Busy Busy Busy!

wow... all I can say is wow.

I have been SO busy! All such cool things!

First things first. I filmed the APEC Education Ministerial Meeting. APEC is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, composed of 21 member economies. There were education ministers from around the world. I interviewed most of them for a UNESCO/ministry of Education video. I was the only one they spoke with individually. It was pretty cool.

Then I filmed an event on the day of the Andean Song, I will post pictures soon. They are amazing. Daniel is VERY talented.

Speaking of. We have started our own production company together and all of the videos that I am doing are being produced under our company. It is called Pure Life Entertainment. (www.purelifeentertainment.com) - more coming soon.

We now have 5 little puppies! Leopoldo, Luigi, Amelia, Matlida and Isabella :)

AND 2 SQUIRREL MONKEYS! Georgina and Stanley :) OMG holding them is just amazing. I never would have imagined that I could have monkeys!

The documentary is coming along... took the first trip to Chicha. It is so sad to see the conditions that these people live in. Almost one year after the earthquake, their city is still destroyed, it looks as if it had happened last month. The school that UNESCO is rebuilding is so so sad. THere are 31 children in a classroom half the size of a bedroom in the states. They have ONE toilet for the entire facility, including ALL of the children and teachers. There is NO ventillation whatsoever so it smells horrible. THe children play in a very small concrete area no larger than a typical outdoor patio one might see in a nice home. THe walls are cracked and about to cave in at any moment. There is a large husky that is tied up at all times, just waiting to bite one of the 3 year olds who do not know any better than to hit it. There are rusty cars and glass outside of the school that the children often run over to and play on. While I was there I saw one child fall through a plate of glass.

I can't tell you enough how sad their lives are. The families lost everything in the earthquake and are still struggling on a daily basis to just survive. Making 10 soles a day (3 sol = $1. I am excited to tell their story.

There are so many things to be said, I am sorry for not updating sooner. Pics coming soon.

MONKEYS!