Feeling Indigenous

So I feel like I've been somewhat absent from my blog lately, but now I'm back and in force...or something like that. These photos go all across the board, so hang on tight.

Killu and I. Showing off my new poncho.

This picture looks a little too model-ish, but I just wanted you all to see how cool my poncho looks. And believe it or not, this isn't just me being a toursit, the people in my community actually wear these things, although red is more common than my posh grey-blue.

A giant slug that appeared the other night in friend's bathroom...i should have put my hand there for reference, but anyways, it was about the length of my middle finger or more

A cute picture of Killu in my patio taken by a friend. He loves to play fetch.

This is a good picture of what most every street in Licto looks like. Caught a little Killu tail in the picture.

The cathedral in Licto. Looks sort of out of place, but it's beautiful. The thing is, Licto was founded (officially) in 1540 by a Spaniard, and before that was a settlement since before the times of the Incas...so I'm sure it had to have been an important town at some point in its more than 500 years of history. It's cool to think that people have lived where I live now since long before my country was even founded.

Have a great Holy Week everybody! In a week from now I'll be on my way to Costa Rica for my brother's wedding. We'll see if I can drop a post at some point during my trip. Take care ev'rybody.

A Day in the Life of...

This week I finally got around to taking a few pictures at 'work' so that you all can see a little bit of what my work actually looks like instead of just reading about it from time to time. Mind you, this is just one of my jobs, but it's probably where I spend most of my time and energy.

Lourdes, one of the youngest in my youth group, is daughter to a deaf mother and as far as I know doesn't know her dad (or it's also fairly likely that he died when she was still a baby).

Some of the kids in my youth group working in the classroom where I work with my youth group two days a week and teach computer classes one day a week. (Jonathan, Darío, Juan Carlos, and Juan Pablo)
My counterpart, Jimena, who comes to Licto about once a week, hugging Lourdes.

More of the kids in my youth group. (Hugo, Jefferson, Daniel, and Segundo)

View of the schoolyard and the back of the church. For as poor as the school is and as crusty as the classrooms are, this patio, the church, and the mountains in the background make for pretty scenery.

The front part of the church, as viewed from my classroom.

The youngest (and most hyperactive) of my youth group, Jonathan, giving Killu a hug.

So, one night while I was cooking, Killu decided to dig a hole in the yard. It just so happens that it had been raining all day. I guess maybe he wanted to know what it felt like to be a chocolate lab.

Another view of chocolate lab Killu.

Totally unrelated, I found this picture online that a friend posted from a youth group trip back in 1999 or so. The scary part is how little I've changed.

Well, that's all for now, hope it'll tide you over until the next time I have something interesting to post.