Yes I finally made it! 16 long hours after leaving Philadelphia International Airport, we arrived at the small Cusco airport at 8:30 AM local time on Saturday, July 4. We had layovers in Miami International and Lima, Peru. We started with a 2 hour flight to Miami. We then hopped on a 6 hour flight to Lima. After that, we took a short 45 minute flight to Cusco where we met my sister Karissa, her friend Brianna, and the family that would be hosting us.
From the Shultz house (family hosting us), we traveled to the house i will be staying in. I had to sleep for a little so i slept until i returned to the Shultz house with their son, Jeremiah. I there met my cousin, Daulton, who finally woke up. I then had lunch at the school we would be helping with and had soup with chicken's foot, rice, and normal chicken. We then after a little while of resting, traveled to the downtown plaza. There were a ton of people trying to sell their handmade things to us. I finally bought a chullo (warm hat made of alpaca fur) for 5 soles ($1.70.) Then after a little more shopping we headed to the Shultz house to relax for the night.