¡un mes!

I can’t believe that I’ve been in Perú for a whole month! Part of me feels like the time has flown by and I just got here… while another part of me feels like I’ve been here forever. I certainly miss friends and family from home. But I’m enjoying myself and looking forward to getting to know the country and its people and culture even more.

I’m getting more and more comfortable living in my community of Huascaran. Our training group is also getting pretty close. We are all getting used to being called Gringos everywhere we go, as well as standing out as the whitest and tallest people in our communities. Even though we will all disperse to our various sites in Perú, I think we will all stay in touch and serve as a support system for each other. Once we get to our individual sites in the provinces, we could be 1 hour to 5 hours away from the closest volunteer. Here are some random pictures of my community and the other volunteers.