Last week end, we found a new way to enjoy our free day : walking in the mountains and doing sandboard from early in the morning to early afternoon. Simona, Benoit (other volunteer), and friend of his (Amandine) and I climbed el Cerro Blanco that is close...
I can’t believe that I am leaving...this is the sentence that most I am repeting in these days. I started to pack my stuffes and it is not easy. Many things happen in these months and now it’s time to put everything in order. It’s time to reflect and...
Today I will talk about my EVS experience during February, March, April and May. Some weeks ago I wrote an article about the first months. Now I will talk about the activities progresses. February: the Community Center was close and I missed a lot my...
I dont speak Chinese. I can speak just little words. Some times when I speak the Chinese people don’t understand me... I like the Chinese, is nice, but difficult, mainly during the first months. I made some Chinese Lessons and Costanza taught me some...
I love Peruvian cooking. It’s a mix of all seven cultures of this country (Creoles, Chinese,..). It’s like poetry! On Saturdays before lunch I go to see Rosa, our great cooker to learn some new recipes. She is nice and she cooks very well and for me who...
Hi everyone! I just came back from a two weeks holiday in Yunnan (province in south-west China) which was much appreciated after a whole winter in cold and polluted Beijing. It warmed my body and refreshed my mind! I am now 11 days away from returning...
Volunteer’s life is full of surprise. Here, for example, we need to be very careful with the water. Indeed, Nasca is situated in the aridest part of Peru. Each house has a water tank in her roof. Our has a countenance of 1100 liters of water and need...
Last week, we finished the installation of the game created by one volunteer named Benoit. The kids of the Aldea were very helpfull and eager to try them . What striked me the most the followings days was to hear the kids’laughs every nights after school....
Niños de los Andes My name is Sandy, I'm 24 years old and I arrived in Peru a month ago. We live and work at Niños de los Andes which is situated in Nueva Villa, a district of Nasca in the south of Peru. Niños de los Andes has for mission to help the...