Time Is Flying By

I apologize that it's been more than a week since I made my last post! Although in my mind I was going to make posts weekly, I've gotten busy with different activities and volunteer work. On the 26th, I'm going on a five day mission trip to a town called Chincha and will likely post at a time after that. For now It's going to be a quick and somewhat choppy post.

The last two and a half weeks have gone by quickly. I actually feel like I know a little bit of Spanish now. Enough that I recognize words and can *somewhat* (read barely) follow conversations. The community is great, and it feels like I've been in Peru for a lot longer that I have. Below are pictures of the Church I go to.

Figure 1: Church.

Figure 2: A lucky picture of the courtyard not being used.

Although I am learning, most of the time I don't have the vocabulary to vocalize what I did for the day, what I'm going to do later, or how I'm feeling. Not talking (as much as I normally do) has caused me to feel somewhat contemplative. I think it's a good thing for now. I see Peru as an opportunity to understand myself more, and part of that, is time away from other people. On the other hand, it is important that I fully throw myself into learning Spanish since I am going to be here for 5 months.

In my last post, I promised to take pictures of the people I hang out with and my family.  I forgot, of course, so I raided Facebook for some photos! Below are the pictures.

Figure 3: Alejo, who's pretty much my boss. As you can tell he likes to rap.

Figure 4: This is Carlos. He is the only child of Janet and Augusto, the family I live with.

I'll try to get more photos at a later time.

Miss you all!