ONE WEEK FOLX. One week left living and working in my rural community until I travel to Lima to complete the process of ending service. I’m having a mix of emotions and while I’m excited to reunite with friends and family and start something new I’m also very sad to leave the relationships I’ve developed … Continue reading Finding the Good in Goodbye
El Circuito por La Cordillera Huayhuash
Huayhuash was great. It was so relaxing to be unplugged for a week just moving forward concentrating on where I was walking. Every morning they’d knock on our tent with coca tea and I wouldn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag and wake up, but then the tea worked! Our guide doubled as … Continue reading El Circuito por La Cordillera Huayhuash
Chacra to Cuchara
They say in situations like mine, when you are a volunteer trying to help others, you end up learning more than you teach. As cheesy sounding and cringe worthy as that is, it's true. My whole life my parents, teachers, & friends have told me I'm smart and in some subjects I am. But here … Continue reading Chacra to Cuchara
Season 2: Episode 1
Welcome back to Season Two of "Lily's Life". We've taken a hiatus from normal programming but we're back, better than ever with Year Two (and final year!!) of service! I haven't updated much recently because I guess my life just hasn't been that exciting in the Sierra of Peru but January has some good laughs … Continue reading Season 2: Episode 1
Giving Thanks For Peru
The holidays are a hard time to be far away from family. Luckily, my host family here in Peru treats me like another daughter or sister so I'm very fortunate to have them. But it's still hard when we don't celebrate the same customs and they're not used to the US holidays that I love … Continue reading Giving Thanks For Peru
World Food Day
Día de la Alimentación Monday, October 16th is World Food Day. I have learned of so many new "holidays" this year, I wouldn't believe it all except for all the legitimate organizations and random people tweeting about these seemingly made up days. What's fun about these days is that the kids get off from classes … Continue reading World Food Day
Season 1: Episode 3
On this week's riveting episode of "Lily's Life"... -A moth flew into the flame of my taper candle, committing suicide. I've found dead moths in my candles before but this was the first time I actually saw and heard it. It was odd, as evidenced below in the picture. (now playing: Metallica's Moth Into Flames … Continue reading Season 1: Episode 3
Updates!
Full disclosure: these updates are from more than a week. I didn't have data to post. My bad. -Nailed a kid in the head with a soccer ball. He took it like a champ and didn't cry at all! Unfortunately I can't say that was the first time I've done that. Six year olds, beware! … Continue reading Updates!
A Night At The Embassy
Recently I had the honor of being invited to the US Ambassador's residence in Lima for a reception for a visiting congressional delegation. The delegation was the House Democracy Committee which works with emerging democracies around the world towards stable parliaments. (I think. Google it.) The coolest thing about this committee is that it is … Continue reading A Night At The Embassy
The Power of Positivity
A little bit of a good attitude goes a long way. I am a firm believer that while we can't control our environment, we can control how we react to it which is ultimately more important. I have learned during my time in the Peace Corps that some great coping and integration strategies are being … Continue reading The Power of Positivity
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