Hi all, it’s official, I’m safe and sound in Caraz, my home for the next 5 weeks. Getting here involved a 7 hour overnight bus ride which ended up being much less of a hassle than it at first sounds. I rode with the 5 others that are in the same area as I in a double decker bus and after settling in drifted to sleep watching a movie about Trujillo’s rule in the DR (a nice reminder of Beth ). Rachel and I then continued in a cramped, cold combi and arrived at our houses in Caraz about 9am.

The jobs that it looks like I will be dong are slightly different than what I initially expected, but should be a good fit I feel. I will be designing a program (and database) for local Cuy farmers to track their animals and profits (should be a fun challenge), I will be helping in some way with a local english school, and I will be helping with a CARE international program to help local farmers organize and form cooperatives. The main thing I am nervous about is that some of the guys with CARE have asked me to speak a bit about organization and leadership, and while I know a little about those topics I’m no expert, not to mention that I’m not exactly sure how I would do with public speeches in spanish! But I’ll get that figured out as time goes by. Oh yeah, and I love being overseas during the world cup! Ok, I’m off to explore Caraz a bit, catch you all later!