There hasn't been much happening...the biggest thing to report is that in early November, while I was washing the dishes a glass broke apart in my hand and cut me really deeply. I received 6 stitches and learned about Peruvian emergency rooms. The odd thing was that while I was laying on the gurney, Chris had to go to the on-site pharmacy to buy the materials; gloves, string, everything. It cost 11 soles for the whole ordeal--a grand total of $4. The good things were that I was relieved to understand the doctor's Spanish even while in shock, and my Chris was nice enough to knead my bread and wash my hair in the following month :)
Also, last week we went to celebrate Thanksgiving in Trujillo and a nearby beach with Chris' group of Peace Corps volunteers. Trujillo was gorgeous, it has an amazing statue in its town square and we enjoyed some great gringo (foreigner) food at a café in the center of town, as well as a couple really great Peruvian-style sandwiches. There are also lots of used book stores to explore, so we spent a good amount of time there. After, we went about 2 hours outside of Trujillo to another volunteer's site to an amazing (and cheap) hotel on the beach, and started cooking furiously. I made pumpkin pie with the spices my mom sent me, and several veggie dishes. Chris helped make a little of everything, plus a really amazing banana pudding (everyone's favorite dessert of the night). We had 3 turkeys cooked in a huge adobe oven in the back of a bakery--I wish you all could have seen the baker use his 9-foot paddle take the turkeys out of his oven half the size of a garage, but sadly I did not bring my camera. All in all, I ate some very gourmet food.
There were so many Americans and Peruvians!
I also ran in the 5k turkey trot and got a t-shirt for it, yay! I got 7th and Chris 8th, not bad for not running in months.
In a couple weeks now we'll be leaving for Macchu Picchu and Ancash with my friend Beth to celebrate Christmas, I'll let you know all about it :)
Katie,
ReplyDeleteI knew and roomed with your dad at UT Knoxville in the '70s. A number of years ago (I think you were in middle school) I was passing through Denver and paid a short visit to your home. Your dad mentioned that you were interested in writing, and being a writer myself and always wanting to encourage young writers, I gave him a copy of Writing Down the Bones to give to you. As I read your entries tonight, it would appear you learned your lessons well-- good writing is a rare but virtuous trait these days. One little "picky", though: it's "lying" in this instance, not "laying." Anyway, keep up the good work. By the way, I too have a blog if you're interested, though it's very new and a bit more introspective than most: http://pouringmusicfromacup.blogspot.com.