Sneak peeks of Argentina trip...

After my tenure in Peru was up I toured around South America with some PCV buddies.. Unfortunately, I was dumb and accidentally left my digital camera in Lima so I just got the photos from my friends and hence, will be sharing them shortly. Here are a few enticing photos to get you excited.. :)

What could it be? An advancing glacier? Hmm... stay tuned!

Indiana Jones fell down these falls in his latest movie.. but I was content with our boat ride into the splashing mist...

Went to a tropical animal rescue center. Oooh, toucans.

Departing photos from my last week at site...

Last night in San Marcos w some chocolate, some panetón, and some good company!

Sittin' on a hilltop w my host-sis.

What do you think.. Do I need a little visit from Stacy London and Clinton Kelly?

Last visit to the orphanage with the kiddies...

I'm going to miss this so much!!!

Farewell to San Marcos (sniff..)

The only picture I finally managed to take with my host - family. I made them all stand up and gather in the kitchen. Notice the Inca Kola on the table.

My amazing friend Ruth is taking a weaving class. She is good, no? She wove a purse for me for my farewell gift.. So cute.. :)

There's my favorite host-sister.. getting way more fun out of my hammock then I ever did.

Brand New Chavin Museum! :)

I finally made it to the Chavin museum! I was at this event in July when the museum was inaugurated by the president of Peru, Alan Garcia. Unfortunately, I didn't have a special invitation so I had to hang out behind police lines with my visiting friends Stephanie and Meghan (see July blogs..) Anyway, they hadn't decided on a price to charge yet in November so it was still free.. (yay!) I didn't know this so when no one was at the entrance I snuck in spy style and hid behind walls for a while. I hope there were security cameras because it was a good show...

A model of the Chavin ruins.

One of the "Cabeza Clavas" (Nailed Heads). The heads represent the transformation from a human head to an animal head.

I don't know the story behind this guy but he has a funny face.

The famous condor. Most of the Chavin culture relics are separate from the ruins because people would take them or break them off from their original places. Luckily, many of the people with relics didn't move far away and many were donated to the Chavin monument.

A carved shell. (Where did they get a shell? They were in the mountains... Whoa....)

Farewell to the Health Post

In my last week in San Marcos, I gave my final powerpoint presentation (yes, I had to write two formal letters to call the meeting and to request the projector... I accidently requested a "multi-uso" instead of a "multi-media" but they let it slide... basically I requested silverware drawer instead of the computer projector..)

Just a few weeks ago I had done a presentation with my fellow two volunteers but in this one I was flying solo... the lone Conchucos volunteer.. :(

But, now there is a super team of three on the prowl in Conchucos... Yay Peru 12!

Halloween

Celebrating Halloween.. EEUU style:

Team Sport Ancash is the local soccor team of Ancash. Go team!

Newbies come to Musho

In October of 2008, four Peru 12ers came to the Callejon de Huaylas... Three of them ended up with sites in the Conchucos. (That's where I was!) :)

Doing house visits in Musho. Most of the time in a house visit day is actually spent hiking from house to house. As you can see, they're not close together. :)

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