It's funny how things change but don't change when you've been away for a few weeks. While I was in the U.S., some new friends entered our circle here in Cusco and, just like everyone here, when I met them I felt like I already knew them. The people who come through our doors are just beautiful. Leah is from Canada and is spending a good chunk of time here in Cusco taking Spanish lessons, practicing yoga and just living life. Kathleen is from Germany and is just traveling through for a while, also just enjoying life before heading back to med school. I can't even remember how Gab said they found us, but they're now part of the family and joined us for arts and crafts day.
It was the perfect rainy day for crafts. Our friend Selena came and so did Shaina and Heather (Shaina's housemate), bringing a couple of Chichi's puppies (now 6 weeks old) to play with. We made a lunch of chick pea tacos, mango salsa, guacamole and a few other goodies. Delish. We settled in to make our fans with the feathers we bought and a bunch of other beads, stones, leather and hot glue generously shared by Shaina. Each fan turned out so beautifully different and distinctive to each of us and they were so much fun to make!
Lunch.
Making fans!
The final products!
And...the puppies!Oh, the puppies...
Damn they are cute. But they also need homes. Shaina is starting to feel the stress of having these 5 little munchkins and we're all doing our part to help get them adopted. Two (possibly 3) have new owners, so I took one of the other two out with me for the day to see if I could spark some interest. We went to the San Blas market for a glass of juice, wandered around the neighborhood for a bit and then went back to my house for a nap. When I picked him up that morning, Heather asked me if I wanted the girl or the boy. I said girl and thought nothing more of it after she handed her to me. I probably should've double checked before I named her Sasha for the day. Later back at the house, Jess said to me, "Uh, you know he has a penis, right?" Totally hadn't looked. Good thing Sasha can also be a boy's name!
Whiskey Got a Bath
I met Whitney at my old school on Monday morning after her classes and we walked up to her boyfriend's family's house to pick up Whiskey, her dog. I've watched him before and he is one of the most amusing puppies (at 5 or 6 months old) to observe -- short with shaggy hair and really, really long. He had no idea what we had in store for him -- a big, juicy bath.
Other than our shower, we have no hot water except for the electric kettle. And we kind of forgot about that, so Whiskey was none too pleased with the cold buckets of agua we were dumping on him. Jess, after hearing the raucous, came out of her room and brought over the kettle, adding the hot water to our cold buckets. Whiskey squirmed a little less, but was still not digging the bath. He got dirty again within minutes of getting toweled off, but thankfully behaved himself at the restaurant during lunch (yes, you can bring your dog with you wherever you go here).
Whiskey after his bath.Meditation Monday
We practiced an Osho meditation this week in our gathering. It was an hourlong active meditation of movement and stillness. So very moving and beautiful. Our group of people changes week to week and it makes the dynamics and energy incredibly interesting. After the women left, Gab, Jess, Niki and I spent some quiet time together, as this would be Gab's last Meditation Monday before heading back to the U.S. for an undetermined amount of time (read: She won't be back anytime soon). Gab got us each a beautiful stone pendant and while we had known that this week would eventually come, we had all been ignoring her impending departure. Sigh.
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