The Weekend winding down...

Hola, Wifi is down in the house, so writing this from a very dark internet cafe! Its been a great few days. Friday was the winding down of Senior Citizen Week at Los Martincitos and almost back to normal. It started on Friday with me having to shave one of the abuelos! He was very trusting of me with a razor in my hand (a real old disposable Bic at that), and I did the best I could. Then it was the kitchen duty (cutting and peeling potatoes and onions) as well as dishes. A few hugs and kisses from the old folks really helped confirm why Im here. They are so happy here at the program and after seeing a few of their homes, they dont have a lot of happiness in their lives. And Im happy to be a part of it. Anyway, after the morning, it was an afternoon meeting and saying goodbye to a couple of the volunteers. Then it was´planning the night out! Barranco was the name of the place and after a couple drinking establishments, we even ended up at a disco. No idea how that happened! Weekends are for free time and travel, so a few of us went again on Saturday to Miraflores for a little shopping and other things. A few even tried parasailing (and succeeded). The best was a Peruvian Jazz club last night with a 20 piece band! Really good and had to get a CD of them, which was signed. Tomorrow its back to work, but instead of being at the center, we will help build a house for an abuelo (senior citizen) as her propane gas tank blew up her previous one. Once the internet is back up in the house, I will post more pics. Until next time... Cheers, Mike