tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64805917365883271342024-02-06T18:23:46.302-08:00The Daily DinámicaDick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-69636923885451552312012-10-27T09:16:00.001-07:002012-10-27T09:16:29.361-07:00Top 10 things I never thought I would do while serving in the Peace Corps:<br />
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Wear
my converse on a daily basis.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Complain
about my washing machine.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Wonder
which foods I will miss the most when I go back to the States.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Work
on my tan.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Frequently
wear a tie.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Ride
my bike to the beach.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Tell
a student: “you can check your Facebook later, please put away your
blackberry.”</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Have
a taco truck 4 blocks away from my house.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Give
a workshop to parents about internet addiction and internet safety.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Make my family bring me more clothing since I
wasn’t feeling stylish enough.</span></li>
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<!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-55899570950595510792012-07-02T15:03:00.001-07:002012-07-02T15:17:51.756-07:00National Lampoon's Vacation to Peru<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After spending so much time in one country, sometimes it becomes second nature to be accustomed to cultural intricacies that fill one's day to day life. The little annoyances or
difficulties become casual or even likable events. So it is easy to imagine that when
someone comes to visit, there happen to be quite a few little tidbits
here and there that may have been useful to know in advance. Having
just waved goodbye to a flock of family members leaving their trek
through Peru, here are the “whoops, I forgot to tell you” moments
I had.<br />
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Things to tell your family:</div>
<ol>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“English speaking tour guide”
is a very broad term.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Being on time for most anything,
means you are approximately 30 minutes early.</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Math is not necessarily
universal..seeing 7 people at table is not an indicator that you may
need accoutrement for every person.</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Don't forget to bring Pepto.</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“What do you mean 7 people can't
fit into one taxi?”</div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
At a Money Exchange, ripped bills
will be taken by the bank, at the bank, ripped bills will be taken
at a Money Exchange...No one takes ripped, nicked, bent, or
otherwise non perfect bills.</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
“Yes mother, it does make
sense...it is called inefficiency.”</div>
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<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Don't take candy from strangers.</div>
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Ceviche is made from raw fish.</div>
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Expect the unexpected, then the
unexpected will have to change plans later.</div>
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</ol>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-37027113901223012982012-05-10T08:07:00.000-07:002012-05-10T08:07:51.989-07:00Sabbatical from RelaxationDue to what some would refer to as <i>work</i>, I have been away from my typical routine of imagining what intriguing blog posts I could be writing. As the projects I have been convincing my community are worth trying out have started to pick up, the amount of free time to do some pleasure writing has waned. Here are some exciting adventures I have decided to tackle:<br />
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<u>Youth Center</u> - I should have known from the get go that this one would be a terrible yet wonderful idea. Having access to a larger range of youth and being able to branch out to other parts of the community is right up my alley. This has also made me realize at the same time that I am only one person trying to get an entire city to believe in the importance and give me a bunch of support. I have been answered with vigorous head nodding and excited proclamations of help and activism....to be followed up with an amazing disappearing act, sudden trips to Africa, and a <i>I'll catch the next meeting</i> response to questions. Some how the project is trucking along, and I now have a group of 15 youth Leadership Group that are taking the initiative and moving my hopes for a Youth Center into a vague reality. <br />
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<u>Teacher Training</u> - Most people in the academic world can problem already see the short sightings in making a providence-wide training for teachers something feasible. Working with the school board has proven...interesting, but working with a local psychologist has at least given me the comfort of feeling that <i>someone</i> is on my side. Who knew writing a three page proposal would take three months? Needless to say working within the parameters of Peruvian guidelines is not what I am used to, and has slowed me down a bit. Miraculously though, I have two of the ten schools scheduled for the following months. <br />
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<u>Leadership Camps</u> - As a group from Arequipa, we have decided to take on one of the classic Peace Corps activity the <i>Leadership Camp</i>, which always seems like a great idea, but also is a great headache. Months of meetings and planning has brought us to the quickening arrival (well after a couple of push-back dates) of our camp. Fundraising, grant writing, visitng schools, talking to authority figures, gets a bit overwhelming, but hopefully seeing the shining faces of about 30 girls will make it all worth it.<br />
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<u>Gender Equality and Womyn's Empowerment</u> - Good ole empowerment and equality, taking down machismo one dude at a time. I was reciently accepted into this Committee and have been extremely excited about getting my feet with projects. I took on a Women's Conference in the month of April, where the following actively kind of somes up the event: I asked the women to introduce themselves and tell me <i>One reason they felt like women were better than men</i>. I received a variety of answers including <i>We are smarter than men, Unlike men, we can think about multiple things at once, We can do more things, Men are simple minded </i>or a general speach about how women are just plain awesome. I guess I should have seen that one coming right? I am also working with the group to bring Safe Zone trainings to Peace Corps staff and continuing other projects already in the works.<br />
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DAILY DINÁMICA:<br />
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<i>Writing Oficios</i> - Those delightful documents that everyone wants, then returns back to you and says someone else needs it, something is missing, or please improve the following. I have still not mastered the skill of how to write these things properly, but I am confident some of the following is always a good start:<br />
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'It is my great honor to present to you'<br />
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'My cordial greetings'<br />
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'With great respect and honor I would'<br />
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'Allow me to express my gratitude'<br />
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'With distinguished consideration'Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-38719371270478614642012-02-28T07:07:00.000-08:002012-02-28T07:07:24.633-08:00Tanorexia: a disease like anorexia, no matter how tan a person is they never think they are tan enough.<div class="MsoNormal">Living 15 minutes, on bicycle, from a beach seems to be well enough reason to get involved with the local <i>playa</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> population. There is nothing like loading 8 people (Host family: mom, dad, brother, baby, sister, uncle, aunt and myself) into a station taxi, filled with “the fixins” (you know, beach food, umbrellas, inka cola, kiddy pool). It’s an all day, well all weekend event, so it’s good to be prepared.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Summer is a different place here in Camaná, filled with weekend travellers and beach side bars. It’s been strange to think that it is even winter in the United States where friends and family are bundled in scarves and boots.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This past few months of cold sea water and hot sand, in the eyes of some, would be considered frivolous, but I have been able to learn so much about various families and what life is like when no matter how hard you try, you still sleep with sand in the sheets every night.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The beauty of playing beach volleyball, talking about excessive amounts of watermelon, waking up from a siesta with sand in your mouth, or discussing things from politics to dinner plans made this summer something poignant. So what, maybe I suffered from a little bit of tanorexia, training my sitemate to remind me how dark I’ve gotten after every beach visit, I think it was well worth it.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Daily Diinámica: Bring Sangria to the beach, they go perfectly together<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My most recent favorite recipe:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 box (or bottle) of Dry white wine (if in Peru – Gato Negro)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">2 peaches<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">1 mango<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">golden raisins<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">chop everything up, through it in a jar and chill over night! <o:p></o:p></div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-43705186618148772742012-01-19T09:57:00.001-08:002012-01-19T09:57:29.099-08:00“Are those gun shots?” “Oh, no, it’s just Jesus’s birthday.”<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">No worries, there were no gun shots fired late Chirstmas Eve, just a bunch of firecrackers, noise makers (mainly set off by 4-5 year olds) and some fire works, all celebrating at midnight the birth of Jesus. Unless I am mistaken, I feel safe to say that this was a new tradition for me, and a bit different then how things are done in the US, although most Christmas traditions do vary. There are of course a few things that still seem to make the list that remind you of home, here are a few things that surprised me about my Camaná Christmas this year:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Nativity Village</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Here, the coniferous trees are not exactly seen…ever, so although fake trees have there place, the main attraction here revolves around the Nativity. Only this is not just a scene, this is a noah’s arc spectacular. Mine sported spotted ducks, various llamas, lions, ducks, horses, unidentifiable creatures, and I am convinced I saw a dinosaur in one of the nativities I’ve seen around town. It’s a big deal, ALL the animals were there to see it.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Panetón or Fruit Cake</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I have researched and discovered that “Panetón” is not Fruit Cake, but it is almost as equally gross. Fake fruit and weird tasting bread is a big hit here, and served for months after Christmas. This festive irridescent green and red fruit-filled treat is not a big favorite among Americans, but a must have for the average Peruvian family. I do have to say it is enjoyable seeing the shock and gasps from my family and friends when you tell them you don’t like Panetón.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Hot Chocolate.. in 84 degree weather</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Milk, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, butter, sugar, and I’m pretty sure the pure soul of a sleeping child. This stuff is amazing, but for some reason, not served during the chilly winter months, instead you find it being served in the middle of hot 100% sunny beach weather. I will think twice next year before volunteering to serve up tubs of this cholestral builder to a stadium of people.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Daily Dinámica: Share a tradition. This year I made deviled eggs and green bean casserole (two holiday favorites in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my home). The only strange part of making deviled eggs here is tha no one faught over them and they made it to the dinner table…NOT a family tradition in the Cochran household. The most enjoyable ones are those stolen from the fridge while no one is looking.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-77672903447768794632011-12-13T15:32:00.001-08:002011-12-13T15:32:41.878-08:00“Wait, you have a refrigerator?”<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Often when you here the word Developing Country, you get all sorts of ideas in your head, which of course was no different from myself. I was determined to bring only the essentials, I would have no cell phone and strongly considered not bringing my laptop. Well here I am, writing this blog entry…on said laptop. </div><div class="MsoNormal"> <br />
Just the other day, I was talking on my cell phone (the one I said I wouldn’t have), washing my clothes in my washing machine, and waiting for water to boil so I could make myself some coffee…in my french press. (I know that everyone must think how rough my life is.) There are almost 300 volunteers in Perú, and although it may not be as big as the United States, it is equally as diverse in its terrains. Anything from desert to jungle, mountains to beaches, and a whole lot of Americans scattered like pimples on a college freshman. All of us are in different episodes of the Twilight Zone, so it is always interesting to chat and find out what is going on in there neck of the woods.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </div><div class="MsoNormal">So as I am talking with a fellow volunteer I mention what projects I am working on, what volunteer duties I am trying to avoid, and how much I love my local market. We laugh about how my washing machine has come straight out of 1950, maybe even before that since I fill it with water myself. Yet when I mention that I put my leftovers from lunch in the refrigerator, the conversation stops. “Wait, you have a refrigerator?” was her reply. One would think that a refrigerator would come before a washing machine, but we all have our priorities. Needless to say, it is a clear reminder of how different our experiences here all unfold. People call me from a stump next to their school because that is where they have service, or they have family members that enjoy stories of life without hot water. I may be tanning at the beach or eating at a local restaurant while other struggle to learn Quechua and get ready for rainy season.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Daily Dinámica: call your auntie that lives in New York and your cousin that lives in Montana, and your grandma that lives in Florida, and do a little cross comparison what life is like on each and every corner.</div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-3458931115493226452011-12-13T15:09:00.001-08:002011-12-13T15:09:41.644-08:00"What did I get myself into?"<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Most likely the question I will be asking for the next two years. Arriving in June, each month has been flutter of new and exciting events, many of which end in a state of confusion or an overall feeling of “I have no idea what is going on.” I wish I could say this was a lack of Spanish language that leaves me with so many quarries at the end of a day, but my Peace Corps test says I’m Advanced Mid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </div><div class="MsoNormal">I guess the best way to explain is through examples:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Town meeting <o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>While living in Yanacoto, my host mother proposed that we go to a town meeting together, where they were to plan the events that would be going on for the next big town festival. I decided to invite a friend a long, just in case things got strange. When we arrived, there were chairs all set up around a big empty room, people seated, with loud music being blasted from speakers…a good start to a meeting right? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We sat down, were served food and joined the rest of the people drinking beer, and patiently waited. After a while, I asked when the meeting would start, and my host mother politely said that this was the meeting. I nodded my head in an “of course” fashion and continued to try and cut a potatoe with a plastic fork. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>I’m on the news…at least once a week<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Standing out in you community can be a nuisance, but it can also be a great opportunity to become a local celebrity. I was merely taking a tour of the local Municipality when before I knew it reporters were interviewing me in front of the Plaza. Now it has become a regular occurance to see the camera man around town, I give him nod and a hand shake and ask myself how I ended up in the one stop this week that just so happens to be being filmed. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Wait, what’s on Facebook?<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>OH teenage girls, how they don’t really change, no matter where you seem to end up in the world. I am not sure the amount of times that I have had someone say, that there is a photo of me on Facebook, or caught a girl snapping a photo of me while pretending to send a text. I have had more than one offer to go to a Quinciñera (Sweet 15), and it was a little odd when I actually attended one…it is not exactly easy to say no to a persistant teen who wants to dance with you.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Not dressed for the weather<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Despite my best efforts to live a simple life in an isolated village during PeaceCorps, I instead wear a tie almost everyday and find myself trying to find excuses to wear my ratty t-shirts and holed up jeans. Unfortunately, I seem to pick the wrong days for either occasion. Whether I am wearing a button up and khakis while lifting 50 kilo bags of rice and pouring oil into various 10 gallon buckets, or waiting on stage to be presented for an important school board meeting in sandals and half my chest tattoo showing…I just can’t get it right.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Daily Dinámica</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: No reason to get yourself in a fit, just go with the flow and enjoy the ride. Apparently can come out of pants if you use enough soap and scrubbing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-73664272021097260392011-11-15T17:08:00.000-08:002011-11-15T17:08:40.664-08:00Día de Camaná…I mean Semana de Camaná<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">It’s Wednesday afternoon, I have a slight “rasaca” or hang over, yet I still find myself sipping down some beer while I am once again in a drinking circle. A drinking circle, made up of teachers that I will be dancing with later this evening, a Mexican dance (ironically taught to me by Peruvians), for “El Día de Camaná” or The Anniversary of Camaná. November 9 is quite a special day here and it is celebrated quite prolifically; there are bands, parades, dances, and a decent amount of partying.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">One would think these festivities would mainly fall on the day, but that is just not how things are done here. Starting the first of November, my town started revving up their engines for the weeks to come. Anything from a fat man, donkey, bike, and swimming relay race to cock fighting to street venders were to be found. One day there would be fireworks for the smaller outlying communities and the next would be a competition for the local high school bands. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So here I am with a 10 gallon Sombrero at 4’o clock in the afternoon, recently discovering that I will be dancing between 4-6 hours, thinking how terrible this could turn out to be. So of course, I had the time of my life. I can’t count the amount of time we went through our routine, but it was so much fun to shimmy through town in a Mexican Jarabe de Zapatillo outfit. By the time I was finished my feet could walk no more, but there was still foosball and fair games to play. I even contemplated getting on one of the sketchy carnival rides, and I still slightly regret not doing it. After this foggy week of festivities I am more than behind on my work, but I just remind myself it was a cultural experience and hit snooze one more time before starting back to my Monday morning routine.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Daily Dinámica: Mark your calenders for your town’s anniversary next year and make it something awesome. Who cares if it is the 12<sup>th</sup> anniversary or the 697<sup>th</sup>, it the fact that everyone gets together and gives a round of applause for making it through another year in a place you call home.</div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-15417644861906627332011-10-20T15:29:00.000-07:002011-10-20T15:29:03.054-07:00Sleeping on the job, or on the sidewalk.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>ES-MX</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Everyone has had an awkward or embarrassing moment when you realize that you have nodded off at an inopportune time, jerking awake, finding that slight bit of drool on the side of your chin, or perhaps a gasping snort for air that announces to the room what just happened. Peruvians on the other hand seem to have mastered this art of sleeping in a wide variety of situations and places.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Of course this scenario comes with a variety of extremes, and through extensive research, I have narrowed down <i>day sleepers</i> into two categories:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Over Worked: You can find these people in meetings, attending to their kiosk, during class, or general groups of people. Having seen how hard my host mothers and a wide variety of Peruvians work, it is more than understandable that they would find any spare moment to sleep. Yet, I am quite surprised by the <i>over worked </i>that are able to wake up and offer you great deals on toilet paper or rice when walking by a busy market.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Overly Drunk: While most of the Peruvians I have met in my town are quite respectable and work very hard, there are always some exceptions to this rule. A number of times, while casually walking down the street, I’ve narrowly escaped from walking over a gentleman taking a siesta…in the middle of the sidewalk. The first time I was quite shocked, but after I realized (the third time) that no one else was reacting, I assumed this must not be all something to get in a huff about. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I have even begun to try and perfect my own ability to sleep while in longwinded conferences, but no worries, I am quite positive I will be using my bed for any future siestas.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Daily Dinámica: <br />
Social experiments are always a good time, so try and find a friend to help you out with this one. Lay down on a sidewalk and pretend your sleeping and have your comrad record the time it takes for you to get some type of reaction…or for the police to come.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-29083591356168477762011-10-20T15:22:00.001-07:002011-10-20T15:23:04.978-07:00I NEED A SHIRT THAT SAYS: I HEART EMPANADAS<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> As a distraction, or a need, I have been shopping around for the perfect empanada (those delicious baked dough things filled with a variety of items). You could call it the Hot Pocket of the Spanish-speaking world. One can find empanadas with chicken, steak, or cheese, with sugar, or without sugar. You can find empanadas with flaky crust, a more bread-like consistancy, or just plain melt in your mouth.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Finding out the wonders of empanadas, I decided to start investigating how diverse and wonderful these delicious one Sol treats could be. So far this is what I have found:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In the market, if you walk half way down, there is a lovely lady – middle aged – with short hair, she has chicken empandas, which are hard to find. I have not tried her other empanadas, but the crust is filling and hardy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">At the corner of the Plaza de Armas, right as you are entering into my street, there is a lady (Rosita) that sells a variety of delicious breads (I recommend her biscotchos) and she also has a cheese empanadas. These mouth-watering empanadas are most likely my favorite, although a bit smaller, have a delightfully flaky crust and sprinkled sugar on top.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On the way to the market about a half a block up from the stoplight, there is a little Panadería (bread store) that has, most likely, the best bread in town (there are french baguettes…). Therefore they also have some of the best empandas, the steak is not bad, but I quite enjoy the cheese.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">My study of course is still in progress, so we will see what else I find. There is a delightful man that also sells from a cart (he uses powdered sugar), but I only see him every so often. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Daily Dinámica: If you like a food, try it everywhere you go! Don’t limit yourself to that “one favorite spot” until you have tried them all. I’m definitely not settling until everyone that sells empanadas knows my name. Good luck!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">“Vamos a la chacra” says one the seceretaries at my school, which my reply is “por supuesto, dime donde y cuando.” So that Sunday, I grab a mototaxi to her street, ask some random strangers where “la señora Soledad” lives and away we go. </span> <div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I quickly meet her sister, her daughter, her niece, and having already eaten breaksfast, ate breakfast again. Luckily they were tamales, which I love, but Soledad insisted I did not like them since I could only eat one. Our leaving time was 9am, so by 11am we were up and running to the <i>chacra</i> or fields.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I quickly meet Don Adan—who owns the <i>chacra</i>—his fighting cocks (Camaná’s biggest sport), <i>cuy</i> (guinea pig), and various ducks, chickens, etc. The house is humble, a quaint bachelor’s pad for a 63 year old man. The furnishings are sparce and there is a definitely lack of feminine touch, or cleaniness, about the place. I love it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We immediately get to work. Soledad selects a fine rag, already dirty and everything, and wipes off the table we will be using. The fire is started, and the water is boiling overtop of the wood fire.<span> </span>Don Adan enters into the shed we are standing in with his <i>pato</i> or duck and his machete, swiftly places it’s neck on the table and <i>whack</i>, I have seen my first animal slaughtered. The duck was then placed in a pot to bleed out while Don Adan came in with the chicken, animal slaughter number two.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">After helping defeather the duck and chicken, cleaning and cutting them up, it was time to go to the fields. Don Adan and I picked corn, followed by lots of dicing of vegetables on blackened tables, aromas of cooking soup and duck. Don Adan and I exchanged dirty jokes and freshly boiled eggs while we waited patiently for the duck to be cook. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">All together we enjoyed our chicken soup and mounds of rice with duck, served with homemade wine and Inka cola. To help settle the stomach, we went off to the chacras. The sister and I walked all over, talking about rice fields, types of beans, corn, and onion that were grown. I helped her move the tent that would be used as an overnight outpost to watch over the fields. In the end, it was really just the two of us laughing at the pile of wood and tarp that we were unsuccessful in making into said tent. Feeling sufficiently dirty and still full, a return trip for the last of the rice and wine welcomed the night sky and a good sleep, so for your daily dinámica, ask someone how to make “arroz con pato”. </span></div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-40170313213348571842011-09-27T13:21:00.001-07:002011-09-27T13:21:57.881-07:00Call it like you see it<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>ES-MX</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<span lang="EN-US">While I am particularly used to being PC and accustomed to using terms that would not offend, it is not really the norm for one to do this in Perú. From a young age most Peruvians are used to having little nicknames that describe exactly what one looks like. So it is not at all offensive, in fact it is considered “cariño” or caring to be called <i>fatty</i>, <i>skinny</i>, <i>whitey, moreno </i>(brown, or “darky” one could say)<i> </i>or <i>chino</i> (based on the fact that you have asiatic features). Even <i>gringo</i> is considered a word of endearment for someone that comes from a foreign country. I am often referred to as “gringo” or “joven” when I am in public. </span> <div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">At first this is a bit uncomfortable and one wonders whether or not this is beyond a culture shock moment. Is this type of behavior more detrimental to a person, or have I just been studying too much psychology? I definitley have tried to take all this with a graing of salt. I am in a different country with a different culture.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I still often think this after months of being in Perú that I can’t quite get the idea of smiling while I look at my neighbor and call him <i>piggy</i> or refer to that girl with the <i>chinese eyes</i>. It definitely begs the question, where do conflicting cultures meet? Am I in the right to think this is bad behavior, or are we overly sensitive and censored as a whole.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Daily Dinámica: Popping the Bubble</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Keep and open mind about the world around you, there are often things one takes for granted as truth, when it really comes down to perception. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-88495401102092345662011-09-17T11:01:00.000-07:002011-09-17T11:01:37.567-07:00"It was such a blast, it was from the past."<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/vrHlEzZLO3" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xu_XXbBG8X8/TnTYG20wvPE/AAAAAAAAAKI/cNDgbzXxa1Y/s160-c/DANCEPARTY.jpg" /></a>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-67771139527406940472011-09-09T08:07:00.000-07:002011-09-09T08:07:00.486-07:00Breakfast of Champions<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Two eggs (over easy), toast (with butter), maybe some home fries, and bacon/sausage was my staple growing up. Almost every weekend this was what my dad would fix us. This is a pretty typical American breakfast, and a tradition that I even kept when I would have friends over after shopping at the Farmer’s Market. In Perú, that is just not the case.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Here is a list of foods that I have received in my time in Perú:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Quaker (pronounced Kwak-air): a liquidy oatmeal usually with cinnamon and/or sugar. This is usually served with any variety of the next items</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">2-3 Eggs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Bread and avacado (my favorite)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Fried Chicken and french fries</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Eggs and rice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Ceviche (a cold fish dish, with a lemon juice sauce, onions and other spices), with a yam</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Eggs with stewed tomatoes and onions</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Hamburger</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Varieties of soup</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; 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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Luckily this is sometimes served with warm juice, made fresh, especially if you buy your family fruit from the market. My favorites are pineapple and strawberry.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Daily Dinámica: “Clean Plate”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Trying to finish your plate can be a real challenge, and all you need is a positive attitude and a determined Peruvian to make it happen. When you can eat no more, you may hear “do you not like it?” or “is there something wrong?” which will give you that extra push to make your stomach swell just a littttle bit larger. Of course this may be more difficult when you are presented with pig’s feet; pickled pig’s feet; cold pickled pigs feet. (Which I was told you cannot cut, you must pick it up and chew off the “meat” for future reference.)</span></div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-17281889098542692722011-09-09T08:06:00.001-07:002011-09-09T08:06:24.241-07:00Lessons in Note Taking<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Every so often I hate that I cannot understand everything that someone is saying. For example, every time my 13 year old host brother opens his mouth. Or when people are trying to scream into a microphone (why scream, that is why there is a microphone?). On the flip side, it can be gosh darn convenient! Many of the strange situations I have been in, such as meetings, conferences, “charlas”, or other events, speakers will drone on as if they were being payed by the hour. They do not seem to have the slightest “verguenza” or embarrassment that A) no one is listening or B) speaking for the hell of it does not convince people you know what you are talking about.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Finding that sliver lining in each situation, I managed to write this entire blog entry while it appears that I am taking important notes on what is going on in the Parents’ Conference that I am involved with. I can sit calmly and watch the parents’ eyes glass over, while Milton—the psychologist—talks about…well I’m not really sure, I can’t understand him.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Daily Dinámica: “Attentively Unaware”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Materials: Paper and Pencil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">Start a tally of the strategically placed nod, “ok” and “de acuerdo” during meetings. Throw in the occasional “lo siento, no entiendo” or “puede repetir” so that they don’t catch on to the fact that you are just faking the conversation. The tallies will look like you are taking notes.</span></div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-73340728841977351992011-09-09T08:05:00.001-07:002011-09-09T08:05:48.455-07:00Pizza Hunt<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Few and far between are the “Pizza Haters”, but I do believe there are a select few of us in this world who are truly Pizza Lovers. I base this statement on my undying need to find Pizza wherever I go..in the world. For many of my years, I have had Pizza as a weekly staple in my life. I could rant on about why, but that is not the point of this blog. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Searching for good Pizza is though. The qualities of a good Pizza are simple: crust, sauce, cheese and toppings. For me, sauce is the most important, which seems to NOT be appreciated in most countries. Brazil…just give up and get Domino’s otherwise you are eating cheezy bread with mayonaise, ketchup, and mustard (it comes with the pizza). Spain…frozen Pizza was the way to go. There was enough sauce (decent at that), and you could personalize them in any way that you wished—three in a pack at Mercadona in Murcia. So now that I am in Perú I am at a loss. I have been to all the local Pizza places I could find, and nothing really satisfies my craving. It’s just all wrong. Pizza Hut (which is fine dining here in Perú) was the best I’ve had so far; real pepperoni I might add. This does not help me when I am in my sight and Pizza Hut is 12 hours away, and I am one of those <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not so down with chains</i> kind of people. I could recommend a good place in Trujillo, but that is 15 hours away from me, so my Pizza woes may just continue on for the two years to come unless I find a solution.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I am working on finding a place here in Camaná, my prospects are limited though…there are two places. I am attempting to become a regular at one of these places (more because of their wine), so tha I can try and sway them into making Pizza the way it should be made…they way I like it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Daily Dinámica: Find a great pizza recipe that you know and love and send it to Richard at <a href="mailto:rich.k.cochran@gmail.com">rich.k.cochran@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:richard_k_cochran@yahoo.com">richard_k_cochran@yahoo.com</a> or on Facebook. All you need is internet and e-mail!</span></div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-5772936057972543832011-08-30T18:38:00.007-07:002011-08-30T18:38:38.975-07:00A Cleansing Experience<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>ES-MX</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<span lang="ES-TRAD">As Americans we often take for granted the fact that showers, baths, and hot water are constants, not luxuries. Well, that expectation definitely went out the window when we all arrived in Peru. The first weeks were filled with adventures in bathing, with many stories including buckets, cold (I mean freezing) water, and a wide variety of qualms concerning where and when it was appropriate to wash. After the two months of a quick game of freeze tag with one’s shower, I am truly starting to understand the joy of cold water trickling down, shortening my breath, and waking my spirit. The blood pumping vigorously attempts to heat one’s body; and I now question whether or not a hot shower is the way to go. In fact, many Peruvians love it so much that cold water is preferred, while hot water is considered bad for you.</span> <div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Daily Dinámica: Create a fantasy story about dealing with strange misunderstanding concerning water, for example.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Once upon a time there was a young girl living a quaint village in a country called Peru. She had a lovely family that took good care of her, and even though her customs were strange, they treated her as one of their own. One day, the young lady came to here training center and told her comrads about a glorious shower she had with warm water spewing from the fosset like a rainbow of skittles in a commercial she once had seen. Oh how joyous she was, but the next day…her expression was much more of confusion and dismay. Her family had brought her to this same fasset where the magical warm water came from and started to explain “Oh lovely girl, no worries! It is fixed! The water is no longer warm! You may take all the cold showers you wish!” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">The End</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">One of the beautiful things about every country is that there are babies, kids, teens, adults, and old people…geriatics if you will, or viejos if you want to<span> </span>be Peruvian. For those that truly know me, or have met me period. I love to talk, chat, and talk some more whenever I get the chance, so why would that change in another language? It does not. I have to say Peace Corps picked the right country for me, because this place really has some people that know how to..exercise their ability to extend their lung capacity. My favorite conversationalist are the viejos though, the elderly of Perú. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">In any place on this planet, the viejos are the ones that have been there and done that.<span> </span>They know what it was like when time began and how much the road they stand on has changed (literally and figuratively). Not really having grandparents growing up, it is a special treat to turn any random wrinkled woman lazing about into my future foster grandmother. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I am pretty sure I have seen Peru pass through the ages while talking to these vibrant women (usually a couple times since every stories is repeated like a scratched CD during your your favorite song). I have spoken to a man in his 100’s, women in their 80’s, and the stories are some of the most interesting, amusing, and informative in my three months here.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Juana Alua (85): She moved to La Libertad as a 10 year old because both of her parents died (one may have been murdered, I’m not sure) and she helped raise her brothers and sisters. She is still in good health and has few pains. She told me their were two types of pineapple…”blanco y colorado” white and colored. I got to hear about the various time periods of Peruvian history and the diffculties of a young woman in the 30’s and 40’s.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Oldest man in Perú (107): Looking good for his age, take this man’s advice. “Meat and chicken are shit; eat lots of fish, vegetables, and salads.” He actually pulled out his ID so that we could double check his real age.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Iliana (¿?): When she was a girl her mom made her a leather hat so that when she went and robbed oranges, she could keep her head safe. I am not sure why she would need protection, but she is somewhat deaf, so I could ask. Camaná, which has no oranges now, once had the sweetest and best oranges in all of Perú. She misses the variety of sugar cane that once grew here and is was suprised to see all the onions growing. (Even though her son-in-law owns an onion farm).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Daily Dinámica:<span> </span>Timing Old Timers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Materials—your watch (or cell phone) and patience. As you begin a conversation with someone that is at least 75+ years old, start the stop watch. Be careful, you may think the conversation may end quite a few times, so be sure it is not just a long pause or they may just be starting over again, so hold out to the end. Take notes, they may be useful.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">So, despite my colleagues advicing me against this for my own sanity, I am starting a log of how many hours I am spending on buses. The most popular way to travel here in Perú, bus travel is not what you remember from high school field trips. First class gets “cama cama” where your seat leans all the way back into a bed, otherwise it’s a little bit better than an airplane seat. You do get blankets, pillows, a desent dinner and breakfast. I’ve enjoyed “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” the past few times. Most important of all though, is Bingo. Yes, you can win a free trip on some of these buses by playing bingo. Of course, the bathroom is for Urination Only, but luckily Imodium is given to us like Inka Cola by our doctors, so no worries on that 16 hour trip.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Hours Logged as of August 30, 2011: 84 hours</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Daily Dinámica: Experiments in Sleeping</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">See how much you can try and sleep on the bus, all you need is a creative mind. My current theories:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD"><span>1.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD">Don’t sleep for 24 hours before</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD"><span>2.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD">Drink heavily before getting on the bus (just kidding, that is NOT allowed)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD"><span>3.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD">Take sleeping pills</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="ES-TRAD"><span>4.)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD">Ear plugs and Blind fold</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-38145651229730769472011-08-06T13:02:00.000-07:002011-08-06T13:02:10.986-07:00WAIT, CAN I GET A REDO?<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"> With all of our various Spanish levels, there is always something that doesn’t quite line up with what you intend to say. So naturally, I have started recording these great misfires to remember for when all our Spanish levels are superb. So today’s Daily Dinámica is to always record the crazy things that come out of you and your friend’s mouths you never know when you’ll be able to post them online for all to see.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Mi boca está fuerte!” <i>My mouth is strong!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Gracias por su participación y alegere.” <i>Thank you for your participation and happy.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Soy Cerdo.” <i>I am a pig.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Mis caraderas no mentirosos.” <i>My hips are not liars.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Clase, no olivdes relejarse.” <i>Class, don’t forget to relax. (in a chat about recycling)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Toca los hombres.” <i>Touch the men.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Lo siento, no pueo entenderse, mi español es muy bueno.” <i>I’m sorry, I can’t understand you, my spanish is really good.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Más caro, por favor!” <i>More expensive, please!</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">“Quiero un chupete.” <i>I want a blowjob.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-90688296180039576912011-08-06T12:47:00.001-07:002011-08-06T12:47:28.173-07:00FAMILY MATTERS<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Noone ever really knows what to expect when they hear they are going to be living with a host family; like Mr. Gump said himself, boxes of chocolate are not always predictable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So needless to say, the situations that arose out of the first few weeks living with them were more than note worthy. Some of my favorite stories are as follows:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Volunteer: I need to wash my hair.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Host Mom: No you don’t. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Of course my question in this scenario would be, why didn’t you just do it anyway. Her response being between the lack of spanish and the control of water coming from her host mother, she was at a stale mate. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">No worries, she managed to get the job done a few weeks later.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Volunteer: I have flees</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Host mom: Oh, there must be dogs at the training center</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Volunteer: No</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Host mom: Oh, you must be playing with dogs on your walk home</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Volunteer: Nope</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Host mom: Well it definitely couldn’t be our dog then.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Volunteer: Of course not</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">She managed to make a miraculous recovery from flee bites after administering a dose of flee powder to the beloved family pet.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Volunteer: I don’t eat meat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Host family: No problem! Here’s some chicken</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Volunteer: Thanks, but I don’t eat meat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Host family: No worries, it’s just chicken</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Oh the joys of explaining what one considers the definition of meat.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">These are just a few that I found quite amusing, although something new pops up almost every week. 98% of our families are loving, caring, and protective. They love seeing us improve our Spanish and get to know the Peruvian culture. Just like all families, they are diverse, different and unique. I am not without my own “tontarías” while talking with my family. Let’s just say that I first thought my brother and sister were husband and wife. Luckily I figured out they were not before I said anything too foolish.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Daily Dinámica: Arbol de Família</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Materials: pen and paper, and more paper, and a few more pieces of paper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Try and figure out if you can make a family tree of your host family. Most likely it will take a few hours, so grab a beer or two! Don’t forget that each person has about four names each, so do a few finger exercises before you get started.</span></div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-67024632287710667402011-07-30T17:38:00.001-07:002011-07-30T17:44:21.956-07:00IT’S ALL GREY SKIES FROM HERE ON OUT<div class="MsoNormal">Waiting for our van to arrive to go to Lima, I had very few expectations. Unlike many others, I didn’t exactly do much…or any research on Perú and its highlights. I found out I was leaving for Peace Corps in the middle of April, with about two months to prepare, so I was more concerned with what to do with Alphonse, my beloved Siamese. So each adventure has been like a toddler in the kitchen without those cabinet locks.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Riding into Lima was much like arriving at a crowded club, only instead of people, we found vehicles. Each car, combi, and truck was trying to find its space, hugging up next to one another to try and get to the bar. With great skill, our drivers dropped off the mounds of trainees and we found ourself in the big city for the first time after almost a month. I like many others busted out my fresh and fly clothing to impress the Limanites, and I was ready to see the sites, even though I didn’t know them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I was not suprised to see the heavy influence of American cooperations, although somewhat differenct than other countries I’ve visited. Lots of Dunkin Donuts, Payless Shoes, and KFC. The architecture was beautiful and stoic, definitely influenced from the Spanish conquest. I got to see the Pacific Ocean for the first time, and I would highly recommend Miraflores for a great tourist area. You will find a Cat Park if you are not fond of felines, and I will admit that I succame to my urge for good coffee and got an Americano at Starbcuks (I apologize for my weakness). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Other than trying to get part of our group lost on the way back, I quite enjoyed Lima. The constant grey sky could grow on me, and I would love to spend time lounging in various parks and plazas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Daily Dinámica: Ask a stranger! Our language class has had to do this for numerous activities, even in Lima. All of them have been extremely helpful and some are even inquisitive about who you are and why you are in Peru.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-17960203157328815722011-07-30T17:31:00.001-07:002011-07-30T17:31:58.494-07:00BAJABAJABAJA<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Each day all the trainees commute to the local training center, most are within walking distance, but not all. There are a select few that have the opportunity of getting a little advanced lesson in Peruvian public transport. Each morning, seven of us descend from the fog of our little pueblo cerrano and wait for the Combi (local term for bus) which to be quite honest is more reliable than that of my home town, even though it may take a minute or 45 for our #26 to pass by, the only one that braves the trek to our home away from home.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Now that the time has passed, I am strating to enjoy the “SUBE SUBE SUBE” being repeated by each passing red, blue, or green van. At first I did not understand why they were so eager for your support of the local bus system, I soon realized that one Sol actually gets you quite the ride. The “cobredor” or “ticket guy” always knows where the gringos are going and have no qualms with telling you there is plenty of room even though you can already see faces plastered to the windows. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I have gotten over my awkward first crotch thrown in my face as well as my beginning attempts to squeeze a backpack the size and weight of an eight year old<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>past four Peruvians while my circulation was being cut off by a lovely young school girl that didn’t have enough room to maneuver between myself, the grandma sitting down, and the window where her cheek was resting. Of course this backpack was still attached to my friend, who was vaccuum sealed into the middle of the bus between a large group of unfazed, half-sleeping passengers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Daily Dinámica: Combi Twister is a great game to play with friends, you don’t even need a little wheel to tell you where to put legs and arms. Materials: A driver that is not too sure of how to shift gears and a busy time of day for bus traffic.</span></div><!--EndFragment-->Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480591736588327134.post-51717151804163947592011-07-14T17:33:00.000-07:002011-07-14T17:33:10.408-07:00BUENA PINTA BUENA MANDARINASo I reneged on my solemn and serious notion that I would not have a Blog, but here I am typing my first entry. What can I say, I have been in Peru for about a month now, and I just can't help but find something to write about almost every day, so for the benefit of those I love and cherish, I will attempt to capture those moments for you and let you know what is going on in my Peace Corps life.<br />
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I have been quite enjoying my new life as a gringo, which is quite different from being a guiri (the Spain word for gringo). Being an American here in Yanacoto, Chosica, and Santa Eulalia (my regular hot spots) is somewhat like being in a zoo and also like being a celebrity. Yes, I'm literally talking about signing autographs, and also getting relentless stares from the locals, which don't stop once you start staring back. Not that I am complaining, I think anyone that knows me would say I am never tired of the Lime Light.<br />
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So far most of the Peruvians have been more than great, although sometimes confused by my Murcian accent and my over use of vosotros (which I have to this day not been able to explain what that is to a Peruvian), I can recommend that everyone should come visit this beautiful country.<br />
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I have all the confidence that this feeling will ebb and flow during my two years of service, but I am enjoying the Honey Moon phase of my culture shock at this point.<br />
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Daily Dinámica: No need to ask your local Peruvian where the fruit is, just listen for "Buena piña, buena mandarina" coming from any loud speaker!Dick Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510311261560184304noreply@blogger.com0