Posting from my phone, ignore the mess...

Jack and his toys :)

This gnome  is  in a  local  place  we  like  to  go  and   has  had  a  a  really  rough time  of it, if  you  can't  tell  from  his  chain. We watched  multiple  children kick/punch him as we ate  lunch. poor dude.

It is so incredibly cold here!! I swear it is getting colder each day we stay here...which makes sense since it's the start of winter...it really makes me appreciate heaters. Like, a lot. I'm getting used to sleeping in socks, legwarmers, tights, two shirts, and a hat. And that's on a warm night! I've, been slowly investing in an outfit made of all alpaca to combat the cold. Really, it only consists of a hat and legwarmers so far...but more may be coming if it stays this freezing! I'm currently trying to warm up in a Starbucks...yeah yeah I know. Trust me, I have been to all the local coffee joints and they are good, but no heat. Plus a white mocha is a nice creature comfort after traveling/being homeless for a month! I can already feel it's hot sugary goodness spreading into my frozen toes.

Pardon the sloppiness of this post, I'm doing it in my phone which is insanely challenging for me. So if something is spelled wonky or out of place, blame Samsung. Now that I am without Jack in the mornings, I'm also without his computer. It will be interesting to spend my mornings alone in Cusco...I'm going to have to get creative...that or just read a lit. Comfortable with either. I'm hoping these classes jump start my Spanish brain...I did alright in the oral test but I can pretty much only speak in present tense...not incredibly helpful.

We had the doctors in the school clinic give us a speech on parasites and bacteria to watch out for, and I'm more convinced I have a parasite. Anyone that knows me should be in no way shocked by this revelation. I gave none of the symptoms, but just hearing about it totally freaked me out. I have been here for two weeks now and am just now worried? Faulty logic...anyway, thats all for now. my phone is obnoxious.