It is Sunday night here at 9:30 ... it is 10:30 there because as I found out tonight while skyping with the parents is that they don´t observe daylight savings time down here. So I am an hour behind here in Perú, will be on the same time in Chile, and will be an hour ahead in Argentina and Uruguay.

I have been exploring Arequipa a little bit and doing so through shopping with Andrew. We have found so much stuff down here that is SOSOOOOSOO cheap, but one thing that is weird is that all of the pharmaceutical products are very expensive ... we spent $15 on sunblock and contact solution, but I suppose everything evens out.

Last night we took a group of niños out to the mall where all of the rich people hang out. We ate dinner with them and then we saw Star Trek! It was so much fun and the kids loved it ... niño can mean around 3-12 and chico is more 13-19ish. The kids we took out were from 4 to 7 years old. They couldn´t read the subtitles fast enough, but they just liked all the action.

Today we went with two chicos (14 & 16) to the local church and then went out to eat some lunch. Andrew and I had $6 meals and a 2 1/2 L coke that only cost $4. So again... everything is so cheap!

Later on today I tried to start working out, but I could only run about 2 miles because we are 7,800 feet above sea level! That is much higher than Denver. Because of the high altitude I have been getting really short breathed doing simple things like walking 5 blocks! I keep getting nose bleeds as well, but I guess that is the whole point of adjusting right? haha

Well I just spke with Mom, Jason, Carleigh, Mom, Dad, Whitt, and Chelsea all on Skype! We talked about an hour after we figured out how to use skype and that i was running an hour late because of the time discrepancy! It was SOSSOSOSOSOSOOSO good to hear from all of them! If anyone who is reading this wants to get skype and talk to me that´s great ... just send me an e-mail (jnewb@email.unc.edu) and we´ll set it up!

Now, I think that I am going to chill with the other volunteers and watch a movie, and maybe go to bed early tonight because me and Andrew are getting up early to do yoga/workout a bit/ and maybe i´ll run!

I am going to set up a flickr account to post pictures on because it is easier to view them that way, but i´ll send out more info about that later!

love yall and happy memorial day!