Out of our 4 flights to get to Peru, the one from Lima to Cusco was by FAR the best. I enjoyed breathtaking views of the Andes while eating my own little (FREE) snack pack filled with Peruvian cookies and crackers.
Here are some of the sweet views from the window
Due to its high elevation, we had to nose dive over a mountain and bank left to fly into the city and land, it made for amazing views, like the one above.
This city is BEAUTIFUL. Surrounded by mountains, houses fill every space possible. Here are some of our favorite pictures.
We also love our new home!! We live in a volunteer house with 12 girls and 4 boys (it was going to be 15 girls and just Brigham, but thank goodness they switched it around so he has some buddies!) We have meals made for us everyday and they are delicious! The people in charge of the house also clean our rooms everyday... we are so spoiled!
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| I love to sit here and blog or read, I love bay windows! |
We also love our placement as well!!! We work at a clinic up a big hill called Picchu Rinconada. Its a big blue house and has a couple of different offices, including a lab (for testing), orthodontist, OB, pediatrics, and family practice.
I have been working in pediatrics for the past week and Brig has been working in OB. I have loved working with little kids!! I even got to help to physical exams, like checking their thyroid and fontanels. i have taken a lot of weight and height and i even was able to give someone a flu shot!!!!
I took some pictures of the pediatrics room! It is tiny, notice the scale in both pictures. Also, try to imagine 8 adults (or more) and 2-3 babies at a time in the room, its always super crowded! Also, there are no doctors, its always nurses and assistants that examen the patients, hand out multi nutrients or order labs to take place.
The supplies are also very limited. The scale is broken, so you have to take away 2.5 kilos every time you weigh a baby that cannot yet stand on its own. However, they function very well without the supplies.
This past weekend we hiked up to Cristo blanco (direct translation= White Jesus), a big statue that looks out over the city. It was a sweet hike that passed ancient Incan ruins (a really cool military fortress at the top of the hill to help protect the city).
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| hiking up steps on our way to Cristo Blanco |
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| At the Top! |
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| Incan Ruins: legend has it that the stones are so perfectly carved that a piece a paper or knife will not fit through any of the cracks |
After we left Cristo Blanco, we ended up going to some AWESOME caves nearby. Our group (7 of us) ended up exploring so many caves!
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| Incans carved these! Don't they look like faces? |
We ended up rock climbing, crawling on hands and knees, and squeezing through the many holes and crevasses.... it was seriously amazing
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| squeezing from one side to the other |
One particular cave was the hardest, but most thrilling. We ended up having to rock climb this wall in the dark to come out of the small hole on top.
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| On my way up! |
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| MADE IT |
We will definitely be going back to do more exploring :)
We had so much fun with our group (All of them live in the same house with us :))
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| the girls |
Well, we LOVE this city and cannot wait to explore it even further! We feel so blessed to be here and are learning so much from our medical placement and from the Peruvian people. It has been an awesome week :)
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| P.S. I totally touched a wild llama, wearing my llama shirt nonetheless (thank you 9th grade Spanish Club) |
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