May 17

Day two! 
We went to a beach today! In Colan. It was wonderful! And warm! It took two bus rides and 
all nine of us squeezed into a five seater taxi to get us there, so it was definitely an 
adventure! 
I tried ceviche too! I actually liked it. Honestly. Mostly raw fish drenched in lime 
juice and onions. And it was delicious. Really hard to get past the thought of what i was 
eating exactly. But besides that, I liked it. 
Oh the food here is so good. Did I mention that yesterday? Well it is still true and I 
also haven't gotten sick yet! No one has! Either we are just lucky or we really won't get 
sick adjusting to the food here. My favorite so far has been the lomo saltado which is 
beef cooked with onions and other vegetables in this delicious sauce with rice and 
potatoes. Then we had avena for breakfast yesterday and I really liked that too. It's a 
drink made of oats and honey, blended together. I guess its like their oatmeal here. 
I love the people I am with. They are really cool and all very different. I can't believe 
it's only been two days with them. I feel like I've known them a lot longer! It's 
incredible what sharing a new and very different experience with people can do for your 
relationships. 
I especially love my country director E. She is amazing. She is Peruvian and grew up 
in chiclayo basically in poverty. She knows what that is like. And the fact that she 
realizes how special her opportunity to live in the US is and get an education where she 
can come back and help her people is really inspiring.  Also, she is just a wonderful 
person. Always trying to make sure we are ok and comfortable and getting the best price 
for what we are buying...people like to charge the gringos more just because they are 
generally clueless, which we are. Luckily, we have E :)
I love you guys! I hope I can talk to you all tomorrow! Let me know what time you want to 
do that!
Amber