¡Estoy en Ayacucho!
¡Hola Amigos! It´s good to be squatting over a latrine again!
I have arrived and am settling into my new home and volunteer position in Ayacucho, Peru. It is absolutely beautiful here. I took a day bus Sunday from Lima so I could see the countryside. The road comes upon Ayacucho from above. It was around 6pm and getting dark so the city lights were scattered all down the mountainsides. It was really spectacular.
After a freezing cold shower Monday morning, I taxied to the Casa where I will be volunteering and was introduced to the other volunteers. Everyone is really nice. There are quite a few French people here so I´m getting along really well between French, English and Spanish.
Within a few hours of arriving I went hiking with a Scottish guy and a Beligian girl. We walked from the casa only for about an hour and a half up the mountain and we came to this amazing clearing. There was a little pueblo, and some dogs, and the most spectacular views I´ve seen in a while.
The volunteer house is a communal living situation where we take turns cooking dinners and cleaning. I´m sharing a room temporarily with a Welsh girl and I´m hoping to move into my own room by the end of the week. Everyone is a traveler and has interesting tales and tips.
Certain things make me feel right at home as if I were still in Guinea. Theres plenty of rice and sauce and potatoes and the people are very nice and helpful. The homes and roads are rundown. There are stray dogs everywhere. In general however, Ayacucho is much more well-off than Guinea. There´s electricity and running water, for example. That means refrigerators! There´s also a bus system we can take into the city center for 50 centimos or around 18 cents. There aren´t any moto taxi´s but there are these tiny little moto-car things that zip people around.
I start working at the orphanage on Thursday. I´ll have a schedule where I will work either the morning or the afternoon/evening 6 days a week. Everyone seems to enjoy the work though it´s tiring. I´m excited for the challenge.
I´m pretty connected here. There is a payphone attached to the house so I´ll get that number out and there are a few internet places nearby, so I´ll be in touch.
Besos!
I have arrived and am settling into my new home and volunteer position in Ayacucho, Peru. It is absolutely beautiful here. I took a day bus Sunday from Lima so I could see the countryside. The road comes upon Ayacucho from above. It was around 6pm and getting dark so the city lights were scattered all down the mountainsides. It was really spectacular.
After a freezing cold shower Monday morning, I taxied to the Casa where I will be volunteering and was introduced to the other volunteers. Everyone is really nice. There are quite a few French people here so I´m getting along really well between French, English and Spanish.
Within a few hours of arriving I went hiking with a Scottish guy and a Beligian girl. We walked from the casa only for about an hour and a half up the mountain and we came to this amazing clearing. There was a little pueblo, and some dogs, and the most spectacular views I´ve seen in a while.
The volunteer house is a communal living situation where we take turns cooking dinners and cleaning. I´m sharing a room temporarily with a Welsh girl and I´m hoping to move into my own room by the end of the week. Everyone is a traveler and has interesting tales and tips.
Certain things make me feel right at home as if I were still in Guinea. Theres plenty of rice and sauce and potatoes and the people are very nice and helpful. The homes and roads are rundown. There are stray dogs everywhere. In general however, Ayacucho is much more well-off than Guinea. There´s electricity and running water, for example. That means refrigerators! There´s also a bus system we can take into the city center for 50 centimos or around 18 cents. There aren´t any moto taxi´s but there are these tiny little moto-car things that zip people around.
I start working at the orphanage on Thursday. I´ll have a schedule where I will work either the morning or the afternoon/evening 6 days a week. Everyone seems to enjoy the work though it´s tiring. I´m excited for the challenge.
I´m pretty connected here. There is a payphone attached to the house so I´ll get that number out and there are a few internet places nearby, so I´ll be in touch.
Besos!
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