The past couple of days.

After our travels across Peru, Ben and I have finally settled in Cusco and have spent the past two days getting our feet under us and learning the lay of the land so to speak. Kahler, who has been traveling with us, returned to Casa del Aguila where she will be teaching English. So Ben and I were on are own to explore the town. Some highlights from the past couple of days included:

• Shopping at a Peruvian supermarket-mayonnaise is sold in bags, milk comes in unrefrigerated boxes, and the fresh meat market smells interesting.
• Exploring the rainbow flag covered plaza mayor. The rainbow flags represent Cusco not the homosexual movement as I initially thought
• Eating dinner at Senor Carbon-literally Mr. Meat, where one is fed meat until he or she surrenders.
• Going to church at the meeting place- a much needed opportunity to worship, focus on the word, and fellowship with other believers from across the world.
• Seeing the Temple of the Sun, with a Spanish convent built on top of it in the middle of Cusco.
• Meeting the other volunteers I will be working with.

As you can tell it has been an interesting couple of days. Tonight we are going to an English pub with some other volunteers to play Pub quiz-a British tradition that we Americans had never heard of before. And tomorrow, we will begin our work here in Cusco bright and early!