 | gardening in the darkness
2007-03-21, Celendin, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | The thing our medical doctor told me which has resonated most clearly is how it will take about 6 months to adjust to Perú, in all realms…physically, emotionally and mentally. It seems that way becau... |
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| pushing for a 19
2007-03-13, Celendin, Peru. By: DJTWIst0 | | I am in the final stages of getting back to Sorochuco. Travel in the third world takes a form of its own and distance is meaningless. Before getting to Trujillo, I looked on a map and doing that thin... |
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 | the end of the beginning
2007-02-27, Celendin, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | Sometimes I forget that I’m in Perú instead of in the loving bosom of my family where I should be. I was acutely reminded of this geographic misunderstanding at 3:45AM today when in the combi to Cele... |
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| A week in the campo
2007-02-11, Celendin, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | Every week is something new.
Sundays are market days in Sorochuco and they are always amusing. Even though I am there every Sunday, buying the same fruits and vegetables from the same people, I st... |
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| Transportation is dicey II
2007-02-03, Celendin, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | We only have a few days left to hedonistic trash-show known as “Carnaval.” Everyone within the department of Cajamarca has shifted into the mode here and it’s difficult to walk down the street without... |
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| lazy mouse catching
2007-01-29, Celendin, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | My last trip to the semi-tropical areas of Celendin was quite a contrast to the ambience when I returned. It has been raining like there is no tomorrow and as a result; I am stuck inside quite a bit. ... |
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 | Transport is dicey
2007-01-23, Celendin, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | With an unprecedented 2-days of available internet access, I decided to make the most of this time, so thus warrants a journal entry with no real action.
After finishing up internetting yesterday,... |
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| So apparently i´m a goalie now
2006-12-18, Celendin, Peru. By: djtwist0 | | Apparently Jennifer Lopez covers all her songs in Spanish as well because “My Love Don´t Cost a Thing" is blaring here in the cabina in Celendín. Frankly, I like the English version better because I g... |
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| Peruvian children love dirty socks
2006-12-05, Celendin, Peru. By: DJTwist0 | | All of us newbie Volunteers are over a week deep at this point. I would like to share some interesting stories I have heard about their past weeks.
- One volunteer has been sleeping in his health ... |
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 | Peace Corps begins TOMORROW
2006-11-27, Celendin, Peru. By: DJTwist0 | | Peace Corps was supposed to begin today, but it didn’t, for a variety of reasons.
I am currently in the town of Celendín, which is normally a 4-hour bus ride from the city of Cajamarca. Olivia and ... |
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