Pictures!!! Yahoo!!

Crazy looking street performer, very realistic(to what I don't know) and talented

View from plane of the Andes

What do you think this is? Clue: That's a jet engine.

Big ass mountain!

O.K. we're flyimg a little close to the mountains!

Guess? It's called cuy(guinea pig) and it is a Peruvian favorite! I can't wait to try this cute little thing.

Statue at a plaza where I wen't to my first market, I have now been to about a dozen. They are everywhere!

Street I live on, my house is on the right by the car

Hello Juan!!!

My room

Another view of my room

Kids dancing at the plaza, fun to watch

Hells Yeah, we are every where baby. GO NINERS!

Random market on the corner wher the elections were held.

Another freaky street performer, kids love 'em. He scares the crap outa me.

The Condor! this statue is right by my street so it is a great landmark for getting home.

One of many cathedrals in Plaza De Armas. There are seven in the Plaza, overkill but the catholic Spaniards really wanted to `push there religion. I have more history but not the time.

My smokin hot girl here in Peru, this lady watches her for me. :-)

Traditional clothes in a cool little village.

Thank god I am not driving!!

The drivers here are extremely aggressive and honk there horns like it is a heartbeat.

Nice view from behind a cathedral

Random alley but cool walk

Plaza De Armas

Statues at a cathedral

Catholics really put it to the Incas

It might be overkill but it looks cool.

nice view.  The main cathedral in the square was built on the original stones from the Inca temple. The catholics tore it down then built on the largest stones. Earthquakes have badly damaged the cathedral many times but the stones remain unharmed. Religion can be good but charma always prevails! :-)

O.K. So yesterday I spent 2 hours on the blog and as I was adding the last caption the whole system at the internet cafe crashed and I lost everything! I was out time and had to head home for lunch, very bummed. The first half of yesterday sucked! I got lost going to the project(I was the only one with out an escort for some reason) and as I was walking around asking for directions I lost my english/spanish dictionary, SHIT!! I called Jenny 3 times(calls are like 15 seconds and I ran out of coins the second time) and finally we met up. She said that Marta who runs the program I am working for had a meeting and there is no work for me anyway, come back at 3. Great! Back on the bus, then the internet caper(I am convinced it is a plot against me:-)) I forgot to mention that the shower wouldn't work and I was smelly and cold. So I went back at 3 and my whole day changed! Marta is really nice and great with the kids. The kids are amazing!! I barely understand anything that is said but I have so much fun with them. They range in age 2-14 and are mostly well behaved. The market that the center is at is the largest in Cuzco and it is fricken awesome!! The kids are all children of the vendors and almost all are very poor, but you would never hear them complain. It feels great to have a purpose now but as I keep saying it would help greatly if I knew the language. I had to come in at 9 this morning and we put together some signs and banners for a rally in the market to speak out against child abuse. The kids played games and there was a clown, balloons, music and goodies. I then went to lunch(which is the main meal of the day) and had to be back at 2 to work with the kids until Marta arrived. Holy Crap!!! I need to learn the language!! It is so hard to control 15 kids ages 2-13 in a tiny room when you don't understand anything their saying. I tried to compensate by bringing out as many of the dilapitated games and puzzles as I could fit in the room, nice. Nope!! Not nice, all that was accomplished was a huge mess and puzzle pieces everywhere. :-(  But to my saving grace there are a couple of the kids that are so helpful and patient with me. It is easy to win at the end of the day though because I just pass out candy, hooray ``professor Jeff´´(that's what they call me). It might be hard to communicate but in all I really enjoy these kids, they always put a smile on my face. The center has very little and the rooms classrooms are literally 12x6. The supplies are very limited and it is a cause for celebration when new paper or pencils are brought out. You can't help but to feel so many emotions when you are around these kids. I already have a few favorites: Anna(8), she is super smart and likes to blurt out the answer before anyone ;Shandon(5), she is always trying to get my attention and loves to rattle off sentences non-stop even when I tell her I don't understand; Rosa(12), a godsend, she is so helpfull with the younger kids and she helps me to know what I can and can't put out for the kids; Frankie(13), he is very helpfull as well and is always laughing. The people here are very somber and rarely smile, they reflect a very hardened culture. One of the best things about cruising around the market is seeing all the tradition and culture bwithin them. It is also great to get that occasional smile from an elder, they are rare but wonderful. I am taking many pictures and I will post some(hopefully) every day. I could write forever but I have to get home for dinner. Here are a few things I still want to mention:

 Reading MOTORCYCLE DIARIES(almost done), My car is loaded and battery is unhooked tank has gas treatment and is in long term parking, outlets don't need adapters(yeah),my host family likes twizzlers,I drink tea twice a day( I know you love that Olga),No one uses heat here so the nights are FREEZING, Oh, Oh, Oh Juan and Glorinda love top 40 music it is so funny. they crank it up all day! The altitude doesn't really bother me. Pickpockets are really bad on the crowded buses(lucky so far). The buses are really, really crowded. Pear water is awesome!Dogs here are super happy and they are everywhere. Chow!