A New Year

   They past few months have been busy, and full of travels.  For Thanksgiving I went to visit some volunteers in Ancash, just above Lima.  Hiking in the Cordillera Blanca was gorgeous, and it was great to celebrate the day of thanks with some good friends.

   In December we had medical checks and year-in program meetings in Lima, which was fun because we got to see all the volunteers from our training group; it had been since March when we were all together last.  Thankfully I'm healthy and had fun presenting about my projects, most notably the Library progress.  It's summer here, and there are a lot of kids who come to the library to read everyday during their summer vacations - it's a lot of fun recommending books and encouraging them to keep it up.  I'll be back in site for a solid period of time, now, and am looking forward to some interesting projects, such as a youth group of health promoters to teach about healthy sexual practices with the goal of AIDS prevention.  My parents are coming to visit in April, and I'm really looking forward to seeing them and traveling around a little.