#StuckinPeru Day Nine:
Lockdown has definitely gotten harder, especially on me (Melissa). This is certainly a test for us all...learning our limits on being inside and dealing with uncertainty.
On the bright side, our amazing neighbor Karen has continued to mother us with homemade goodies, like the avocado/chia oatmeal raisin cookies pictured. Yum! It's such a relief to have a resourced friend to keep us feeling grounded and part of a community.
We're also so thankful to everyone for reaching out and checking on us! It's been lovely catching up with folks.
A special super huge shout out to Margaret and Bonnie from CenterPoint Education who have offered me some consulting work during this time. This crisis has revealed how fragile our education system is, highlighting the differences in the haves and have nots when it comes to distance learning technology. I hope I can help out with some remote aspects of their work and free up room for those on the ground to tackle these critical issues. Selfishly, it'll also feel good to be useful!
Regarding flights, we're of the same mind... not rushing at the flights that don't seem to be coming. At this point, the Peruvian and US governments seem to be in a petty squabble, using us as political pawns, and it's hard to distinguish real from fake news. No Americans have been evacuated from Cusco yet.
Hope everyone is safely practicing social distancing at home! Get as much sunshine as you can for us :).
