Call Me, Maybe?

So, thank goodness for a friend of mine (cough cough Amanda Cuppi ) for being so involved in the Twitter world and for sending me this gem. 

"Call Me, Maybe?" by Carly Rae Jepson is not only number 8 on the ITUNES Top 100 but it is also a big hit here in Piura. Some of us girls (and 2 brave guys) decided to recreate the video  one weekend we were in the capital city for our regional meetings. I have to say I'm pretty proud of the outcome.

I think this works for Peace Corps goals 2 and 3. 

"I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person."
- Audrey Hepburn


Until next time... call me? maybe?
Brielle

Camp VALOR, for friends and family.

I need your help.


This blog is not so much about me, but about something that with your help, could end up changing the lives of many young boys in Piura, Peru. 


In May of this year, we, volunteers in Piura (northern part of Peru), will be hosting a 3-day event known Camp VALOR (Varones Adolescentes Lideres Organizados Responsables). This camp is dedicated to teaching teenage boys about becoming responsible, organized leaders in their community. There will be many activities throughout the weekend to demonstrate to them their abilities to become responsible young adults. Too often teens in Peru are told they will not go very far, and it is that mindset that we as volunteers hope to change. 


Each volunteer from Piura will bring 2 or 3 boys from their community for a weekend filled with learning, challenges, team-building activities, and the chance to interact with Peace Corps Volunteers and other boys in different sites. Many of the boys attending Camp Valor have never had the opportunity to be away from home, and for some it will be the FIRST time they have ever left their community. 


This camp will change their lives. 


But I need your help.


Any donation to this camp will greatly appreciated. It is a tax-deductible donation to a cause that I know will be beneficial to so many young boys here in Piura. If you know anyone else that would be interested in donating please send them this blog with this link.

Click here to DONATE to Camp Valor


Like I said.. even a small amount is greatly appreciated. 


Thank-you.

Some of my high schoolers in Tamarindo

Okay. The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. He's enjoying the wind and the fresh air-until he notices the other waves in front of him, crashing against the shore. "My God, this is terrible," the wave says. 'Look what's going to happen to me!'
Then along comes another wave. It sees the first wave, looking grim, and it says to him, 'Why do you look so sad?' The first wave says, 'You don't understand! We're all going to crash! All of us waves are going to be nothing! Isn't it terrible?' The second wave says, 'No, you don't understand. You're not a wave, you're part of the ocean.'" -Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie 


Until Next Time,
Brielle