Peru prep!

Hi everyone!
So I have no real experience with blogs but it was recommended to me from a bunch of friends who have studied abroad that I keep some type of record while I am away on my month long internship and trip to Peru. No guarantees on frequent updates but I'll try to post something a few times a week if possible.
Just a little background on what I'll be doing while I'm away:
I heard earlier this year about an organization named Cross Cultural Solutions and became really interested in it after hearing that it had bases all over the world through which people could volunteer or intern. I opted for the internship facet of the program and soon decided on Peru as my destination. I've taken Spanish for a long time (although it's not very obvious by my skill level!) and had always been interested in South America so Peru seemed like a great choice. The various internships were all ones that I would be interested in working with and my eventual placement has put me in the women's prison daycare. In Peru, it's common for children to live with their incarcerated mothers until the time they are 4 years old. Part of my job while I'm there is to introduce them to some things from "the outside world" such as proper sanitation and hygiene and some English. There is a chance I will be working with the mothers as well, teaching job skills for when they are released. Peru has had a violent history and many of these women are widows from the Shining Path Revolution and have become involved with the cocoa trade as a way to make a living.
I leave this Saturday, June 29th, from Philly and will fly to Miami. From there I will fly into Lima, Peru and sleep there for the night. I have an EARLY flight Sunday morning to Ayacucho, the town in which I will be living for the month. The first few days will be something of an orientation and introduction to the other interns. They seem to be students from all over the world, although it seems like the concentration of them are from the East Coast. We will all live together in a "home base" located in the center of the town, with other volunteers and interns as well as the in country staff, who all are staying there for various lengths of time. At the end of my trip I will fly back to Lima where I'll be staying a few days to take in the country's capital. This part of the trip is a little nerve wracking, as I'll be traveling alone and staying in a student hostel! Should be interesting.
This first post was a break from packing so I am going to finish that and say my goodbye's to my friends and Mom! I will try to keep this as current as possible.
Adios!