Yesterday, there was an earthquake and I ate guinea pig for lunch...just
another typical Sunday. Sorry I haven't been keeping up with blog
updates, they've been keeping us so busy here I haven't been able to
write! But I vow to be more diligent from here on out. But so BIG NEWS! I
got my site assignment last week and I'm headed to the coast! I will be
spending the next two years in Lambayeque, which is a department in
northern Peru so it's going to be HOT. My town is called Monsefú and
it's 32,000 people which is a big site so I'll have my work cut out for
me. It's only 15 minutes from the beach and 15 minutes from the regional
capital of Chiclayo, so basically I hit the jackpot. And therefore I'm
expecting visitors, this means YOU. You can google map it if you want to
see where I am in the world!
I'm actually going there for a site visit on Saturday. We take an
all night bus from Lima for like 15 hours (totally normal here) and then
arrive in Lambayeque to meet the people we will be living and working
with for the next two years! I'm super excited and nervous to meet my
new host family but they sound swell on paper. Should be an awesome and
awkward time. I'll be only a three hour bus ride from my BFF Mandy's
site which is basically like 20 minutes in Peru travel time so we're
feeling pretty good about that. The post office here has been on strike
for like ever (there's always someone on strike in Peru) so if you've
sent me something and I haven't reported that I've got it that's why.
SUPPOSEDLY they're going back to work on August 5th though so I'll get
back to you on that. Oh also, I noticed there was an old man living in
the room across from me in my house for the first time two days ago. I've been
living here for two months. There are THAT many people living in this
house. MISS AND LOVE YOU ALL!
Un abrazo,
Kimberly
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