Kristin

These days are filled with farewells and awkward feelings. Yesterday my dance group (traditional dance) arranged a lunch for me, they had brought wine and we enjoyed the typical french fries, rice and steak. They told me they had appreciated having me in their group and gave me some local art from the Andes. Bien bonito! As time is running out, I have started to have some intensive English classes for a group of 10 year old girls. We meet almost every day, they are very eager to learn so its fun to teach them.

Friday I will leave Chota and maybe never come back. This reality has become common to me, and it will be strange to regress to a western world, where people are more closed and occupied, and where materialism is stronger. I have seen the tremendous contrasts of this world from the other point of view- which has left me with different attitudes than before. But how long will it take before a will act and think like any other European?

Last week and this week we go to primary school in the countryside to take away the bugs (lus) from the heads of the children… Last Wednesday Mary and me were shampooing all the girls´ hair of the schools called Ojos Corral and Tranca de Pujupe. I guess every sixth girl had white eggs and black little creatures crawling around in their poor heads. The bugs won’t let them be - they keep scratching their heads until crazy, keeping them from being able to concentrate in class and in their school work. Pobrecitas!!

After some days in Lima, I will take off from Peru and reach Oslo the night of Wednesday May 3rd. I will spend some days in Oslo before going to Hald at May 8th. I look forward to see you all!!