Tales of a Jobless Hobo

Ok, so I have finished the TEFL course and am now officially jobless. I’ve spent the past week desperately looking for work, and have a few promising leads, but no job yet. I’ll give myself another couple of weeks and if I still haven’t found work by then I will try making my own jewelry and selling it down in Gringo Ally with all the other gringo hippy drop outs... So I have hope yet.

Also I don’t really qualify as a hobo, as I found a home this week. I moved into my new apartment on Tuesday, I am living with a girl I met through the TEFL course. It’s working out great, we have an awesome place. It’s massive and comes completely furnished, it even has an ancient black and white TV. We are going shopping for a colour one on the weekend.

Being jobless has some advantages, I have heaps of spare time. Which I have been using productively, so far I have made a washing machine (more on that in a second) and went for a visit out to Zurite where I did the volunteer placement last year. Those of you who know Zurite will be shocked to hear Jasper got it on with Pequeña, the first puppy is about 4 months old and looks just like Chico did, the second is only days old and looks just like the mother... Such a tragedy, I expected better from Jasper... For those of you who have no idea what I am on about, I am talking about the dogs that live in the volunteer house in Zurite.

Ok on to the fun stuff, my washing machine. I got sick of paying 3.50 (soles not dollars) a kilo for my washing, so I decided I would do it myself. But rather than just grab a tub and scrub away, I thought I would make a washing machine. Basically it is just a bucket and a plunger, but I think it is pretty cool and it saves me the hassle of having to pay for my washing... Ok so I seriously need a job, I have reached the point where making a washing machine is fun... And it only took less than a week of no job and nothing else to do.

I’ve got a few photos which I am going to try and put up here.
Later
Zac