August 8: Welcome to Huaraz…..my new capital city

So after a fairly long and mostly uncomfortable bus ride (apparently Cruz del Sur and I have different definitions of “comfortable temperature”) we arrived in Huaraz around 6 AM. Ali and Jeff both came to Huaraz for FBT so we gathered up our bags and they led us to the hostel. When we rounded the last corner there were a handful of current Ancash volunteers waiting for us with posters and hugs! Apparently they had planned to meet us at the actual station, but I guess we got there a little early :-P After a lovely hot shower I took a nap in the hostel for a bit, no one really felt like starting our city tour at 6:30 in the am. After nap time we all went to California Café, which is PC hang out numero uno in Huaraz. The food is amazing, the couches are cozy, the wifi is free and there’s a lending library for PCVs….. perf! During breakfast the five of us talk with all the Ancash kids that were in the capital that weekend. After breakfast we went on a walking tour with Sophie, the Ancash PCVL. Huaraz is pretty fantastic and I’m super excited that it’s going to be my capital city for the next two years. Lots of people come to Ancash for trekking trips, so there’s lots to do and all kinds of good food for the tourists :-P In between eating and looking around the markets we all just sat on the back porch of the hostel to take in the view. The mountains here are A-mazing.