At work, I have mostly been staying busy working on the park master plan. We held a big conference in December where we brought together representatives from all over Peru (well, the coastal region), to construct the park vision and co-management committee.
I have been able to travel some as well for work. Including visiting a few new sites in our network, I have also traveled to our highly visited tourist site in order to help during our high season (It is summer down here, remember). I even participated when we brought a TV station down to shoot some promotional video about the islands (still waiting for it to premiere).
In my personal time, I have been able to host lots of friends, including a few friends visiting Peru from the US, and also different Peace Corps friends that occasionally come into Lima from the country. I live in a nice central part of the city, and it's always nice to explore Lima and show people around. I also enjoyed the Christmas season down here, including participating in a choir during a Christmas Cantata.
2014 looks to be busy. The workshops for my main project on fisheries management in one of our sites with a fellow Peace Corps volunteers should start next month. In addition to continued work on our master plan. Plus, my time is winding down and I still have so much of Peru to see!
