all the attention.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0707.jpgIMG_0707the boys' roots.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0706.jpgIMG_0706our huge tree trunk with our five tree roots.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0705.jpgIMG_0705the boys with their life maps.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0704.jpgIMG_0704pocual working on his life map.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0702.jpgIMG_0702victor and aaron.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0699.jpgIMG_0699he is always the happiest when he is working on art projects. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0693.jpgIMG_0693victor loves to draw, and he is incredibly talented. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0692.jpgIMG_0692kg and victor and the two other recruits working feverishly on their life maps.2012-08-13T04:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/26/site-placement/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0683.jpgIMG_0683me with my site placement. (npp, check out those nails). https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0680.jpgIMG_0680my name is on the map! there is a small business volunteer in a neighboring site from peru 17, which arrived one year ago. it is rumored that he is only 15-20 minutes from me. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0679.jpgIMG_0679a map of lambayque and where all of the volunteers are located.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0678.jpgIMG_0678i am a nerd and took a picture of the powerpoint slide of my site. but seriously, look at how rad those pyramids are. my new (future) home.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0677.jpgIMG_0677my folder.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0676.jpgIMG_0676the peru 19 lambayeque crew with our regional coordinator (me, ali, steven, sam, Kimberly, betty, michelle, kyle and casey).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0675.jpgIMG_0675working on our puzzle.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0673.jpgIMG_0673everyone trying to find their department.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0671.jpgIMG_0671everyone rushing towards their envelope.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0669.jpgIMG_0669how they hung the envelopes. our names were on the opposite side that was facing us and in no particular order.2012-07-29T18:54:21+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/street-art/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0655.jpgIMG_0655huanchaco.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0654.jpgIMG_0654huanchaco.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0653.jpgIMG_0653huanchaco.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0652.jpgIMG_0652huanchaco.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0651.jpgIMG_0651huanchaco.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0588.jpgIMG_0588pacasmayo.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0587.jpgIMG_0587pacasmayo.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0467.jpgIMG_0467trujillo.2012-07-23T00:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/huanchaco/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0660.jpgIMG_0660the entire yd fbt crew + hosts + facilitators. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0659.jpgIMG_0659sunset on the beach.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0657.jpgIMG_0657dr. suess trees.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0656.jpgIMG_0656colorful streets.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0650.jpgIMG_0650there were tons of jellyfish at the beach. kallan and brittany both braved the water and also both got stung.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0648.jpgIMG_0648i spent a lot of time just sitting on the beach. i took a brief break to get a pineapple & maracuya juice. but then it was back to the beach.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0646.jpgIMG_0646https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0642.jpgIMG_0642a dilapidated seawall.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0638.jpgIMG_0638kallan and brian dining on ceviche on the beache.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0636.jpgIMG_06362012-07-23T04:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/chiclin/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0631.jpgIMG_0631a dog cooling off in the shade at the school.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0629.jpgIMG_0629lunch.2012-07-29T19:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/puerto-malabrigo/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0624.jpgIMG_0624https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0622.jpgIMG_0622https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0617.jpgIMG_0617la plaza de armas en puerto malabrigo.2012-07-22T23:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/guadalupe/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0607.jpgIMG_0607where we dined.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0606.jpgIMG_0606kittens for cat.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0605.jpgIMG_0605https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0603.jpgIMG_0603https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0602.jpgIMG_0602kittens. kittens. kittens. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0601.jpgIMG_0601pretending we live a hard-knock life.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0600.jpgIMG_0600carlhey, me, evan (our pcvc) and brian (the la libertad pcvl) riding in the back of the police truck.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0599.jpgIMG_0599my morning combi ride.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0597.jpgIMG_0597the whole crew (volunteers + students) with our finished map.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0595.jpgIMG_0595the municipality at the plaza de armas.2012-07-23T04:57:55+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/pacasmayo/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0613.jpgIMG_0613every town seems to have some type of statue at the top of a hill. pacasmayo has jesus (which is more common than not).https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0610.jpgIMG_0610https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0598.jpgIMG_0598this dog and i became the best of friends over those couple of days. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0581.jpgIMG_0581the beach at sunset.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0567.jpgIMG_0567great, colorful fishing boats filled the beaches.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0566.jpgIMG_0566this is the closest i have gotten to machu picchu. at a surf hostel on the other side of the country. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0564.jpgIMG_0564casey taking a much needed nap in the hammock at the hostel.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0563.jpgIMG_0563it was so green, and had hammocks and even a trampoline!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0562.jpgIMG_0562it was a nice little surf hostel.2013-03-15T02:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/san-pedro/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0578.jpgIMG_0578viva el peru.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0577.jpgIMG_0577https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0575.jpgIMG_0575all the volunteers with the girls.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0573.jpgIMG_0573the food pyramid and a group's plate of food.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0572.jpgIMG_0572working on creating their plate of food.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0571.jpgIMG_0571the girls practicing their marches for the fiestas patrias this week.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0568.jpgIMG_0568plaza de armas.2012-07-29T19:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/bello-horizante/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0559.jpgIMG_0559ancient burial grounds.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0555.jpgIMG_0555https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0554.jpgIMG_0554the school where we taught.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0519.jpgIMG_0519https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0560.jpgIMG_0560https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0530.jpgIMG_0530drawing her map.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0504.jpgIMG_0504the kid's face on the far right is awesome.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0493.jpgIMG_0493class time.2012-07-22T22:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/trujillo/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0662.jpgIMG_0662ran into a peruvian mj. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0615.jpgIMG_0615plaza de armas en la noche.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0614.jpgIMG_0614i ate at this sandwich shop for three dinners straight. seriously, they were life changing (and cheap). i got the lechon one each time. their ahi verde was incredible. just everything about it was incredible. i will miss those sandwiches, more than one should. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0473.jpgIMG_0473the trujillo municipalityhttps://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0471.jpgIMG_0471the other view of the plaza de armas. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0470.jpgIMG_0470https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0469.jpgIMG_0469there were bees all over the city, and the nerd in me LOVED it.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0468.jpgIMG_0468https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0466.jpgIMG_0466some ancient ruins in the middle of the city.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0463.jpgIMG_04632012-07-22T20:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/22/field-base-training/2012-07-22T19:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/13/regional/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_4385.jpgIMG_4385i am riding the dolphin in the top left corner.2012-07-17T07:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/13/men-at-work/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0444.jpgIMG_0444all about business.2012-07-13T23:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/13/teaching-part-tres/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0436.jpgIMG_0436https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0433.jpgIMG_0433https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0430.jpgIMG_04302012-07-17T02:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/09/chooky/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0427.jpgIMG_0427chooky.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0426.jpgIMG_0426family time at norkey's!2012-07-12T21:26:20+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/09/la-musica/2012-07-23T22:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/09/chosica-part-dos/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0425.jpgIMG_0425jesse and i.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0424.jpgIMG_0424we ventured to the town's statue of jesus.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0422.jpgIMG_0422this country loves it's statues. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0419.jpgIMG_0419another market in the town…well these are the roofs of the other market…let's just say that this market had the same smell as my grandpa's pigeon barns. yum.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0417.jpgIMG_0417the boys working their way through.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0415.jpgIMG_0415kyle and mike at the market.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0414.jpgIMG_0414the boys momentarily before entering the mercado with the lovely view of chosica behind them.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0413.jpgIMG_0413jesse, kyle and mike enjoying lunch.2012-07-13T23:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/08/friday-night-lights/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0412.jpgIMG_0412basketball crew.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0411.jpgIMG_0411brad and anel are always ready for their picture to be taken.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0408.jpgIMG_0408me, mike and andrea holding down the fort. also look closely and one of these things is not like the other…https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0407.jpgIMG_0407a helpful hint. apparently, this week proved to be extra exhausting for sam. 2012-07-09T15:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/08/cuatro-de-julio/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0401.jpgIMG_0401soccer practice.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0399.jpgIMG_0399michelle, jessica and starla enjoying their afternoon.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0397.jpgIMG_0397our training director, kathleen donated an all-american chocolate cake to the celebration…yum!https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0395.jpgIMG_0395kallan and robert showing what happens when water balloon fights go too far…https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0393.jpgIMG_0393nico betting on which box the cuy will run into. this is a traditional peruvian betting/party game called "cuy loco." you try to scare;/yell at the cuy into a box and if it is the box you bet on, you get the prize that was on that box…and some dinero. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0389.jpgIMG_0389caption: watch out. (also best photo bomb shout out to brad)https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0386.jpgIMG_0386https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0385.jpgIMG_0385caption: nico and chris showing how it's done…https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0371.jpgIMG_0371some competition on the black team: jenny (a language facilitator), tyler and mike.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0370.jpgIMG_0370¡READY!2012-07-13T02:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/08/teaching-part-dos/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0361.jpgIMG_0361the class with their posters. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0358.jpgIMG_0358sharing his silhouette.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0353.jpgIMG_0353handing out the materials needed for the silhouette activity.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0349.jpgIMG_0349https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0347.jpgIMG_0347listening to their classmates' answers.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0344.jpgIMG_0344beginning the first discussion.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0338.jpgIMG_0338each papalote has a new part of the story…be impressed by my drawing skills…2012-07-09T02:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/08/my-first-quince/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0320.jpgIMG_0320throw your hands up in the air like you just don't care.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0315.jpgIMG_0315mi hermana and sus amigas.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0311.jpgIMG_0311so much clapping was involved. also, i love that kid on the right's flock of seagulls hairdo.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0306.jpgIMG_0306her first dance…which lasted about 20 minutes and she danced with every male figure in her family. this was followed with additional speeches given by every single male in her extended family.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0297.jpgIMG_0297the grand entrance.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0288.jpgIMG_0288mi máma y hermana, norma.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0286.jpgIMG_0286https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0285.jpgIMG_0285quite the formal setting in a local restaurant.2012-07-08T22:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/01/186/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0332.jpgother roomthe other view in my room. never mind in my inability to draw the human body. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0331.jpgmy roommy room. with verb practice charts. awesome.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0284.jpgmi casami casa.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0283.jpgIMG_0283https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0282.jpgmy street.the hill i walk up everyday. i walk down it sometimes too.2012-07-02T23:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/07/01/ceviche-on-the-beache/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0281.jpgfamily.my family getting ready to dine. clockwise: victor (8), claudia (17), alejandro (my cousin-14), norma (14), virgilio (43), nelly (43). please notice the heaping pile of food nestled next to very full plates of ceviche. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0280.jpgceviche.ceviche. 2012-07-07T15:53:40+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/30/today/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_4359.jpgIMG_4359the view from the combi.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_4356.jpgIMG_4356inside the combi.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo-on-2012-06-30-at-15-00.jpgsick.this is where i use the internet. in a cave. with a peruvian man singing in the background.2012-07-02T23:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/30/heaven-on-earth/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0210.jpgIMG_0210the usual.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0211.jpghappiness.pure. joy.2012-07-02T23:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/30/freaky-deaky/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0274.jpgthe entrance.where the original congress met in the 17th century. https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0269.jpgdeep.an even deeper and creepier chamber.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0268.jpgexplorezach heading down into the chambers to see where the prisoners were kept.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0267.jpgpunishment 5.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0266.jpgpunishment 4.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0265.jpgpunishment 3.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0264.jpgpunishment 2.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0263.jpgpunishment 1.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0262.jpgtypical.a typical chamber where people were kept.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0261.jpgtrial.i found the displays to be more disturbing than the history itself...almost...2012-07-01T20:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/28/lima/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0279.jpgsee you again soon, limasee you again soon, lima.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0277.jpgIMG_0277https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0275.jpgthis statue apparent was not important enough to include in the mercadothis statue apparent was not important enough to include in the mercado.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0257.jpgIMG_0257https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0255.jpgIMG_0255https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0251.jpginside the peruvian museum of literatureinside the peruvian museum of literature.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0249.jpgIMG_0249https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0248.jpgIMG_0248https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0247.jpgIMG_0247https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0246.jpgIMG_02462012-07-01T21:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/26/things-to-mail-me/2012-07-01T22:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/26/chosica/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0200.jpgchosicathey even have their own giant statue of jesus.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0198.jpgchosicaal parque de chosica.2012-06-26T23:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/22/my-hood/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0178.jpgmy hood.hauscaran from above.2012-06-23T02:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/22/practice-practice-practice/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0197.jpgthe class.the kids writing all sorts of nice compliments to me. one day i will translate them. one day.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0194.jpgteaching.teaching about the characteristics of high and low self-esteem.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0189.jpggetting ready to begin.the team getting ready to start.2012-06-23T20:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://perusingperu.com/2012/06/22/a-morning-jaunt/https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0185.jpggroup shot.the group.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0177.jpgfinding our own religion.finding our own religion.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0174.jpgsuccess.success.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0172.jpgthe view.the view from above.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0169.jpghard at work.michael working his way up.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0167.jpgthe grand ascent.the grand ascent.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0166.jpgthe first ascent.the dirt road.https://perusingperu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0165.jpgmy fellow adventurers.my fellow 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