So, It has been about 2 months since my last entry so I will try to make this one as long and entertaining as possible.
Where we left off was the beginning of March, where I had just finished pouring the cement for the trenches of the earthbag project. Now the earthbag building is almost complete. If you want to see pictures of the project from start to finish click here.
Then on March 17 a giant group of us all went to Lima for Saint Patrick's day and partied it up. Then I was supposed to go to Cuzco to meet up with some PSF friends but there was a miner's strike so all the buses going south were delayed for 3 days. I didn't want to wait that long so I decided to go with a group of awesome girls to Huanchaco.
After the 9 hour night bus ride north, we arrived at 5am to Trujillo, the second largest city in Peru. From there, we took an hour long, bumpy, sketchy, crouded, 1 sol bus ride to Huanchaco.
Let me just say this to describe Huanchaco: I want to live there forever. It is this small sunny beach surf town, not much unlike Santa Cruz. There are little shops everywhere and an adorable AWESOME market that I didn't get lost in (unlike the massive Pisco market). I love it. AND, I just found out there is an NGO there that is in constant need of volunteers... (hmmmm gap year #2?...)
The hostel that we stayed at in Huanchaco was 15 soles a night, which is around $5. It had really comfy beds and it had an entire camping area with a campfire and a 'kitchen' , if you can call it a kitchen. It had three gas burners. lol. And a fridge. But we made some epic meals in the three weeks I was there.
Yes, I ended up staying for three weeks. What did I do there, you may wonder... Well, multiple people from PSF met us there and at one point we were up to 12 of us. Every morning we would go to the market to get food for dinner then we had lunch at Luca's a super cheap super awesome italian man who made super amazing pizzas and pastas. Then we would normally have nap or bracelet making time then around 4:00 we would start cooking dinner. YUM! That's about all we did in Huanchaco. I surfed one day, I was aweful.
The thing that made Huanchaco the best time ever was the amazing people I was with and the awesome conversations and fun times we had together. It's amazing how close you get to people who you've only known for a month or two, but when you are living, eating, and working with them every day, its hard NOT to get to know them. I am having such an awesome time here.
After Huanchaco, I went to Iquitos, then back to PSF. More to come on that in the next few days or so, when I have the motivation to sit down and type with my aching hands. To see pictures check out my Peru, Wanky Hipster Photography, tagged photos, and In the Jungle albums on Facebook.
