Here are some photos from week 6 in Cusco. We really just settled into a groove with school, and had a few interesting events.
Yanira came over again and helped us make “Beef Estofado”.
Kim helped Yanira with her big catering job for Renault dealer.
Kat finally lost her finger nail due to Kane smashing it in the RV door in Dec.
We flooded our apartment.
The last one probably requires a bit of explanation! Let me preface this story by saying that in Cusco, construction is the norm, and it’s everywhere! Every day, we see a new infrastructure improvement or repair project starting. Our street is no different. This week, they’ve been working on the water supply. Wednesday morning, our water was out, so we struggled to get ready for school, but we made it. When I came back from dropping Kat off at School, I noticed that the kitchen faucet was open, and close it. I didn’t think about the bathroom, because we never use it. (there is no trap on the drain, so we keep it covered). When Kim and I returned in early afternoon, I immediately knew something was wrong. The concrete stairs leading up from the 2nd floor to our level were all wet. When we got to our door, you could see that the door had soaked up some water (the bottom 3 inches were wet). As we entered the apartment, we noticed that somethings had been moved, and our floor was wet as if it had just been mopped.
One by one, the rest of the day, our host family came up to fill us in on what had happened. It was kind of moot because I had already figured it out. Kane had used the restroom early in the morning, and tried to wash his hands in the bathroom. The water was already out, so he simply left the sink faucet wide open. Unfortunately, when the water was turned back on, the sink began to spew, and the drain (as always) was covered by tinfoil and a coffee cup. The Apartment filled with water before the guys downstairs noticed it coming down the stairs. Thankfully, they had a key, and were able to turn it off, and clean up most of the mess for us. We felt horrible, but also grateful to have such helpful and understanding landlords! Also, we felt good that Kim had just spent 5 hours the day before helping Yanira with her catering job for free. We call that a deposit in the emotional bank account. (and timely at that).
I guess we didn’t take many pics this week… here are some though:
