Hotel Rio Verde Piura

... fused and she wasn't able to lift her head. She has been keeping a towel over her head and holds it below the chin so you can't see her scars but today she ran around laughing and was clearly less self conscious. It was really beautiful to see! She also drew me my own balloon face and wrote "Anna Bonita" on it just like I had written "Clementina Bonita" on hers. I am so thankful for ...

... to one of the discotecas...should be interesting! Tomorrow is our day off-we're taking a 2 hour bus ride to the beach for some much needed R&amp;R. <br><br>Here are a few more pictures that Jenifer took, it's great having the photographer as a roommate when your camera is broken! <br><br>It's wild to hear from people who have come across this blog-I had no idea that my first blogging experience would make it outside of my immediate circle!

... care. That team is 4 physicians, 2 nurses and a translator and they saw 250 patients over the last few days. Word is they saw a lot of infections and parasites which was to be expected so we spent the better part of the day today getting their supplies replenished...if I never see a Flintstone vitamin or Cipro again I will be okay after this!<br><br>One case today that is unbelievable is that they scheduled a surgery to remove an IUD that had migrated through ...

... s so cool to start to see these things start to happen, each day we'll be changing lives!<br><br>Also, we got the pharmacy set up today...we have two exam rooms. one is stocked shelves and the other is the backstock. It was slightly ridiculous and we definitely got slap happy working in there. Sister Rory is a hoot and I am really glad I got to spend the day with her. Jeanette wants to be a nun when she grows up now, she just has to become Catholic first :)

... fairly uneventful, except something I noticed that explains some of the roadside rubbish that spoils these beautiful south American countries. Every bus has a driver, and a driver&#8217;s assistant. The driver&#8217;s assistant is the one who gets off the bus at each stop to encourage passengers to get on, and the one who collects the fares. On our journey the driver&#8217;s assistant was eating a chocolate bar standing in the aisle. When he had finished, instead of putting the ...

... bus to lima. The thought of cycling through more of the same desert for the next week, and we know the headwinds get stronger, does not fill us with joy. There are a couple of stretches notorious for robberies, around Chicama a big surfing beach, where people have not only been robbed but killed, raped, etc If the route was interesting enough we would be continuing to ride, but it just isn't. So now we're going to get ON one of the buses that tried to kill me today!<br><br>laters

... champion, teaches salsa, cooks well, is a cheecky chappy with the "Chicas", but is still a nice and humble chap. <br><br>2) Patricio. Rafting instructor. Isidro on speed. Managed to wind up and take the **** out of our girls for an hour and a half without them having any come-back except screams; a real achievement.<br><br>3) Brian. Worked at the Spanish School. Got 5 and 6 mixted up (in Spanish). Introduced himself as the "Master of Disaster" and could not have ...

Well there are bus trips and then there are bus trips.<br><br>Who thought that getting out of Peru could be so much fun! Guide books suggested that the coast border between Peru and Ecuador could at times be a challenging affair. They also suggested that the 10 hour bus trip (it took 12) between Piura and Guayaquil could be open to interpretation in terms of reliability and general rowdiness of the customers.<br><br>This time ...

... the sink worked again, and he felt better, and we got on the bus to Chiclayo. Thankfully the bus ride was uneventful and Andy was fine until we found a hostel. That took a bit of walking around, as the ones listed in the Lonely Planet Guide book were either more expensive than listed, or just downright closed. The book did send us in the right direction to find a hotel, however, and we found a cheap place near the ...

Had a good nights sleep although it was very humid so had the fan on full all night. Got up expecting to make our bus journey up to loja but after a quick visit to the bathroom i realised i wasnt feeling too good. It was coming out of me full force from both ends. Helen wanted to go to the doctors anyway so it looked like we would be having an extra day in Piura. Made an appointment to see an english speaking doctor at midday and so ...