No Phone, No Lights, No Moto Cars...Not a Single Luxury!

The situation here in Tarapoto doesn’t seem to be getting better any time soon. The natives continue with the strike and its starting to take a big toll here in the city. Since the highway is blocked, nothing comes in and nothing leaves including petroleum. The power here is run by diesel engines which for the past week starting at 5:00 get shut off. We don´t have power at nights and since there isn´t any light in the roads, President Perez has also asked that we return to our apartments earlier because it can get a little dangerous. Now I can officially say that I am roughing it, but still at the same time I feel right at home. This past week I have really been able to realize just how little I actually need to live and make things work. It makes me really grateful for all of the little conveniences that we have to make life a little bit easier but that’s just what they are, little conveniences But we just keep on keeping on, we aren´t here for us but instead we are here to do the Lords work and that’s what we will keep on doing.