So Wednesday I went to the doctor to get round 2 of antibiotics because my sinus infection was not clearing up...I'm assuming this is where everything fell apart.I didn't sleep well all night...my body was achy all over, so I skipped my morning run. I made it down for breakfast, and felt like I was going to puke right after eating. The sick feeling continued, but being the

June 28th is OLYMPIC DAY! So in honor of olympic day I headed over to the sports complex for a 6km race! The course was dreadfully painful for a sea-level runner like me who had just (kinda) recovered from a sinus infection...the first 1.5 miles were uphill (gaining almost 500 feet in elevation! OUCH!) so my legs felt like lead even once we reached the flat part. That coupled

The past few days I've been fighting a nasty sinus infection. My head has felt like it got hit by a semi, but its finally feeling better. Totally not cool getting sick though, but I'll take it over what my poor roommate has. She has some sort of food-borne illness for the SECOND time in just over 2 weeks. Yuck! I'll take my sinus infection any day over that!Tomorrow there

My new volunteer placement is great! I'm at an elementary school in the poorest neighborhood of Ayacucho. I help the teachers with random tasks, teach songs in English (think the colors and head and shoulders, knees and toes) and play with the kids during their HOUR (yes, you read that right) recess. Its a blast and I actually feel like I'm doing something of worth/kind of

Weekend Trip to the Coast! :-)Day One (June 20th): We arrived late last night to our hotel in Huacachina so I had no clue what to expect when I got up in the morning for my run. Much to my delight and surprise, we were surrounded by massive sand dunes! It was absolutely beautiful and I enjoyed every last minute of my run! After a quick breakfast, we headed out for a few hours

So...After spending a few days in the health clinic, I decided that I wanted to do something different. Don't get me wrong, I liked the health clinic, but I came here to volunteer and make a difference, not to shadow a doctor. I talked to Rudy (the program director) yesterday about changing positions, and he agreed with me that in the healthcare placements, you don't really

So...considering that I only got to go to my volunteer placement twice last week thanks to the strike, there wasn´t much worth blogging about. But now there defintely is...Monday- I spent the first part of my morning working with the doctor and offered to help him fill out paperwork for a bit. However, he did not have a pen so I had to go around the clinic and ask for one.