Monday, September 22, 2008

Hola a todas y muchas fotas.

Hello everyone. Here's a warning that because of my sickness over the weekend, I understand I was late to posting and therefore have posted...about 3 blogs today. So you all should have fun catching up on those blogs, as I had fun typing them all up in bed. =]

But here are some pictures as well that I was finally able to upload.

Inca kola, Sigg & un alfajor.
My very first meal in Peru in the Lima airport. My Sigg bottle full of water, an Inca Kola, and an alfajor. =]



My bedroom for the next two months.
My bedroom. #201. Holler! =]



My bathroom.
I can't tell you how happy I was when I found I would only ahve to share the bathroom with my roomates and not the whole hosue.



My shower that provides hot water when it wants to.
My shower which can provide the most awesome hot shower if you catch it at the right time.



Default myspace pic in my bathroom. =]
Had to do the Myspace pic in the bathroom mirror. ;] I look tired after 25 hours of travelling. BLECH.



Marcelo.
Marcelo, one of the little boys I work with.



Arianne.
Arianne, this precious little girl at work.



Nicol and me (the little girl I met the first day.)
Nicol, the little girl I met that first day that I visited the center.



Arianne and her runny nose.
Arianne with her runny nose. =[



The boys trying to gather all of the plastic balls to count.
The little boys I work with trying to gather all of the plastic balls and practice their colors and counting.



Viva El Peru Glorioso. Cusco. =]
The side of the mountain that says "Viva El Peru Glorioso. I don't know if the Hollywood sign has anything on this. =]



Catedral.
Catedral en La Plaza de Armas.



Catedral.



Catedral.



Beautiful archways in the Plaza de Armas.
The beautiful archways all along the Plaza de Armas.



Cusco is pretty much always like this if it's not raining.
Cusco is pretty much always this beautiful and bright whenever it's not raining. I love it.



Palacio de Justicia.
Palacio de Justicia. I'm assuming their City Hall maybe?



Palacio de Justicia.
The Palacio de Justicia again.



Back ruins area of one of the catedrals.
Back ruins area of one of the catedrals.



The back of one of the catedrals.
Back of one of the catedrals. Have yet to visit any of them yet so I'm still not sure what each is called. =]



Chicharroneria! WITH ADOBO!
This awesome Chicharroneria on San Andres with a sign for Adobo!!! I swear, I felt so homesick when I saw this sign. Please send down some adobo, tocino, and filipino bbq. =[



The beginning of the march.The beginning of the march on Friday against the cut of milk rations.




Yasmin and her sign.
Yasmin trying to carry a sign. =]



Arianne y tu mama.Arianne and her mom.



Yasmin y tu mama.
Yasmin and her mom.



The march making its way through the Plaza.
The march on its way through the Plaza de Armas.




Hostal Madison!
Hotel Madison! I took this one for you Maddie. Maybe we'll come back to Peru together and stay there. =]



The boys before futbol.
Some of the boys of the house with their "Pro footballer faces" before trying to find a game. top row: Matt, Jake. Bottom row: Yuen, Ben.



A woman from the protest of the campesinos.
A woman I saw this morning during the protest of the campesinos.



Residential places near Avenida el Sol.
This little residential area a block from Avenida el Sol.



Arch on a side street of Avendia el Sol.
The architecture here is just so amazing. Another archway I saw and loved.



Jose Quinones
Military hero statues are quite popular here, and there's a whole street lined with them.



Jose Quinones



Jose Quinones



Government official house?
Some really extravagant house I saw that I think may or may not belong to some government official or some important person. After all, there were military personnel outside.



La Fonda del Sol.
This cute little restaurant I saw with little Tiki umbrellas. I'll have to try it one day. =]



Hope you all enjoy my MANY posts. =] Til tomorrow. xxoo

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

wahoo! i was worried for a bit there. thanks for the shout out! i'm pretty sure we still have the game somewhere in that wacky house of mine. great pics, it looks crazy beautiful there.

can't wait for the next update! =D

Unknown said...

What beautiful photographs! I won't be a dork and tell you to keep using those leadership skills. OK, I just did. :)