I'm happy to report that after many (many) hours of travel, we're in Cusco! At this point I haven't slept for about 36 hours, so this post may turn out incredibly incoherent. For that I offer my apologies. My initial impressions of Cusco are that it's a stunningly beautiful city. We've ventured out a bit, but nothing too crazy. After arriving at our hostel, we set off to eat lunch and find the clinic where we will be working for the next month. We talked to several of the nuns that run the clinic and they gave us an idea of what we will see on a daily basis. Undoubtedly, this will be an incredible experience. Right now it's almost 4pm and we're all ready to go to bed! The altitude (~3400 meters) and the fatigue have really taken a toll on us. Being this high feels like you have a constant weight on your chest that makes it hard to expand your lungs. Tomorrow we're scheduled to go to the clinic at 9am to begin our first day of work, and so I will undoubtedly have some interesting things to share tomorrow. For now I leave you with some quotes and pearls of wisdom from our trip so far. Oh, and of course some pictures!
1. Nuns are amazing human beings!
2. "Monse", aka another form of my roommate's name, is slang for "that's so dumb" in Peru.
3. Altitude sickness is terrible.
4. The best time to come to Cusco is in June because the entire month is devoted to celebrations of Andean heritage throughout the city.
5. It's cold in Cusco! We have no heat and it's going to drop into the low 30s F tonight. That should be interesting...thank you Boston for building up my thick skin.
That's all for now. I have to go put on my wool socks. The sun is going down and it's very cold outside!
Saludos,
Annelys
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