Day 4

¡Hola,  soy

Anna! Right now, we are all staying with native Peruvian families in a small village called Piscacucho and though at first I know we were all a little apprehensive, I think all of us have learned to become accustomed to the wild dogs, stray horses, and energetic children running around. Today, while starting our first real day of work, I looked down at the soccer field and saw a horse running around the field and the children playing didn’t seem phased at all. Right now, we are all working to build a kitchen for the school so the kids can have a big lunch each day. Speaking of lunch, the food here has been surprisingly good! Everything that Hilda (said “Ilda”) makes for Sara, Annie, and me has been very fresh and natural. We eat a lot of chicken, and last night while we were playing Uno with Joseph and Jean Paul at the dinner table before we ate, Ilda brought in a dead chicken and told us it was our meal for tomorrow…and it was. The chicken is fantastic, but the guinea pig we ate was definitely not my favorite. The families loved our gifts that we gave them, and they were so thankful, especially Ignacio, the father, for his Leatherman and said it would be helpful for work. It’s been a few days without a shower but thanks Mom for the baby powder and wipes to at least disguise my disgusting hair. So far, we have gone rafting in freezing water while we were in Ollyantaytambo (I definitely spelled that wrong woops), played soccer with the kids, listened to a bizarre yet cool Shaman ceremony, and right now we are peeling bamboo for the roof of the kitchen. Today was the first sunny day we’ve had which gave us the chance to finally see the snow-capped glaciers, which are a pretty awesome view for when we’re working. I miss my family and I’m missing my bed, especially since our guide Diego has warned us of lice and bedbugs in the past, but I am having so much fun here and the beauty of the village/country is surreal. Tonight, like most,