| At the end of July I saw a brief feature
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| | October.Our neighbours on each side have
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| on local TV about a Canadian couple who
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| | dogs, and I think we treat them much
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| had mortgaged their home to create an
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| | nicer than most people here, so they like
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| international non-profit development
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| | us and protect us, which is great. When
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| organization in Peru, starting with
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| | I'm on the phone downstairs or walking
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| shipping a container full of donated
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| | outside at night, they each do a good job
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| medical supplies to a small town on the
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| | guarding me, so I feel pretty safe. The
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| Peruvian coast. I didn't catch the
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| | dogs here are very territorial, and I've
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| person's name, but I did catch the
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| | seen them show their teeth to strange
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| website: Once on the site I sent an
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| | men, but never to any of us. They're both
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| email, and Josh, the co-founder of this
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| | big - one is a black lab and one is a
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| organization, got back to me in an email
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| | golden colored mix. We've also endeared
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| from Peru to arrange an interview with
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| | ourselves to many of
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| his wife, Danielle, who had came up with
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| | the kids in the neighbourhood. We have
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| the idea for this project.I had a chance
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| | different running jokes with different
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| to do an interview with Danielle who told
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| | kids, and they're lots of fun.Last night
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| me about how she and her husband Josh
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| | we were watching a movie on our
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| remortgaged their home to raise $30,000
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| | projector, which is like 6' by 7' on the
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| to start a non-profit community
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| | wall, and three kids and a dog, and our
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| development organization in a town called
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| | Peruvian friend Christian all stopped by.
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| Mancora, a small fishing town of 15,000
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| | The kids were facinated by the huge tv
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| people, located in northern Peru on the
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| | thing, touching the wall as if they
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| Pacific coast, just south of the
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| | thought it was hot.Josh and Sean visited
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| Ecuadorian border. They already shipped a
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| | the centre for special needs kids
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| container full of medical supplies to
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| | yesterday, and the kids there were
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| Peru, at their own cost.In August
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| | literally hanging off them, jumping into
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| Danielle moved to Peru to join her
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| | their arms and hugging them. Very cute.
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| husband Josh, to help this Peruvian
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| | The centre also hosts a number of
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| community of Mancora. Danielle will be
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| | volunteers, mostly from the UK, so it's
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| sharing with us regularly how she and her
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| | been nice to meet other volunteer
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| husband are doing in this little town in
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| | travelers and talk about our experiences.
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| Peru and she'll tell us stories
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| | Sean and I and another friend also went
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| (sometimes humorous ones) about cultural
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| | to see one of our students play
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| adjustment as well as give us progress
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| | volleyball at the local stadium Tuesday
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| reports of her non-profit community
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| | night. It was a full house, and the kids
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| assistance organiation.Here is her first
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| | were really good,
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| update from Peru, sent
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| | despite having no kneepads and playing
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| today:-----------------------------------
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| | on a hard cement surface.So, I'll end
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| -----------------------------------------
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| | this update with a funny story....there
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| ----Hi everyone,This is a group email,
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| | are many, but this one is choice. I still
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| but it's not that I don't love you each
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| | laugh when I think about it. The other
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| enough to send you individual updates.
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| | day, Maria, who works with Frank and
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| It's just that we don't have internet at
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| | Cecilia, comes to the door with a friend
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| our place yet, and I've been really busy,
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| | and asks if we'd like to buy some Pina
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| so for now, this is the best way to let
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| | (pinapple) shampoo. In a glass. Hmmm. So
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| you all know what's been going on.So
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| | we said that that wasn't really ideal,
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| getting a phone has been a challenge.
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| | because it was just going to fill with
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| There are two potential problems in
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| | water in the shower. They started
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| getting a phone set up in Mancora. One is
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| | laughing, because they knew what we were
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| that there might not be enough phone
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| | thinking, but I guess with the language
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| lines on your block, the other is that
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| | barrier, they couldn't explain. So they
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| there may be too many phone lines. We are
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| | came back a few minutes later with two
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| in the 'too much phone zone'. So we're
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| | glasses of thick, chunky pinnaplely
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| still trying to figure it out....I've
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| | looking stuff, and we took it. We figured
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| been busy working with 3 teen girls,
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| | 'when in Rome....', so Sean decided to
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| talking, watching movies, teaching
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| | try it out in the shower. He was laughing
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| English, learning Spanish, and laughing a
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| | and yelling from the shower because it
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| lot. Two of them are young women I worked
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| | was getting stuck in his chest hair, and
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| with last year, and they are each unique
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| | he needed regular shampoo to wash it out.
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| with different struggles. The tough thing
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| | As it turned out, it was a dessert served
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| here is that besides us, there is no one
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| | here, similar to a pudding, but it is in
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| to call for help, no services or
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| | fact called 'shampoo'. We learned the
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| infrastructure. Cecilia and I are working
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| | hard way again to always expect the
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| on getting information on what women's
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| | unexpected here, and never to assume
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| legal rights are here, and we will go to
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| | things are as they appear! : )So that's
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| the provincial centre next week to speak
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| | all for now. In general, we're all
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| with the police there. What we've learned
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| | feeling very at home and very much part
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| is they don't have many rights, but we
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| | of a community. Our house is more often
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| are working hard to make friends with the
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| | than not full of visitors passing through
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| police here so that they will enforce the
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| | (kids from the neighbourhood, friends,
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| laws that do exist.A couple weeks ago,
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| | dogs....with no phones, people can't call
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| one of the women we know was kicked by
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| | ahead), and we're all getting along well
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| her ex-boyfriend in the street and Josh,
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| | and working out the cooking and cleaning
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| Frank, Sean and Cecilia were there,
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| | chores together.I hope you're all well, I
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| backing her up, but it's hard to do much
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| | miss you all, and will write again soon,
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| more. At least for now, the bad guys know
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| | much love,danielle : )Susanne Pacher is
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| that there is now a posse in town willing
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| | the publisher of a website called Travel
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| to help women.Our house is great. I feel
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| | and Transitions ( Travel and Transitions
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| really comfortable and at home here. The
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| | deals with unconventional travel and is
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| guys did a ton of work in the few days
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| | chock full of advice, tips, real life
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| before I arrived, installing shelves,
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| | travel experiences, interviews with
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| locks on all the individual doors, and we
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| | travellers and travel experts, insights
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| have a well-stocked kitchen, lots of
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| | and reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| space, and nice furniture. We each have
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| our own room, and the spare room has been
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| busy as well. Chris, another PaM director
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| from Toronto, is here now, and a friend
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| | our own personal life-long
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| of Miguel's from
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| university was here last week. Our first
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| | in our first travel story contest ( and
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| two paramedic volunteers arrive
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| Sept.11th, with 3 or 4 more coming in
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| | cruise on the Amazon River.
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