Today is independence day in peru! Everyone is out playing futbol with their family and friends...makes me sad i missed the 4th of July, bbq's, and fireworks!
We're heading back to Cusco tonight. We've decided that we've utilized all of our contacts here, and it's time to head back to Cusco. We got 21 interviews total in Piura! It was awesome. We were so successful because we had contacts that knew moneylenders. Because we were put in touch with lenders by people they trusted, they were more willing to do the interviews. We're hoping to use the IPA survey team that is now working in Cusco to use a similar strategy for our last week there!
To get back to Cusco, its a 15 hour bus ride tonight to Lima. We then have a 20 hour bus ride tomorrow from Lima to Cusco. It's going to be a long 2 days, but I'm excited to go back to Cusco for the last week here! (We may try to squeeze in a 2 day trip to Puno to see Lake Titicaca...we'll see if we can make it happen!)
Things I'll miss about Piura:
- CEVICHE! and all of the other delicious, cheap, and abundant seafood options
- having a gym a 1/2 block from my hostel and not being looked at like I'm CRAZY when I go running
- sea level oxygen levels...i'm going to miss being able to breath, especially when working out
- everyone we've met here, they've been so hospitable and welcoming and helpful!!
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I'm seeing that you're using CAPITAL letters when you write CEVICHE !!
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