Beth in Peru!: First Twelve Months in Peru

Thursday, May 5, 2011

First Twelve Months in Peru

A highlights video of my first twelve months in site. Sorry if it's a little long - I've just been having that much fun!

1 comment:

CarynD said...: Okay, that video was awesome. And I literally laughed out loud when I saw the picture of the boys sunburned at the beach over Easter. Hilarious from me...not so much for them. I can't believe it has been a year all ready. Love you tons and miss you bunches!
- C; May 9, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Books I Finished in the Peace Corps...

1. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella – 6.12

2. Crimson Joy by Robert B Parker – 6.16

3. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 6.20

4. Faking It by Elisa Lorello – 6.24

5. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain – 7.4

6. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 7.11

7. Dress My Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris - 7.21

8. Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella - 8.13

9. Ordinary World by Elisa Lorello - 8.26

10. Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski - 8.30

11. Boiled Carrots and Myitkyina Mud: The Meaning of World War Two Memories in America by John William Meyer - 9.2

12. Jesus Wants to Save Christians by Rob Bell and Don Golden - 9.3

13. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson - 9.9

14. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis - 9.13

15. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - 9.14

16. The Buenos Aires Broken Hearts Club by Jessica Morrison - 9.17

17. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis - 9.18

18. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis - 9.19

19. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis - 9.21

20. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell - 9.28

21. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling - 10.4

22. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

23. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis - 10.16

24. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman - 10.19

25. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling -10.24

26. Taming a Seahorse by Robert B Parker - 11.11

27. Half the Sky by Nicholas D Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn - 11.13

28. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin - 12.26

29. South Pole 2000 by Caroline Hamilton - 12.27

30. On the Water: Discovering America in a Row Boat by Nathaniel Stone - 1.5.11

31. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin - 1.7

32. Hide by Lisa Gardner - 1.20

33. The Judas Goat by Robert B Parker - 1.29

34. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella - 2.2

35. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella - 2.11

36. Almost French by Sarah Turnbull- 2.14

37. First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria by Eve Brown-Waite - 2.15

38. In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner - 2.18

39. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella - 2.22

40. Killer by Stephen Carpenter -2.25

41. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling - 3.9

42. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson - 3.28

43. Cracks in my Foundation by Marian Keyes - 3.29

44. The Autobiography of Vivian by Vivian Livingston and Sherrie Krantz - 3.30

45. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith by Rob Bell - 3.30

46. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larson - 4.5

47. Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes - 4.15

48. Ascending the Dream by Banjo Bannon - 4.25

49. The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto "Che" Guevara - 4.28

50. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, and Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell - 5.8

51. The Rider by Tim Krabbe - 5.8

52. Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way by Jon Krakauer - 5.9

53. Africa United by Steve Bloomfield - 5.11

54. Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes - 5.16

55. Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder - 5.19

56. Always the Baker, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker - 5.25

57. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larson - 6.7

58. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly - 6.21

59. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult - 6.22

60. Body Outlaws edited by Ophira Edut - 6.30

61. All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward - 7.6

62. No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks by Ed Viesturs - 7.13

63. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah - 7.19

64. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly - 8.11

65. The Best American Travel Writing 2004 edited by Pico Iyer - 8.11

66. I Am Charlotte Simmons: A Novel by Tom Wolfe - 8.16

67. Into Thin Air by Jack Krakauer - 8.18

68. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson - 8.23

69. Searching for Meredith Love by Julie Christensen - 9.2

70. This Charming Man by Marian Keyes - 9.20

71. Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs by Chuck Klosterman - 9.30

72. Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult - 10.12

73. Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline by Brian David Bruns - 10.20

74. The Truth About Dating by Julie Christensen - 10.26

75. Garbageland: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte - 11.14

76. Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams - 11.19

77. Petty Crimes by Gary Soto - 12.3

78. Not What She Seems by Victorine E. Lieske - 12.13

79. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson - 12.13

80. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult - 1.16

81. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin - 2.18

82. Take a Seat: One Man, One Tandem, and Twenty Thousand Possibilities by Dominic Gill - 2.19

83. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin - 3.3

84. One Square Inch of Silence by Gordon Hempton - 3.3