Welcome!!!

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog about my Peruvian adventures! For those of you who don't know, I'm going to Lima, Peru to participate as an International Volunteer with the organization, Cross-Cultural Solutions. If you'd like to know more about the program, you can go to www.crossculturalsolution.org. I will be working approximately 4-5 hours a day, Monday through Friday, assisting poor, elderly Peruvians. This special program is called "Los Martincitos" in a section of Lima called Villa El Salvador. I'll be helping out with meals, organizing daily activities like arts and crafts projects or stretching classes and giving the lovely ladies manicures. The program also includes daily cultural activities such as visiting the Incan ruins, trips to the museums, trips to the local markets, Spanish classes and Salsa classes! I'll definitely be heatin' up that dance floor! Arriba! Our weekends are free for day trips, relaxation or writing blogs! Hooray! Oh, and don't think I'll be lonely. I've got 20 other volunteers from across the country to keep me company. We will all be living in a house with 11 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. Can you say bunk beds? Yes, my dream of always wanting to sleep on the top bunk is finally coming true.

Well folks, I leave for Lima on Sunday, May 18th for a 4 week excursion. If anything interesting happens between now and Sunday, I'll write about it. If not, I'll see ya in Peru! Gracias y adios!