Site Visit 1: Huarez

Recently, all the Peru Peace Corps trainees went on their site visits. Since I am in the environmental group, I had the opportunity to go to the department of Ancash to visit volunteers there and do some exploring. Note: The top photos are Huarez. The bottom are Ranrahirca, where we stayed with a business volunteer named Doug.

I should have taken some photos in California Cafe or Cafe Andino because they were the places where I ended up spending most of my time during my first full day in Huarez. We met an insane amount of Peace Corps volunteers there. Sometimes it´s nice to gather where there is good coffee and bagels. I had French toast with maple syrup for my second breakfast. My first was half of a pitcher of fresh pineapple juice and a cheese empanada at a more Peruvian joint. Later on in my visit, I bought a nice woven bag and a set of panpipes.

Clase nuevo

I apologize for not writing for so long... I hope you guys all enjoy the photos, including the ones below from my trip in October with my old Spanish class. Since then, I´ve enjoyed my new Spanish class, which consisted of my friend Erin (in my old class too. the one with long dark hair), my teacher and me. Needless to say, we talked a lot in class. Our teacher was big on having us speak in paragraphs. We would discuss current events and all kinds of issues. We also practiced the subjunctive and conditional tenses over and over again. I guess it paid off. I had my final placement test during training recently and advanced from INTERMEDIATE MEDIUM to ADVANCED MEDIUM level. Hurrah. Now I´m ready to go speak Spanish all day in site.

Fotos del Paseo

Some photos from my trip to Palle with my Spanish class.