I think I have fleas.

This is a serious statement. I might have fleas or more realistically, flea bites. All the dogs that roam around here have fleas and it eventually becomes unavoidable that you touch them or they touch you. Although, on Friday evening on two separate occasions I had dogs coming at me & barking. Good thing I carry rocks for protection. I have yet to be seriously threatened by them.

Friday evening we had a pizza, painting & cerveza party at the new office / volunteer house. I walked home with my flashlight & rocks (& oreos!!) and found my family drinking since Jesus was home from Cusco for the weekend. They usually share 1 liter of beer and pass the cup around. But for whatever reason, they always give me my own cup and every time the cup is passed, I'm filled up as well. So, I end up drinking a lot more until 2 am.

Saturday, we had Ceviche & Pisco Sours for lunch. Pisco Sours are a traditional Peruvian alcoholic beverage made of whipped egg whites and Pisco (an alcohol). They sound gross but they're actually quite delicious. After lunch the entire family went to the next town over to a very small cemetery where they have family buried. We literally sat on the grave and drank 12 liters of Cusquena (a Peruvian beer) until 5 pm. Later in the evening I went to a local hostel owned by an American & drank on the roof top with everyone from Awamaki. It was fun & a gorgeous view of the mountains in the dark & stars which are quite brilliant out here.

Today is Palm Sunday and the start of Semana Santa aka Holy Week. This week would have been our first week of teaching but there is no school this week. I think there might drinking this week for the occasion & added free time. Silly me for thinking I would abstain from alcohol for 3 months.

Enjoy the pictures of Ollantaytambo. Caio.