Town Water System.

My town´s water source is taken from a river, and then stored in a canal right near town. When it is full, there is water, and vice versa. These aren´t in order.

The Situation Thus Far

So I am volunteer in the Peace Corps Peru. Over the next two years, I will be working in a district of Pisco in the Water and Sanitation Program in my district and surrounding annexes. Ica has seen its fair share of trouble, given the earthquake that happened over a year ago. People are still in the process of rebuilding there homes, and the local government is working to reconstruct the infrastructure. All around town are piles of bricks, cements, and sand. It is interesting, amongst the backdrop of all this construction are these beautiful mountains and fields of grapes for Pisco. Everyone here is doing all that they can.

I have been busy simply getting settled in, buying furniture in Pisco, and observing people. You´d be surprised what fits on top of a combi, an d who can fit in one!

Today I went outside of time with the ¨aguatero¨to check out the water source, 7 kilometers away.

Oh yeah, I am also on a mission to find a hat that actually fits me here in Peru. I´ve heard cancer is bad, although my insurance is pretty good...