Everything is not peachy keen. If you know me, you know how blunt I am and how much I hate passive aggressive. Please tell me straight out!! That’s like super impossible for my host mom here and I think she might be the most passive aggressive person I have EVER met in my life. I’m trying not to hate her but I am not one to pretend either. I only have less than 4 weeks in Huascata and everything is so bittersweet which IS the story of my life. I am truly having an awesome time despite that ridiculous annoyance of my host mom. I am excited to go to site even though I do not know where I will be…I COULD BE ANYWHERE IN PERU which is super nerve wrecking. I guess I can’t really control it so I’ve surrendered to the present. Going to continue to enjoy myself and do as I always do…take it as it comes. Step by step; one battle at a time! Ha.
Just as a side note: Yesterday, I felt my first mini tremble; like a super mini earthquake. That’s so crazy. It is the earth moving right under me. Duh, right?! Whatever, it’s amazing to me.
Oh, and yea…I broke my camera LCD screen and it sucks big time. Yea, it takes pics but that’s not good enough for me to be sane. Thankfully I have an amazing mother that understands my love for technology and hopefully I will be getting one soon. Spoiled? NAH! I’m loved bitches.
Ok, all this was just on my mind and hey, why not blog about it?! :)
Laters lovers! <3
P.s. I’m glad that even in Peru I am worthy of receiving a drunk phone call. Haha. Gotta love my peeps here!!!!!! ;)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Can't think today but I swear the passed 2 weeks were eventful. lol.
Hello world!!!
So, I’m entering week 6 of training. There are 10 weeks so that leaves me with about ONLY 4 weeks left. BUT only 2 weeks until I find out where I’ll be for the next 2 years… I’m semi excited and scared about this because I hope I’m with at least some of my favorite people here. Yea, that’s right favorite people here but honestly, I’m pretty much LOVING our entire group. It’s so comforting.
So, I haven’t updated in about 2 weeks. Yea, I’m horrible. Ha. Not much has happened. Yea, that’s a lie. I just keep having a good time, enjoying my time with the other volunteers, and recently really getting some hands on with technical aspects of what my work will be like as a health promoter. You want examples of some things? OK! Haha.
Well, this passed Thursday and Friday we did 2 things. First, we visited a Puesto de Salud and conducted a house visit to a man who was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. During this process, I remembered my time in Mexico because I had to climb a mountain and almost fall every second of it. Sounds horrible but I enjoy that a lot because once I do it, I feel so accomplished. Even if my visit would have been a disaster, at least I successfully climbed up and down. Haha. Well, luckily I got to feel a bit of both because we got to talk to this man and see his house. It was very much an overall interesting activity. Well the second place and thing we did was at a Centro de Salud. We got to see a little how the process goes in these clinic-like places by observing a session with the obsetrice, nutritionist for the babies, and the nurses who check-in the patients. It was interesting AND I got to see babies. :)
Hmmm...what else? I was in Lima last Saturday again. Ate some ceviche and it was better than my first experience. I have NEVER been a seafood fan so it still isn't my favorite dish. Now, chicken. Haha. But that was fun because we went with a big group of us which is always pretty fun.
I can't think right now but please don't hate me. lol. Love everyone and I'll try and keep you all updated. Hasta luego! <3
So, I’m entering week 6 of training. There are 10 weeks so that leaves me with about ONLY 4 weeks left. BUT only 2 weeks until I find out where I’ll be for the next 2 years… I’m semi excited and scared about this because I hope I’m with at least some of my favorite people here. Yea, that’s right favorite people here but honestly, I’m pretty much LOVING our entire group. It’s so comforting.
So, I haven’t updated in about 2 weeks. Yea, I’m horrible. Ha. Not much has happened. Yea, that’s a lie. I just keep having a good time, enjoying my time with the other volunteers, and recently really getting some hands on with technical aspects of what my work will be like as a health promoter. You want examples of some things? OK! Haha.
Well, this passed Thursday and Friday we did 2 things. First, we visited a Puesto de Salud and conducted a house visit to a man who was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. During this process, I remembered my time in Mexico because I had to climb a mountain and almost fall every second of it. Sounds horrible but I enjoy that a lot because once I do it, I feel so accomplished. Even if my visit would have been a disaster, at least I successfully climbed up and down. Haha. Well, luckily I got to feel a bit of both because we got to talk to this man and see his house. It was very much an overall interesting activity. Well the second place and thing we did was at a Centro de Salud. We got to see a little how the process goes in these clinic-like places by observing a session with the obsetrice, nutritionist for the babies, and the nurses who check-in the patients. It was interesting AND I got to see babies. :)
Hmmm...what else? I was in Lima last Saturday again. Ate some ceviche and it was better than my first experience. I have NEVER been a seafood fan so it still isn't my favorite dish. Now, chicken. Haha. But that was fun because we went with a big group of us which is always pretty fun.
I can't think right now but please don't hate me. lol. Love everyone and I'll try and keep you all updated. Hasta luego! <3
Saturday, October 3, 2009
So, the word AMAZING pretty much sums up the week.
So, this week has def been filled with so much stuff! Fun, random and work related. Yea, all in one week. AMAZING!
I think I'm going to start with today since it's what is most fresh on my mind. Yea, I guess I should blog more often but um I'm just too tired most of the time. blah. Anyways, back to today. :) So, I had to be awake super early on today because my program, salud comunitaria, has to learn about planting and fun stuff...gettin' down and dirty. Yes. Well, I do enjoy this a lot but today ended up being especially exceptional because of a bunch of things that went on in Lima. So, I was going to go to Jockey Plaza, which is basically a freakin' mall and if you know me...do I really enjoy malls?, instead I decided to go with another group that was going to las catacumbas. Las catacumbas was an underground cemetery, kind of; bottom line is that I got to see skulls and bones. FUN! So, after having to talk to a bunch of random Peruvian strangers to get to Lima, now it was time to go back "home." Well, this is the interesting and super random thing of all time (exaggeration? You decide!). Some of the other vols begin the "ask random people how to get home" process with some cops. So, the cops give us directions to where we have to walk but then say that perhaps it would be dangerous for us and although it's only like 10 blocks, they strongly suggest we take a taxi. As brave moneyless Americans, we decide to walk...with police escorts? YES, WITH POLICE ESCORTS! As we walked the 10 blocks, these cops decided to watch over us until we got to our destination to take the collectivos toward our "home." They would ride down the street on their motorcycles literally making sure we were fine. There were two so, logically, there was one on each of the block..in the beginning and end. Hilarious! Yup, police escort for the Americans; gotta love the special treatment. I like to think that they did it out of the kindness of their heart, even though they gave one of the girls their number so "she could call to let them know we were all home safe." Eh. Whatever. Still a pretty cool freakin' story to tell.
Warning: This is going to be a long blog post. haha. Should I have put this in the beginning? :P
What other cool stuff has happened? Well, it turns out that within our training group birthday celebrations are a huge deal. I've always loved birthdays but can't really say I'm a party planner...Who cares because other people here are! haha. So, far, two bdays have been celebrated. The first with a full blown marriachi, cake, and lots of laughter. The party planners needed to keep the momentum and so the 2nd bday was also a success. Can you imagine a dirty (I mean filthy) Barney costume made for a 5'1 Peruvian person but worn by a 6'4 gringo from LA? Well, that is EXACTLY what happened. Hilarious. Along with this special guest, there was a piñata and again, bangin' ass cake! So, yeah..birthdays have been full of everything you can imagine. :)
Two more stories. Promise.
As far as my mini project goes, I did my first charla, or talk, yesterday. I worked with parents on the importance of keeping in mind their child's self-esteem. The parents were luckily very participatory which is ONE of my big fears when doing these charlas. It's just super hard to talk to people that just stare at you. Get me? lol. Well, they discussed things and I think it overall went well. Most importantly, I gained the support of the church (the group of parents were there because all their kids are doing their first communion) and I will be working with the youth in the confirmation class which ages are either 15 or 16. I'm so excited about working with youth groups. I think this is actually something I enjoy. YAY! Well, I'd be working with them on topics such as their self-esteem, life skills, and preparing themselves for their future through goals and such. Sounds fun, ay? :)
Last story is super quick. I got elected as co-sheriff or "fiscal" of my training group. What does this mean? People are finally getting to know meee. haha. I'm that badass bitch. haha. Don't hate. I hope everyone understands the importance of this story. In case you are wondering, our training group had to elect officials to take care of certain tasks such as president, vice president, treasurer, etc...it included the sheriff to make sure that things/meetings run smoothly. No, this is NOT to be taken serious. All in good fun...
So, that's my week lovers! Hope this wasn't TOO informative. haha. Love everyone so much! Um, for anyone who reads this...Are you coming to Peru soon? haha. Give me dates if you haven't already!! ;)
Besos. <3
I think I'm going to start with today since it's what is most fresh on my mind. Yea, I guess I should blog more often but um I'm just too tired most of the time. blah. Anyways, back to today. :) So, I had to be awake super early on today because my program, salud comunitaria, has to learn about planting and fun stuff...gettin' down and dirty. Yes. Well, I do enjoy this a lot but today ended up being especially exceptional because of a bunch of things that went on in Lima. So, I was going to go to Jockey Plaza, which is basically a freakin' mall and if you know me...do I really enjoy malls?, instead I decided to go with another group that was going to las catacumbas. Las catacumbas was an underground cemetery, kind of; bottom line is that I got to see skulls and bones. FUN! So, after having to talk to a bunch of random Peruvian strangers to get to Lima, now it was time to go back "home." Well, this is the interesting and super random thing of all time (exaggeration? You decide!). Some of the other vols begin the "ask random people how to get home" process with some cops. So, the cops give us directions to where we have to walk but then say that perhaps it would be dangerous for us and although it's only like 10 blocks, they strongly suggest we take a taxi. As brave moneyless Americans, we decide to walk...with police escorts? YES, WITH POLICE ESCORTS! As we walked the 10 blocks, these cops decided to watch over us until we got to our destination to take the collectivos toward our "home." They would ride down the street on their motorcycles literally making sure we were fine. There were two so, logically, there was one on each of the block..in the beginning and end. Hilarious! Yup, police escort for the Americans; gotta love the special treatment. I like to think that they did it out of the kindness of their heart, even though they gave one of the girls their number so "she could call to let them know we were all home safe." Eh. Whatever. Still a pretty cool freakin' story to tell.
Warning: This is going to be a long blog post. haha. Should I have put this in the beginning? :P
What other cool stuff has happened? Well, it turns out that within our training group birthday celebrations are a huge deal. I've always loved birthdays but can't really say I'm a party planner...Who cares because other people here are! haha. So, far, two bdays have been celebrated. The first with a full blown marriachi, cake, and lots of laughter. The party planners needed to keep the momentum and so the 2nd bday was also a success. Can you imagine a dirty (I mean filthy) Barney costume made for a 5'1 Peruvian person but worn by a 6'4 gringo from LA? Well, that is EXACTLY what happened. Hilarious. Along with this special guest, there was a piñata and again, bangin' ass cake! So, yeah..birthdays have been full of everything you can imagine. :)
Two more stories. Promise.
As far as my mini project goes, I did my first charla, or talk, yesterday. I worked with parents on the importance of keeping in mind their child's self-esteem. The parents were luckily very participatory which is ONE of my big fears when doing these charlas. It's just super hard to talk to people that just stare at you. Get me? lol. Well, they discussed things and I think it overall went well. Most importantly, I gained the support of the church (the group of parents were there because all their kids are doing their first communion) and I will be working with the youth in the confirmation class which ages are either 15 or 16. I'm so excited about working with youth groups. I think this is actually something I enjoy. YAY! Well, I'd be working with them on topics such as their self-esteem, life skills, and preparing themselves for their future through goals and such. Sounds fun, ay? :)
Last story is super quick. I got elected as co-sheriff or "fiscal" of my training group. What does this mean? People are finally getting to know meee. haha. I'm that badass bitch. haha. Don't hate. I hope everyone understands the importance of this story. In case you are wondering, our training group had to elect officials to take care of certain tasks such as president, vice president, treasurer, etc...it included the sheriff to make sure that things/meetings run smoothly. No, this is NOT to be taken serious. All in good fun...
So, that's my week lovers! Hope this wasn't TOO informative. haha. Love everyone so much! Um, for anyone who reads this...Are you coming to Peru soon? haha. Give me dates if you haven't already!! ;)
Besos. <3
Thursday, October 1, 2009
This is kinda related to Peru..
Ok, so it's related to me and that's what matters. I just finished reading and responding to an email sent by a young girl that I met 2 years ago. I met her on my previous volunteer experience in a super small rural town in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. I guess she now has an email address and decided to fucking write to meeeee! How amazing is that? Super amazing is right! It's hard to actually ever see results when doing volunteer work like this...soo this feels amazing. My outlook on doing volunteer work is simply in the attempt and hope that someone will hear me. This young girl was always so level headed but I'm just so happy to know that she hasn't forgotten our efforts (I had 2 partners during that amazing summer) or forgotten meee. Just thought I'd share some of my thoughts because it's relevant to now.
It's like this solidifies things; this just makes 2 years in Peru appear to have endless possibilities. I was there for only a summer..imagine 2 years. If at the least, it keeps me going. Fuck yeah!!
It's like this solidifies things; this just makes 2 years in Peru appear to have endless possibilities. I was there for only a summer..imagine 2 years. If at the least, it keeps me going. Fuck yeah!!
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