This entire past week I have been in Huaraz because we had Quechua (the native Peruvian language) classes. The Peace Corps wants the volunteers in Ancash to have extra Quechua classes since we live in an area where a lot of Quechua speakers live. Quechua is a very strange and interesting language that sounds almost Asian to me. And I really suck at it...I am really bad at learning languages. I had to work by butt off to learn Spanish but I was super motivated and I worked really hard and eventually did learn it. So we'll see how this strange Quechua language goes for me!
I do miss Huallanca but it has been really nice to be in Huaraz for a week where the weather is warmer, I have internet, cell service, my Peace Corps friends to hang out with every day, and delicious food at all the great restaurants here. I bought a salad and just about died of happiness to finally consume a green vegetable since in Huallanca we only eat potatoes. It was also SO nice to have cell service to be able to talk to Kaeli, my Peace Corps best friend every day who lives in northern Peru on the coast. In Huallanca I don't have movistar cell service there unless I get really lucky and find service by chance at the top of the church tower after climbing about five sets of rickety latters. Its also so nice to have constant internet and be able to talk to my loved ones back in the states :) HOWEVER, while this "city" life in Huaraz has been nice for the past week, I miss Huallanca and I am ready to go back! I can't wait to see my family and start working with the youth again :)
Yesterday, a group of 5 of us girls in Ancash went for a beautiful hike to a crystal clear, sky blue lake at the very foot of a glacier. The altitude was at 15,000 ft and we thought we were going to die hiking up the last mountain, but we made it and the view was so worth it :)
I love living in Ancash and being surrounded by the beauty of glaciers and mountains!!!
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| The start of the hike |
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| So beautiful!!! |
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| The view we saw once we made it up the last mountain :) |
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| Sky blue water |
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| Crystal clear! |
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