Flexibility. One of the core requirements of being a Peace Corps Volunteer. In my two years in Peru, I’ve learned to go-with-the-flow, adapt, think on my feet, change plans as I’m actually in the midst of them, etc. This past “swearing-in season” only furthered the importance of having this ability. While I thought I was … More A Lesson in Flexibility
I’m breaking up with the J word. Jealousy, in all its forms and abbreviations, somehow has crept into and planted itself into my almost daily vocabulary. I mean really, who can resist a good, “I’m so peanut butter and jelly of XYZ” comment? Okay, maybe that’s just the valley girl in me. But jealousy isn’t a … More Goodbye Green
Editor’s Note: This is the third of four blog posts chronicling my journey on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. DAY 1 can be found here, and DAY 2 here. And on the third day, I rose again. It was nothing short of a miracle. Before embarking on this trip, I had read and heard that … More Revering the Inca Trail: Day 3
18 months. 1.5 years. One-and-a-half. That’s how long I’ve been in Peru. How does it feel? Well, to be perfectly honest, normal. So normal, in fact, that I knew the anniversary was December 5th, but I didn’t do anything to acknowledge it. It was just one of those, “Oh cool” passing thoughts. No, it’s not … More Normal
As the second largest district in Peru (land mass wise), and with an entire population of more than 30,000 (and growing every day), there is no shortage of new people to meet in Olmos. As a blue-eyed blonde in site, these new people don’t hesitate to ask me who I am, what I’m doing in … More Olmano
Brittany McGee 