Wed, July 21

My friend Ellen and I at trivia.

Today was another good day in Cusco. I'm growing so close to the students and teachers I work with at the kindergarten. There is one student in particular, Joaquin, that I work with a lot. He has been through a lot in his life and has some major behavioral problems. In fact, his nickname is the "diablito de los Andes" (the little devil of the Andes). However, I can tell he has a good heart and I love working with him. I will post pictures of him and the other kids the last week that I'm here.

This afternoon we went to listen to the traditional sounds of Perú. At a little museum, Taki, we heard a musician play instruments from the coast, Andes, and jungle. He played everything from a deer skull covered in beeswax to the pan flute.

There is also a popular restaurant here called "The Real McCoy" owned by some British people. They have trivia there almost every night so everyone from ISA goes once a week. It's a lot of fun and the food and drinks are really good! We've never won trivia, but we're learning a lot. Who knew the most commonly purchased musical instrument was the kazoo?!