A trip to the jungle, postponed

So its Saturday morning and I just wrote an entire blog that was erased. ARGH

Ok here is a short version of the story. Peru for you, the organization I work with, can be shady. (Mom and Dad, by shady I do not mean dangerous, evil, majorly corrupt, etc.) Basically I think that they pocket some of the money we paid which was supposed to go to the children.

Story is as follows. Aldo, head of P4U, proposed a trip to the jungle where we would distribute medicine to indigenous people who are basically untouched by tourism. Sounded great. Turns out to be a 8 hour bus ride followed by a 7 hour boat ride, followed by a 4 hour hike just to get there. Still fine, then he wont tell us what it costs. The he makes up a number 5 minutes later, then a higher number 5 minutes later. Everyone still excited to go except me. Thursday Aldo says we must pay in full by monday. The last night says we must pay in full by saturday morning. Then adds money to the price saying that it costs 100 dollars for a permit to the park. Mind you we are not going to the amazon, we are going to the Selva, and the amazon permits dont even cost that much.



At this point I basically decided he was being manipulative and I was´nt going to go. Still the idea of being the only volunteer not going was kind of frustrating.

Well to make a long story a little shorter after a huge discussion with eachother and our host family it seems as though the other girls in my house have decided not to go too.

So thats my story and i´m sticking to it. Today I am going to explore Huancayo for the 1st time. Tonight we are going to some discoteccas, Tomorrow we go to the famous Huancayo Indian market, and then at night our host family is bringing us to a nearby pueblo for an annual fesitival.

PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Niclo