Emily's Blog

As anyone who has facebook will know I´ve basically had a complete disaster of the last few days. After an absolutely wonderful goodbye party at the nursery, followed by a great day out sandboarding with my new friends, I was so ready to leave. I have been looking forward to going to Cuzco ever since [...]

There is not a moments peace here for all the taxi´s honking their horns. After over three weeks here riding in colectivos everyday I have finally decoded what the honks are saying and split them into five categories: When attracting a new customer: “Hello, you… yes you! I´m over here, that´s right on the other side of [...]

Today Alison (the new volunteer, who´s 26 and from Minnesota) and I went to Huanchaco Beach to tomar un poquito de sol It´s about 40 minutes on the bus from Trujillo, and quite a bus ride it is. I still feel nauseous from all the jolts… it honestly felt like the bus was held together [...]

I am seeing these left, right and centre haha can´t possibly remember them all but here´s a few: – I saw an advertisement for a food company called Fanny.. so far I have seen their name on a can of tuna, and a jar of strawberry jam. Hahaha too many jokes too little internet time [...]

One of the presents which I brought over from England for the children was a jumbo colouring book. Inside are lots of silly pictures of cute looking animals etc. nothing out of the ordinary. So I decided I would get Mama Doris to go through the book with me and teach me the names of [...]

(The Nursery and my little babies) I have fallen head over heels in love… with eight of the most adorable little babies you have ever seen in your whole life! The nursery where I´m working is called el Cunitario de Amor (The Love Unit) it´s run by an organisitation called Wawa Wasi who run nurseries [...]

(Mummy Doris, her family, and her house) Mama Doris lives in Urbanizacion Monserratte, it´s about a 10 minute walk from the centre of Trujillo and completely different to it! Most of the buildings are unfinished, like the builders just took a hike half way through… but the people moved in and started living there anyway [...]

That´s my new name out here Everybody asks me “¿Cuantos años tienes?” and when I give them the answer its a sharp drawing of breath and “Ai, ai, eres jovencita” Translates kind of as little young thing Everyone has been so lovely to me so far. I love them all! Everything is so different out [...]

Through security no probs, weird first experience of a flirting passport control officer… surely inappropriate?! # Landed safe in madrid, now got 1.5 hours before flight to Lima. just trying to find gate # Landed in Lima, couldn’t feel further away from home. Not too overwhelming though now waiting for connecting flight to Trujillo. # [...]