Hangin' in Cuzco

Since June 4th, Josh and I have been taking Spanish classes in Cuzco. We thought basic Spanish would be a good skill to have for work and especially for travelling! We looked at a bunch of different schools but decided to go with "Fair Play". They are an NGO that train single mothers as Spanish teachers. This allows them to earn a decent living and provide for their children. We pay the mothers directly for their time, so there is no middle man taking a cut. It is a great program! There are so many unemployed people here and so many mothers desperate to take care of their children. It is great that we can pay them for a skill they already have.

Our last class will be on June 17th, so we will be here for a while. Also, one of the biggest festivals in Peru happens to be in Cuzco on June 24th so we may stick around here until then. In our free time we are really exploring the ins and outs of the city. Actually, we also spent a LONG time looking for a new place to stay because where we were had BED BUGS!!!! What a pain! We have found a new place to stay and have sent almost all of our clothes to be laundered (there are no do-it-youself laundromats here). Hopefully the washing gets rid of any that might be in our clothes but no one uses hot water here for laundry so I don't know if the cold, handwashing will do it. Here´s hoping!!!