Flight + Day 1 + Day 2

Sooo, we´ve been here for two days now, and all I can say is wow. Yesterday were were all way over tired, and didn´t really have a chance to do a whole lot, but thirty six hours of travel is going to do that to a person. The flights were Victoria to Vancouver, Vancouver to Toronto, eight hour layover in Toronto, Toronto to Lima, six hours in Lima, and Lima to Cuzco, then a hour bus ride to Urubamba.
<- [from a rest stop between Cuzco & Urubamba]

We got our casa around nine thirty in the morning, and i´m fairly sure all we wanted to do was sleep.

The rooms are tiny, big enough for two twin beds, one at either side, and just enough room between them to open the door. Suitcases don´t have a home, so we tend to move them back and forth from the floor to the bed. After a few hours to set up and have lunch, breakfast, we had a brief orientation of the program, our schedules, and the different people we´ll be meeting. We went out for lunch, and the food was fantastic. There was one vegetarian option, a sort of stir fry in spaghetti noodles, but even with lack of options, none of us were complaining.
<-[Dressing up to go into town]
After lunch, we had a few hours to visit the city, and clean up and what not. I found myself in an internet cafe, attempting to figure out the keyboard. For the most part it is the same as a Canadian keyboard, but when one is unable to find the '@' key, it is a touch difficult to log into your email.
Gloria is a lovely lady here in Urubamba who makes our dinner for each night we stay here. Last night was wonderful, although there was a few confusions with the vegetarians and I almost had a shredded chicken dish. As that was quickly solved, I was served a dish of rice, random veggies, and an unnamed patti. I´m fairly certain in the a mushroom of sorts, it reminded me quite a bit of the ones my mom, aunt and i ate when we went to camp when i was younger.
The bed was ridiculously comfortable after such travel and a huge day.
This morning we were up and at the breakfast table at 7:15, and erika and myself were given a vase of flowers and a present. It was a lovely (terracotta i think) mug, with designs etched on the side. A lot of the dishes here are of the same style, and apparently a very famous style here. If I was not so scared of them breaking in the trip home I would likely indulge in some more.
after that, we took an hour bus ride to Santa-Anna, the little village we´re building the wood stoves in. It is on top of one of the mountains surrounding Urubamba, and with that difference i found the altitude catching up with me. Not to the degree it has hit others on the trip (who find themselves over a toilet), but I became very light headed. Anyway, we had our orientation on the wood stoves, and Jamie (hi-may) showed us how they are structured, and how they will be built. For the most part, its different shaped bricks, with a thick dirt glue fastening them. The stoves look fairly simple while we watch, but i´m sure that when it comes to the actual building of them, it will take a fair amount of practice to become comfortable with it. The people of the village are extremely grateful that we are going to be building the stoves with them, and we could tell just by how excited their faces are when they talk with us.
Tonight is International Womans Day Celebration, and we should be getting a chance to talk to some of the different woman in the village and their occupations.
Tomorrow we´re going to be split into the two groups for the projects, either in Huatata to work on the school (Which apparently is also about an hour drive away) or the wood stoves.