Nice time in Cusco

My experience with Maximo was great. The staff there are so caring and really helped me out of a few binds on my first and last days.

Working at Salame, the boys' orphanage near the office was humbling. Clearly Maximo is picking the right places to use their resources as these little boys need so much love and attention. I do wish I could have done more for them but two weeks isn't very long to affect change. If I had known more Spanish, I could have interacted with them more effectively but we still managed to have fun.

Speaking more fluent Spanish would have helped me with my host family. I spoke much more Spanish than they did English but we still had a hard time communicating and had some real dusie misunderstandings!

Under these circumstances, I would have preferred to have been placed in a volunteer house where my language capabilities wouldn't have been such an issue. And I would have had more company. Eating alone in the dining room is not that fun when your host family eats in the kitchen.

Just a few suggestions for next time!