My time in Peru is quickly running out - I can't believe how fast the past month flew by. In some ways, I am ready to come home, but the majority of me wishes I could just stay here and travel around South America for a few years (wouldn't that be nice?!).

Today was my last Spanish class, but instead of staying in the classroom, my teacher offered to take me shopping at some local markets. So, we ditched class and went shopping for two hours! It was really fun, and I really enjoyed spending time with her and getting to know her better. She has 2 daughters that are the same ages as Lee and I! It was also nice to have her around while I was shopping because I was charged significantly less money since I was with a local (it gave me some street cred). After shopping, I took her out for ice cream. It was a really great morning, and was just as helpful as a Spanish class since I had to have all of our conversations in Spanish!

This afternoon, I taught the kids how to make pictures frames out of popsicle sticks. I took each one of their photos and will bring printed copies in next week, and then they will give the frames to their moms for Mother's Day. They were so excited and really got into it- it was so cute!

I have a busy few days ahead of me. Tomorrow morning, I am going to Machhu Picchu with 7 other people in my house. We will be there until Sunday night. Then, at 4:30am Monday morning, I am leaving to spend a few days volunteering in the jungle. I'm not entirely sure what that will entail, but I think I will mostly be cutting down non-native plants. But, the thing I am most excited about is that there are 2 monkeys who live in the house I will be staying at. So, I will be hangin out with some monkeys! Also, in order to get to the house, you have to cross a river on a zipline. There is no electricity, so I will not be able to update with pictures until Thursday when I return to Cusco.

Here are some pictures from today: