Definatly have no interest in eating chicken feet every day in my soup. I hummored it for a while and I´m done. Lo siento. And. . . not sure yet if this is a culteral norm or just the fun and interesting people i draw into my life but I also will NOT pop zits on other people. Lo siento.
Today was my first full 7am-7pm shift with the kayak people. Way fun and a shit-ton of work! First off we haul 6 2X guetto kayaks on a cart with weels about 3/4 of a mile. Then to be drug accross the sand and unloaded. They´re really busy the whole day! My job is to drag boats up after a session and to launch people. Explain how to kayak (in Spanish) and the rules. Neat!! And to close: clean all boats, pack up PFD´s, paddles, and huff the boats up hill the 3/4 mile. So happy to play poney and show off mi muscules :)
Ok, tired and plastering the inside of a neighbors house tomorrow at 7:30am.
Besos
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Lets be Honest Here,
We all talk to ourselves now and again. Those of use who live solo more so than others I think. Last year in Peru it was really neat to learn spanish through emersion, but there was always lots of American volenteers to speek engish with. NOw i´m the only english speeker arround and I tell you what; I´ve never talked so much to myself in my entire life. Whitch is saying something.
In more EXCITING news: I got myself a real job. And get this: It´s in a BRICK factory as a welder!! Neat!! Blokes and welding, just a little HOT SEX sandwitch if I do say so (and I do). I went yesterday for my first day and negotiations. Pretty sure I´m the first girl the other male employees have ever seen on the job site. Not to mention that I´m white. The double takes we hella entertaining. The work is Monday - Friday, 8am-6pm, and lunch in included :) Mostly a wet dream for me because if I were in seattle i´ld be in a boat yard. In Peru I´m in a factory that´s under construction because it´s new ie: the welding projects a BIG and way interesting. Ex: I´m making parts for a huge ass machine that transports massive numbers of wet bricks to the oven. The welding team is about 7 people and from what I can tell we´ll all be in small groups working on verious projects. Sigh, what a life¿?
AND!! I have a job on the weekends at a kayaking busines with a other friends. Saturday and sunday I´ll be playing at the beach for cash :)
All I can say is THANK GOD for Ken at CSR marine in Ballarg for teaching me the ways of welding without holding my hand. With giving me real projects and a new view on working environments. And of course Me´ Rome for letting me weld-in partitions in the building in Africa almost on my own. Experiance is worth HOURS more that a classroom. AND AMEN TO THAT BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool Beans
In more EXCITING news: I got myself a real job. And get this: It´s in a BRICK factory as a welder!! Neat!! Blokes and welding, just a little HOT SEX sandwitch if I do say so (and I do). I went yesterday for my first day and negotiations. Pretty sure I´m the first girl the other male employees have ever seen on the job site. Not to mention that I´m white. The double takes we hella entertaining. The work is Monday - Friday, 8am-6pm, and lunch in included :) Mostly a wet dream for me because if I were in seattle i´ld be in a boat yard. In Peru I´m in a factory that´s under construction because it´s new ie: the welding projects a BIG and way interesting. Ex: I´m making parts for a huge ass machine that transports massive numbers of wet bricks to the oven. The welding team is about 7 people and from what I can tell we´ll all be in small groups working on verious projects. Sigh, what a life¿?
AND!! I have a job on the weekends at a kayaking busines with a other friends. Saturday and sunday I´ll be playing at the beach for cash :)
All I can say is THANK GOD for Ken at CSR marine in Ballarg for teaching me the ways of welding without holding my hand. With giving me real projects and a new view on working environments. And of course Me´ Rome for letting me weld-in partitions in the building in Africa almost on my own. Experiance is worth HOURS more that a classroom. AND AMEN TO THAT BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool Beans
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The Sand Becomes Lovely
Yesterday was my first day at the center and I think we may have to make it a part time job thang. They have it pretty set up there. Volenteer parents for child care, a cook in the kitchen, karate/dance/beading classes, and extra curiculars like Bolly(volly ball) and soccer. Neat! I´m going to start the Peruvian version of curves. If you´re gunna have classes for the chitlins, you might as well have classes for the moms who stay at home all day. The rub: getting women here to exercise. . .
In other news on the job front, I´ve got a job helping a family finish their house. They are really great people; dad works and mom tells him what to buy and where to put it in the house. Literaly, she stays at home all day and designs her own house. Delegater, Cool!
Went to the beach where my host brother works for a kayak company that another friend, Haite, ownes. I ended up kayaking for about an our and a half all the way out out out past the mainland points of the bay. It was beautiful! Interesting crabs on shore, huge swells, open ocean, and sunshine dust. When we finaly returned, the kid I was with had a bike that he borrowed me, a fixie, I know, but a BIKE!!!!! He said it was no prob to ride the bike home; so I did. Here´sthe deal: If you try and ride your bike up hill in the sand in Peru you WILL FALL and cut your knee open on a dirty something and cause a commotion with the nieghbors. Definatly the perfect ´´Gringa´´ move. Woops. The mother of a friend instisted on cleaning up my mess and feeding me some sort of pudding relative.
THE END
In other news on the job front, I´ve got a job helping a family finish their house. They are really great people; dad works and mom tells him what to buy and where to put it in the house. Literaly, she stays at home all day and designs her own house. Delegater, Cool!
Went to the beach where my host brother works for a kayak company that another friend, Haite, ownes. I ended up kayaking for about an our and a half all the way out out out past the mainland points of the bay. It was beautiful! Interesting crabs on shore, huge swells, open ocean, and sunshine dust. When we finaly returned, the kid I was with had a bike that he borrowed me, a fixie, I know, but a BIKE!!!!! He said it was no prob to ride the bike home; so I did. Here´sthe deal: If you try and ride your bike up hill in the sand in Peru you WILL FALL and cut your knee open on a dirty something and cause a commotion with the nieghbors. Definatly the perfect ´´Gringa´´ move. Woops. The mother of a friend instisted on cleaning up my mess and feeding me some sort of pudding relative.
THE END
Monday, February 21, 2011
DENDRITAS
There is absolutly no reson why I should be struggling with three languages right now. Mostly because I really only speek one but I tell ya, I can NOT shake my small sesotho. Ing¿ Que¿ What¿ I´ve been catching up with a lot of people, witch is great but I really feel like my head is gunna blow! But on the plus side i´m learning a fricken language and my cussing has sugnificantly dissolved. I got nada.
Yesterday morning was full of total tamales with onions and bread and tea and most importantly a great family. Then off to the market where we ran about in the labyrenth of ´" un sol un sol un sol!!!!!!!!" and came back on the most packed bus i´ve ever been in with close to 300lb of fish, octopus, potatos, green things, and tomatos. Right on food!!!
Then, off to the hair saloon at 5pm with Eleazar and Edwardo. The barber was an aspireing drag queen and i only wish my lovelies in seattle could have been here to help! Where are you Thom-nus¿
And here i am, monday, listioning to Malue tell me about the world as if i understand everything she´s saying :)
Hasta
ps, LISA and BRION, Leonardo has a brand spankén new brother named Mateo! Photos to come.
Yesterday morning was full of total tamales with onions and bread and tea and most importantly a great family. Then off to the market where we ran about in the labyrenth of ´" un sol un sol un sol!!!!!!!!" and came back on the most packed bus i´ve ever been in with close to 300lb of fish, octopus, potatos, green things, and tomatos. Right on food!!!
Then, off to the hair saloon at 5pm with Eleazar and Edwardo. The barber was an aspireing drag queen and i only wish my lovelies in seattle could have been here to help! Where are you Thom-nus¿
And here i am, monday, listioning to Malue tell me about the world as if i understand everything she´s saying :)
Hasta
ps, LISA and BRION, Leonardo has a brand spankén new brother named Mateo! Photos to come.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
RESPORATOR¿?
Ok I have forgotten how costic Lima is. The drive to San Francisco de Asis was slightly dificult because of that dame Lima smoggedge! But here I am in the desert and HAPPY!
When Erica said I would have my own house, I assumed that it would be a small, one room, cardboard casita. Wrong. Her mom has given me a real house made of bricks, painted yellow. It is a two bed, one bath streight up house. The problem is I´m a pansy and it´s too big for a hobbit such as myself :) Therefore I´m living with the Flukers right now and couldn´t be more enjoying.
It´s a big family with limitless love and caring. Mama y papa y 3 sons, 1 five year old daughter (who is my bestie btw), y one incredibly energetc Grand Mama! I have my own room and a pocket for my toothbrush in the bathroom. Internet and washing machine included.
Last night I was up till 1am showing photos and talking with Brion (brother) and Eleazar. Tee Hee. I slept like a rock, so heavy in fact that I only barly think I remember a MASIVE earth quake last night. It was like any ól storm on the boat but in retrospect more like sleeping on top of a washer dryer. WOWZA!! I think that´s my first reall tremmer, eh¿?
Any-hoo, today I have organized my new house and later to the beach for kayaking compatitions. Nice!!
Over and out; cuchhhhhhck
PS. I also watch Milo and Otis in spanish with english subtitles with Malue (5 year sister) I´m happy to share my childhood with this one, let me just say.
When Erica said I would have my own house, I assumed that it would be a small, one room, cardboard casita. Wrong. Her mom has given me a real house made of bricks, painted yellow. It is a two bed, one bath streight up house. The problem is I´m a pansy and it´s too big for a hobbit such as myself :) Therefore I´m living with the Flukers right now and couldn´t be more enjoying.
It´s a big family with limitless love and caring. Mama y papa y 3 sons, 1 five year old daughter (who is my bestie btw), y one incredibly energetc Grand Mama! I have my own room and a pocket for my toothbrush in the bathroom. Internet and washing machine included.
Last night I was up till 1am showing photos and talking with Brion (brother) and Eleazar. Tee Hee. I slept like a rock, so heavy in fact that I only barly think I remember a MASIVE earth quake last night. It was like any ól storm on the boat but in retrospect more like sleeping on top of a washer dryer. WOWZA!! I think that´s my first reall tremmer, eh¿?
Any-hoo, today I have organized my new house and later to the beach for kayaking compatitions. Nice!!
Over and out; cuchhhhhhck
PS. I also watch Milo and Otis in spanish with english subtitles with Malue (5 year sister) I´m happy to share my childhood with this one, let me just say.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Note to self. . .
I have arrived! Neat!!!! All of my flights/connections were so perfectly close. I get off a plane and walk two gates down, get on the next plane. If I had not been so tired to start with I might have been nervous about that. Shrug: good thang I'm a champion :)
My spanish is coming back but mostly in what I'm understanding. I feel myself plying double dutch and missing the second rope every other swing. sheeesh!!!
Today I will be blabbling with Erica's Mom about the center and what kind of things she needs help with. Then she will take me down to the community, like and hour south, and then I might pee with excitement!!!
Punch line is: All is well down south so far and probably not the best idea to travel the day after a large tattoo. Although I am quite happy with Jason's craft. My leg gooed on the 6hr flight from Houston to Lima and stuck to my pants. Cute, I know.
Signing off,
Emily
My spanish is coming back but mostly in what I'm understanding. I feel myself plying double dutch and missing the second rope every other swing. sheeesh!!!
Today I will be blabbling with Erica's Mom about the center and what kind of things she needs help with. Then she will take me down to the community, like and hour south, and then I might pee with excitement!!!
Punch line is: All is well down south so far and probably not the best idea to travel the day after a large tattoo. Although I am quite happy with Jason's craft. My leg gooed on the 6hr flight from Houston to Lima and stuck to my pants. Cute, I know.
Signing off,
Emily
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
And She's Off!!
Right-o! Less than one month ago I was toying with a pipe dream of visiting San Francisco de Asis in Peru around my birthday. Knowing that with my work schedule at Holy Names Academy my visit in March would be impossible I started to brainstorm. The HNA girls have no breaks in March so I figured if I was ever going to get down South it would have to be linked up with my current absence. If I traveled to Peru immediately after returning from Lesotho, Africa then it would be unnoticed that I was actually vacationing.
What was at first the pondering of a short vacation has turned into a full on MOVE to Peru. If you're gunna do something, ya might as well go all in I say!
The plan was/is to stay with the Flukers; a family I love dearly who have agreed to take me in. Jobs are no problem when left to my own devises; "I'll just find one when I get there." Much to my surprise and all in all foreign to my usual 'build it when we get there' attitude, the NGO that we built a community center for last year would like to hire me to help organize at the center and be maintenance girl, what have you. The job also comes with housing. WELLL DONE!
I'm out the 17th of February :)
What was at first the pondering of a short vacation has turned into a full on MOVE to Peru. If you're gunna do something, ya might as well go all in I say!
The plan was/is to stay with the Flukers; a family I love dearly who have agreed to take me in. Jobs are no problem when left to my own devises; "I'll just find one when I get there." Much to my surprise and all in all foreign to my usual 'build it when we get there' attitude, the NGO that we built a community center for last year would like to hire me to help organize at the center and be maintenance girl, what have you. The job also comes with housing. WELLL DONE!
I'm out the 17th of February :)
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