Rounding Third and Headed Home
4.24.2016 Sunday In 17 days, I will be going to sleep in my own bed. Nothing has ever been as appealing to me as that one simple and happy thought. With only one week of teaching left and a week long vacation in Cusco to follow, I have finally made it to the home stretch! What seemed like a lifetime away is finally so close that I can't even comprehend it. Could it really be that my nearly year long adventure in South America is coming to an end? At this point, I'm much too excited about going home to be sad about leaving Peru, but I'm sure those feelings will pop up in the days to come. Undoubtedly, it will be hard to say goodbye to my Peruvian family. This past Friday, we celebrated Berli, our Peruvian sister, and Wesley's, Berli's boyfriend, graduation. After five years (Peruvian students typically spend five years in college unlike our traditional four), they received their diplomas and are officially prepared to be professional accountants. The graduation ce