Preparing

As the days pass, I feel that time is pressing. There are so many things to think of, so many items not to forget. But I'm becoming a real backpacker now, who would have thougt that!
After a few weeks of nightmares including waking up in the middle of a strangulation by an anaconda, or a tumble down from the top of the Andes my mind has eased down a bit.
I have been informed about my whereabouts in Cusco. I will stay with a local family for four weeks. So they will be my family for that period. On the website of the contactperson for the volunteerwork in Peru (which is probably a Dutch man www.spanishschoolperu.com) you can see how lovely the town is.
I will work with children in the age from 5-10 in the town itself. After working, in the late afternoon, I will follow Spanish lessons to improve my communication skills.
So it all looks very beautiful and safe. So no worries here anymore. Preparation for moving forward.

Introduction

Hello Everyone. What do ye now, it worked! The girl can blog.This will be my webpage for the coming three months. It might look a bit simple but I hope it's readable for the interested. My name is Miriam Ferraro and I am going to travel to South-America for various reasons. Main reason is to volunteer in a streetchildrens home (ninos de calle) in Cusco (Peru) and in an orphanage in Ambato (Ecuador). After working in Peru I will have to travel to Ecuador and I hope to be able to see a lot of Peruvian life and later about Ecuadorian life. While doing this I will try to post many messages about this exciting trip but mainly I will share my experiences about working with the children.
Hope you will enjoy reading it. There is a possibility to comment on this page. Feel free to do this.
I would like to thank the ones who have made this possible for me by their support in whatever way. Muchas gracias !!