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anna howard shaw day.
thursday marked my first valentine’s day in peru. here in peru, it is also dia de la amistad (day of friendship). so a few other volunteers and i decided to get together and spend the day at the beach,...
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campeonata.
the jovencitas on their way to lambayeque. generally speaking, young women stay in their houses most of the day, helping with chores and taking care of small siblings or nieces and nephews. so...
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farewell to samuel (read: sam-well).
despedida group lunch: ceviche on the beach-e. one thing that should be noted about peace corps. each of our experiences is unique. no two services are the same. even those of us who serve so closely...
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taking over the sierra.
beautiful huascaran. or really, it would have been that the sierra took over me, since i spent the entire time there with a terrible cold that i am just now really getting over. in fact, it took two...
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(b)earth day.
where to even start? yesterday was an incredible (and long) day, and i felt love from all over the world. a birthday is quite the holiday in peru. in fact, legally, people are free from all work for...
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the great may escape.
goodness gracious. my, oh, my how time has escaped us…or really just me. after celebrating the most incredible peruvian birthday, i hopped on a plane to visit friends and family in the us. i was...
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(girl)friends.
my lambaysexy ladies (+zack) at camp alma. friends are always a necessity. they are always important. and my time in peru has proven to me how important that truly is. i read on a blog once that we as...
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home. +1.
peru on our world map. well. this month marks my one year mark of living in peru. i did it! but really, to live and adapt and integrate into a foreign country is not a cake walk, but it has also been...
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una noche en el campo.
dinner by candlelight. a couple of weeks ago, i had the opportunity to have a sleepover with one of my lambaybesties in the campo. she lives in a caserio outside of changoyape. the next day i was going...
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chaparri!
a couple of weeks ago, i received a last minute phone call from my friend, tina, who asked ali and i to join the ministerio de turismo at chaparri…all expenses paid. of course i knew better than to say...
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