ShatteredSmile

I decided to break down and do one of these memes for kicks. The idea, apparently, is that you pick a band and answer the following questions with only song titles from that band. I would have done Porcupine Tree except my friend already did that. And thus, I'm using song titles from Katatonia. 1. Are you male or female? I Am Nothing 2. Describe yourself. Fractured 3. What do people feel when they're around you? Consternation 4. How would you describe your previous relationship? Had To (Leave) 5. Describe your current relationship. Dissolving Bonds 6. Where would you want to be now? Right Into the Bliss 7. How do you feel about

So I've been in Peru for two weeks now, hanging around in Arequipa. The orphanage that I volunteer at is incredible. The kids are resilient and affectionate and love hugging, despite my lack of coherent Spanish and the fact that they can't understand me at all. I only took a week to memorize all their names (around fifteen kids), and they took a week to memorize mine (Tia Lala for the little ones, since Laura is SO hard to remember). I've been taking two hours of Spanish lessons everyday. I haven't improved at all. So far, I've done the following: - Gone to see the Toro Muerto petroglyphs: Inca rock carvings that remind me of the Anazazi p

Wow, I definitely haven't posted in a long time. I think I've gotten out of the habit of updating journals. I can't decide if that's a good or bad thing. I'm home from London for the summer, which was a good experience. I learned a lot of good things abroad, and I'm glad I did it. I ended up seeing a whole lot of countries, like France, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Scotland, and the Netherlands. I'm here in the US for two more weeks, doing summer things like copious reading, drawing, practicing Spanish, sometimes visiting friends... that kind of thing. Then I'm off to Peru for five weeks to volunteer in an orphanage/school in Arequipa and take