WE ARE IN PERUUUUU!!!

It took over 24 hours to get here but we made it! The traveling was insane. We started off on a bus to NYC. From Port Authority, we took a subway and an air train to JFK Airport then spent around 6 hours sleeping in and roaming around the building. The flights took about ten hours, stopping in Miami in between for 2 hours. Then, to make sure we were safe, we spent 3 more hours in the airport in Lima, Peru. Then we took a taxi to the bus stop and traveled 3.5 hours to Pisco. Then we got the real cultural experience with a rickity bus driving down an old, bumpy dirt road. We were all squished in and were holding on for our lives. But we made it, all very tired and ready for our beds.

In the morning, or afternoon we had a good Peruvian meal and relaxed for a while waiting for our coordinator, Jorge, to arrive. We went to the work site, met the families we were helping and saw what we going to do.

Some exciting things/funny things that have happened so far:
-Kevin had a baby named after him at our work site
-We learned how to do the "@" sign on the Peruvian keyboard (2 ways!!!!)
-We were in a earthquake tremor!!
-Today, a pòlice truck carried the whole group to the house today
-Our hosts played guitar for us with traditional Peruvian songs
-TuTuts are super awesome -- little taxis that drive people around
-All we hear when we walk down the street is "gringos", "blanco", or "chino" and lots of whistles (gringos=white people, blanco=white, chinos=chinese even though Kevin`s not)
-Ray has really bad luck in Peru
-We built the whole foundation of a house in one day
-We saw a monkey!!!!!!!!
-We almost painted the whole mural in one day
-We have yet to eat cuy! - guinea pig is a specialty here
-Food in Peru is AMAZING!

Friday our plan is to explore the country in different ways then we already have and it´s super busy!!

In the morning, we are going to Reserva de Paracas which is the National Reserve, an island off the coast where we will see so much wildlife and plants. Then from there, we will go to Huacachina which is an oasis in the middle of the dessert where we are going to go sandboarding and ride dune buggies. Then, we are going to Ica, Ica to visit Laura`s family and have dinner. After dinner, her cousins have promised to take us to a discoteca!!! Lots of fun but very busy!

We are proud of what we have accomplished so far and ready for another day of hard work but I don`t think anyone wants to leave quite yet. We will write a lot more about the trip when we have the time but for now, enjoy our pictures :)




















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