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January 30, 2005The WeekendSeems like this has been my first free weekend since IŽve gotten here. I guess IŽve just been doing too many important things for the good of the children of Cusco. So I finally had a chance to check out...Read this update January 28, 2005CarpenteringToday was spent with more carpentering. Got up bright and early to be at work at 8. We went looking for more wood, but as it happens, there is a shortage of inexpensive, dry wood in the Cusco wood district....Read this update January 27, 2005WoodThis morning, me and the head carpenter went to buy some wood for the woodshop, as we were running low. It was kind of an interesting experience shopping around at the different woodshops trying to find the best deal on...Read this update January 26, 2005UPDATEMachu Picchu has been completed! It should be up now. Hope that satisfies some curiosity....Read this update January 25, 2005ShoppingToday, upon arrival at the orphanage, I was informed that instead of working at the carpentry shop today, I would be taking two small orphans to town to buy some clothes. Despite not knowing where I was going, what I...Read this update January 23, 2005FutbolThis afternoon, I was invited to a soccer game with my host brother, Elio, and his 3 year old son, Diego. They are both avid fans of the local team, the Ciencianos, as they should be. The past couple of...Read this update Machu Picchu!I will sum up my trip my entire trek to Machu Picchu, in one, tour de force gournal entry. It all began on the thirteenth of January, 2005. I packed as little as possible into a backpack, picked up my...Read this update January 22, 2005Puru by PickupYesterday, after a short visit to the Hogar in the morning, (where I managed to learn the entire sign alphabet) I had been invited to go with my host sister, Claudia, and several of her friends, out to a house...Read this update January 20, 2005Hangin OutNot much to speak of today, IŽve got a bit of a cold, so today was spent home, sleeping and reading. But I did add a new entry with plenty o pictures, posted on Jan 12, so check it out....Read this update January 19, 2005Hogar de las EstrellasToday was my first day at Hogar de las Estrellas, the orphanage where I will be working for the rest of my stay in Cusco. An interesting catch that I had not been expecting, is that the majority of the...Read this update January 18, 2005Phase III havenŽt been quite up to date with these things, so IŽll start again at now, and fill in the gap as I have time, and it is an interesting gap. Anyway, I got back to Cusco from Machu Picchu...Read this update January 12, 2005A Trip to the CountryIŽll try to sum up my gap in a couple of enties, with a little bit of well implemented summarization. On January 10, I headed off on a trip to the country, to the city of Ollantaytambo, which would later...Read this update January 08, 2005Market ValueToday was dedicated to the plentiful markets of Cusco. Where you can buy anything from sheep heads to mysterious jungle fruit. At the market of San Pedro, where most of Cusco does its grocery shopping, theres an incredible selection of...Read this update January 07, 2005Exploring CuscoToday began my explorations of the cultural attractions of the city of Cusco. And what attractions they were. Me and my guide, Julio, visited the Inca temple of the sun, La Coricancha, and the massive site that sits above Cusco...Read this update January 06, 2005My New FamilyToday I was introduced to my new family here in Cuzco after a brief tour of the city. Its quite a nice place, with mountains all around and lots of red tiled roofs. You might describe the people of Cuzco...Read this update January 05, 2005It BeginsI arrived in Cuzco on Wednesday after three somewhat uncomfortable flights. Everything went smoothly until I got to Lima. The good news: they only lost one of my bags; the bad news: it was the one with all my stuff...Read this update |
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