She is particularly hilarious so I wanted to share some more quotes from her blog that I find particularly relatable or hilarious...
"Roadside diners, the places where my busses stop and have us all get off for a quick and dirty menú, have become one of my favorite things. I don't know why. They are gross and awesome. They are like the fast food of Peru. I have two: one on the way to Chiclayo, that is just a little joint by the orange bridge, and one on the way to Chota, that is in the plaza of the little town of Chancay Baños.
You get there and you have just a couple of options - maybe pollo guisado, carne guisado, arroz con pollo, and sopa de res - and you are like, "Man, those have to be the four least appetizing Peruvian dishes. Guess I'll get the arroz con pollo, again, because at least it's not completely buried in grease." Then you dig in with a spoon and your fingers, trying to find the meat lost in the rice and you get covered in grease anyways and you pour on the ají, even though it looks like you may lose your intenstinal wall later from it, and it burns til you are crying and they bring you a nasty, nasty chicha morada to wash it down and all you have to clean up with are these little strips of glossy and completely unabsorbant recycled paper. And when you get back on the bus, all you can do is pass out.
God, it's great."
"The Bad:
- At the hot springs today, I learned that it's official. I do not like playing with children. Except for specific children that I like, such as my friends kids and my nieces and such. But random groups of children of strangers? Leave me alone.
- The Muni finally grew a pair and told me to give up on the library idea, as they were never going to help me and were never going to encourage anyone else to help me because reading is stupid and no one wants to do it.
- No matter how much they fix up the road, they don't make the drivers be any less drunk.
- I have a sore throat. Almost always.
- Did I mention rainy season?
The Strange:
- I am scared of going home in eight months.
- I am a rollercoaster less than ever. I love-hate this place. It doesn't even change anymore. I don't go back and forth on loving it then hating it. I both all the time. It will never cease to amaze and fascinate me. Home seems so sterile compared. But hot water..."
"The Things I Miss:
- English
- Anonymity
- Bagels
- Yards
- Maple trees
- Bacon
- Various People
- Closets
- Not feeling awkward
- Convenience stores
- Convenience in general
- Quiet
- Stocked kitchens
- Toasters
- Tiled bathroom floors
- Clean pets
- Couches and comfy chairs
- Even remote punctuality
- Melty cheeses and bready breads
- Room to walk down the sidewalk
- Lawsuits
- Customer service
- Ice cubes
- Hot water on tap
- Drinking water on tap
- Snow
- Comfortable vehicles
- Safe Vehicles
- Functional vehicles
- Variety in music
- Polite children
- Polite adults
- To-go cups
- Hours of operation
- Diversity
- Readers
- TV
- Clean smells
- Washing machines
- Dryers
- Autumn leaves"
You can keep up with her blog at:
http://plentyofintention.blogspot.com/
It is funny that I find her, and every other volunteer I know who finish service the same time I do beginning to obsess about the next step. Like we are leaving tomorrow. I feel like July is a thousand years away and so many people are acting like it is going to fly by.
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