Okay so I know I've kind of been slacking in the updating my blog area...I apologize and will try to do better. Internet is really sketchy here and I usually don't have it for that long so sometimes (a.k.a. this past month) I run out of time to do the blog. So here is a quick update on this month;
-I convinced the older boys they weren't too cool for life and to talk to me and now they come over everyday to play futbol or just joke around. They are hilarious!
-Katie and I are teaching a dance class...yep ironic since neither of us dances much
-We went to the temple of the Sun and the Moon which was AWESOME!!
-The kids started school so they are gone in the mornings meaning we take the babies and watch them for a few hours.
-We had a big party for the day of the woman that included lots of dancing and laughing
-I have perfected the art of making crepes
-We went to Cajamarca to visit the other volunteers there. It was a blast! It is gorgeous there! We hiked up to a waterfall (which was absolutely freezing but worth it to go under it) and to some caves. We also did a bit of shopping in the markets and lots of games and treats
I am now 19!! I had an amazing birthday spent with the kids.
Apparently a big Peruvian tradition is to smash eggs on the birthdaygirl/boy...I ended the day with 11 eggs in my hair, Katie with 9. Most of the time one kid would have the egg and about 5 others would chase you and then hold you down for the one with the egg to come and smash it then they would all rub it in to make sure it was nice and disgusting for you. After smashing their own eggs on us the other volunteers so kindly locked us out of the house and wouldn't let us in making it impossible to avoid all the eggs. Victor David and Juan Carlos each did a sneak attack acting all nice and innocent talking to me then BAM i've got egg oozing down in my face. Then to add to that they shoved our face into the cake smearing chocolate frosting all up in there. Needless to say a long shower was included in the night plans. It was an amazing day!! Then the next day our friends in Trujillo threw a party for us and we got our faces shoved in another cake, this time successfully clogging my nose with frosting. It was really fun though so I can't complain.
Pictures will have to come later because we are leaving in a few minutes to travel up North, I'm way excited!!
