visita de david

Dave (called Daveed in my site) got a chance to come and visit Pampa Elera last week. It was great to have him here to see what I get to do here and meet the people with whom I work and live. It was also nice that he was able to experience the obstacles and stressors I face day to day. He spent 6 days in my site and then we went to the beach for days for some clean showers and air conditioning! During his visit, Dave and I worked on my family’s new vegetable garden, worked on the women’s rights promotion campaign, attended a birthday party of an 87 year old in Chipillico and experienced the fun and strange cultural differences of a Peruvian party, went horseback riding around the valley, played volleyball and soccer with the local kids, went to my English class and summer school closing ceremony and party, washed clothes by hand in the stream, went swimming in the swimming hole with a group of the kids, celebrated Mayra’s (my little 8 year old host sister’s) birthday, and just hung out with community and host family members. I am sure that my community will be talking about Dave for a long time.