A Walk About

Tomorrow is the start of a canal project. AKA ¨Long Stream¨ Project. Details: 30km long, 90m drop, wrapping around the edge of the mountains of Rio Grande to the stream of Santa Cruz. It will be an agricutural project to bring more water to the river basin of Santa Cruz which only gets water in their stream once every 5 or 8 years. So, they are really falting water. Have been working on the 3D modle which is 2m by 1m in size and has an image of the mountain range to illustrate how the canal will wrap around. It is necessary, because Peruvians are having a hard time imagining how the stream is going to go. This will be the visual to explain it to them, again, and the sheer size will impress them. Guess that`s what we`re going for as well, because we need support. This type of a project has been talked about for the past 50 years and never done, so the people have lost faith. Now, however, we have renewed strength with a better project plan that will cost no money and the time. So, let`s get started!!!

Aside from that, working on getting some projects going in the schools here. A recycling project, water cleaning group, reforestation and solar oven project. The schools are all suuuper excited, but sometimes too excited without seeing the details of the project. What doest his mean exactly? Well, that they want this project to start now, and in alllll the school in the province, not just in Palpa. So, I have to remind them to start small, do the job well, and grow the next year. Otherwise, I would be the one running around to all the 8 schools and going the classes. IMPOSSIBLE, since I also want time for myself and for my primary projects. So, told them only 3 schools max. Let`s see if it will happen.

Um, the other day I started hearing stories about spirits in Palpa. In houses, in the mountains, all around....and, well, I haaaate scary stories, scary movies, scary books...all of it. So, well, it was quite hard for me to sleep. Jeez. So, I brought my pup home with me that I help take care of but stays at the water office where there is more room for it to run around, and she slept with me. It was perfect. Think I may need her company more permenanty! We`ll see.

Coming up is a holiday - Fourth of July! Gunna run a 5K.

Hope all is well with everyone! Paz y Amor!