I just returned from Huaycan to my apartment in Jesús María- only took two hours. Yep, each way. I am only at this office until the end of this week, but the other offices are comparable distances away. The mini-buses are I are well-acquainted.
So I spent another day meeting with borrowers and interviewing them for updates on the Kiva website. The typical schedule is that I go out "into the field" with Luis in the morning to find borrowers they haven't seen for a while, and in the afternoon I stay in the office to meet with borrowers in groups who are making payments. The morning is much more action-packed in terms of scenery and movement, but I get more done in the afternoon. Here is a photo Luis took of us in a mototaxi scaling the side of the dusty hill:
I have a funny relationship with Luis- he is super macho with me, as I assume he probably is with most women, but I really think he is trying to be a gentleman. I sort of love it and hate it at the same time. For instance, he stepped in front of me twice to "protect me" while out today. The first was because there was a stray dog fight in front of us on the street, and the second was because a man he thought looked suspicious came and stood within five feet of me.
Lunch is a fun time at the office. We all eat our lunches together in the back room and chat for a full hour (the office is closed from 1-2). The conversation is usually only somewhat comprehensible (today it was about Peruvian party games) and I ask stupid questions to try to keep up. I always get take-out, but of course, and most of the staff brings their lunch. Today I got special chicken noodle soup (not eating a whole lotta fruits and veggies here), and I was enjoying it, until I got to the chicken part. It was parts of chicken- the feet, to be exact. Both of them.
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