Paucartambo

Well, off today to Paucartambo and unfortunately dealing with the unpleasant experience of getting my plane ticket home (ouch). It is official that even though I am excited about the prospect of school I do not want to leave Cusco!! I love this city, I love this country and I love my life here- leaving is going to be beyond brutal, even though I know I'll be back I know it won't be soon enough. Everything has leveled out so well, work has been great, traveling this week, friends, even Spanish classes...I guess thats the rule of living abroad, as soon as you get really comfortable and love it all (good and bad) you have to leave.

Anyway, in other news, Blake is doing much better and is home from the hospital, so HOORAY! Also, in the big props category, Mormor and Morfar win the first letter sent to me in Peru award and Morstar gets a big hug for sending Mormor the blog print-outs, thanks guys!!

So, I'm off to gather Paucartambo supplies, it should be an interesting weekend to say the least. The town usually has about 700-800 inhabitants, this weekend there will be over 5,000 revelers from all over, dancing, wearing crazy masks and celebrating. You gotta love a country where every weekend there is a huge ass celebration somewhere for (of course) religious events! And, 20 of my friends from near and far here will be squeezed in on the floor of someones house joining in the madness. And then after Bolivia we have Peruvian Independence Day which is already turning into a week of events and celebrations- so many I need a calender to keep them all straight!

So, off to shop and buy tickets home...more after Paucartambo if there is time before my bus to Bolivia :)