Sick Day

Three weeks ago, I went on a late afternoon/early evening walk with 3 neighbors and my 5-year-old host niece. We crossed the Old Pan Am Highway and walked through fields of mango, maracuya, banana, and a variety of other produce. The chacras seemed to stretch on for miles and the site of green everything was … More Sick Day

Sunday with Cesar

Last Sunday, I was introduced to Cesar. Cesar, an elderly, single man with grown daughters in the States (Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico – okay, the States and US territories to be exact), has been a friend of the Olmos area Peace Corps volunteers for quite some time. A Peru 18 MAC (environment) volunteer met him … More Sunday with Cesar