the universe pulling through!
drum roll please
this was my inbox this morning
Estimada Lu,
I have attached the CVs of the people who replied to the job posting for the librarian and teacher position. Why don't you come by the office monday and we can review them together and invite one or two to interview?
Victor Arturo Urquizo*
COPLAN
an hour later i get
Lauren
I wanted to check on your library project. We have approved a donation of $1250 for books subject to the conditions below. Let me know your thoughts
Mike Stafley
Quechua Benefit
We now have a teacher/librarian and books! One sustainable library project coming up!
*emails in this entry are not exact quotes, words have been added for clarification purposes on the part of the blog reader
March 25, 2012
March 24, 2012
24 Marzo 2012
saying goodbye to my family was a million times harder than i expected.
i haven't quite put my finger on why, but it is true that i miss them.
it is such a strange internal struggle: one part of me wants to be able to get dinner with them any night of the week we want, but another part of me won't live in northwest ohio if you paid me.
how can familiarity be so comforting one moment, but i want to run away from it the next? perhaps it is my hunger to learn and travel.
my parents' and brother's trip here was beautiful. i could not have asked for more (except for that one night when i thought the altitude was literally killing my mother, but she woke up healthy the next morning).
when i will see them again is the question that torments my heart and mind.
but, my heart tells me i need to keep moving forward in work, time, and space. who knows where i will be during my gap year between peace corps and grad school... argentina, italy, ireland, uk, france.... what i do know is i made a pinky promise this morning that i would at least visit austin before starting graduate school. that eases my stomach and calms the muscles in my worried face.
i haven't quite put my finger on why, but it is true that i miss them.
it is such a strange internal struggle: one part of me wants to be able to get dinner with them any night of the week we want, but another part of me won't live in northwest ohio if you paid me.
how can familiarity be so comforting one moment, but i want to run away from it the next? perhaps it is my hunger to learn and travel.
my parents' and brother's trip here was beautiful. i could not have asked for more (except for that one night when i thought the altitude was literally killing my mother, but she woke up healthy the next morning).
when i will see them again is the question that torments my heart and mind.
but, my heart tells me i need to keep moving forward in work, time, and space. who knows where i will be during my gap year between peace corps and grad school... argentina, italy, ireland, uk, france.... what i do know is i made a pinky promise this morning that i would at least visit austin before starting graduate school. that eases my stomach and calms the muscles in my worried face.
23 Marzo 2012
got a phone call a couple days ago that the mayor of madrigal and his whole family tumbled down the side of the canyon in a car accident. the mayor's mother died, he, his wife and his two kids (both my students) are in critical condition in the hospital in arequipa. i am headed there to visit in a couple days.
March 22, 2012
March 5, 2012
5 Marzo 2012
Some images of the second round of drafts for the VALE program manual...
Thank you Mario for your brilliance!
Thank you Mario for your brilliance!
March 3, 2012
2 Marzo 2012 take two
Another big win today. Elvis and his mother showed up from
the ranch in time for school to start.
They were both soaked and cold. As I tethered the llama they
used to pack his things Claudia asked, “Luz, what are you going to invite us
to?” Meaning… ‘feed me, please’.
Heck yeah I will feed you! I am so glad you have proven
everyone wrong and showed up in time for Elvis to be in classes when they
begin. I’ll even kiss your stinky feet, I am so excited!
Later I found out she thought they started classes last week
and he had missed a week. I am going to pretend I don’t know that.
2 Marzo 2012
A headache has been attacking me all day. I couldn’t think
straight. I had to stop cleaning and packing to roll around in bed and moan.
I get so few headaches here, I had forgotten how torturous
they are. I can’t believe I worked and studied through these in my university
days. Today, Paracetamol/tlenol didn’t even do the trick. My brain couldn’t
even function enough to listen to the radio or watch a movie.
Finally I made myself soup, and sniffing the vapors did the trick. So now, I have pulled the tire tub into my room and boiling water with eucalyptus leaves to treat what must have been a sinus headache.
Finally I made myself soup, and sniffing the vapors did the trick. So now, I have pulled the tire tub into my room and boiling water with eucalyptus leaves to treat what must have been a sinus headache.
Mmmm hot bath….
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