trying again

ok, this is being more difficult than I thought. If interested, follow this link and click the "join group" link to the right. If this is hard, let me know. I am trying to make communication work for everyone. Sorry

mass email

In the mass hystaria, I am trying to help people find ease. If you read the blog, just keep on doing that. If you want the same information sent to your inbox, please join my google group and I will send it to you that way. I am trying to have a good mass email, but also don't want to be sending it to people that don't want it. So sign up if you are interested. Thanks.

Some reading

I am going to keep this short, but with my position of working with Red Uniendo Manos, I am going to be working in lots of different places. Today I was forwarded this about another worker in Peru and related New York Times article. It is good and is something that you should all read. Thanks.

35 Days

It is strange that this is becoming my second "re-vamping" of this blog. It is kinda strange to be able to look back on a lot of amazing memories through this thing. If you haven't known me for super long or are just bored, please feel free to see what has helped to make me the idealistic, left swinging, person that I am today.

It may not seem that crazy to say that Peru has been on my mind a lot. I just bought some books on the history and the politics of the country and really want to know more about it. I think that I leave in 35 days which is completly crazy (well, leave for orientation). Just so we are all on the same page, I leave on August 24th to go to New York for a week of orientation and then on to Peru. Once there I will be working with two organizations. I will split my time between the the main office of our local NGO network (Red Uniendo Manos) and another called CENCA. I really don't know what either will entail, but am excited.

There are oh so many thoughts that have been going through my mind lately. One is how blessed I am to have the friend that I do. Ones that will loan you a car to drive halfway across the state on a whim. Friends who really make you happy. Friends that make you laugh. Friends that make you think. But most of all, friends that care about me. I will miss you all.

Ok, that is enough of being sentimental. I'm off to work. I am still in need of money. Please donate. I have only raised/had pledged $3,700 of my $9,000. Thanks to all of you for being involved. Prayer is good too.