I´m beginning to think a ¨normal¨day doesn´t exist...

This past week was crazy, as usual. We celebrated June birthdays, day of the teacher, and Alison´s despedida (goodbye) at the end of the week. Here are some pictures... (I apologize for all the pictures of the kids. I know they might not mean much to you, but I´ve grown very attached to them and can´t get enough of their cute little faces)

Nadia and Andi, two of the volunteers, bought a sweatshirt for each of the children with money that had been donated from their friends and family at home. This winter season has been especially cold, so they decided to help out the kids´ lacking wardrobe. Here they all are in their ¨thug¨ poses. The kids went crazy for these things and have been wearing them ever since.

Pablo and Alfredo looking quite cool in their new jackets. (¨Jumpers,¨ as the English call them)

Thomas and Raul. I want to take Raul home with me.


Alexandra, Ruth, Anabel, and Yovanna dancing to ¨Gasolina.¨ :-)

Magdalena and Alejandra; they´re inseparable.

Juanito, Arnaldo, and Mauricio. I could take them home, too.

Me and Nacida, from the Inicial, which is their equivalent to preschool. We walk over to the Inicial every Monday and teach English and PE.

Piero from Inicial. Yes, he always looks like that, and yes, he´s the cutest little boy ever.

Juan from Inicial. I think he looks like Dora the Explorer´s brother.

Alison and Me, out this past weekend with some other volunteers. She didn´t know it was ugly face picture time, apparently. She leaves tomorrow after 4.5 months here. She´s really sad to be leaving.

This week is my host dad´s birthday, so I decided to cook for him today. I made meatloaf and mashed potatoes. They loved it, of course. How could they not, though? It´s basically a different variation of what they eat every day.

Dessert!!! I think these were the first chocolate chip cookies my host parents had ever eaten. I felt honored :-)

Me and my host mom, Sonia.

This week will be another crazy week, possibly even crazier than the last if that´s possible? On Monday the teachers will not be in the school (their present for day of the teacher, I guess. It´s a bit backwards if you ask me), Tuesday we´re taking all the kids for medical checkups, Wednesday there will be a strike in the city, so we might not be able to make it to the school at all because of the road blocks, so I hear, and Thursday night I leave for Cusco and Machu Picchu for the weekend. I´m so excited!

Love you all a lot,
Jenna