familia !

WOWWWW!!! I finally got my HOST FAMILY!!! yay! wow, im so happy about this. I will be living in a city called "Chimbote, Peru"! It is a coastal city and it looks very pretty from the pictures. I also had to call my host family and speak to my host mom and brother IN SPANISH!! Scary.. anyways, im just keeping you updated. ONLY 12 MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOOO!!!

- kimberly

HEY EVERYONE! So im counting down the days until i go to peru!!! I have 23 more days to go, and BOY AM I EXCITED! I got three shots the other day.. Hepatitus A, Typhoid, & Yellow Fever... Ouch! But that just means im getting closer to really being there :) I still dont have my host family yet which is sad but, hopefully i get them soon!!! For now, im about to get off but keep checking for more posts !

<3 Kimberly

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!

i would really love to thank everyone who has made contributions, i cannot tell you how grateful i am. i would like to ask that if you do contribute, please let me know. you can email my mom at tjnoonan61@aol.com.. i would personally like to send you a thank you note :)

while im writing, i would like to tell you some cool facts about peru that i have looked up!!

FACTS:

the lima bean is peruvian

the tomato was taken to europe by the spaniards, but its peruvian!

the finest cotton in the world is peruvian (pima & tanguis)

the weeping willow tree is peruvian (theyre soooo cool!)

the University of San Marcos is the oldest university in the Americas!

28 different climates develop in peru!

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ARENT THOSE SOME COOL FACTS?! I THINK SO :)

Fundraiser!

Welll..! I had a fundraiser on Saturday, June 6th and it was a BIG success..! I raised 1,900.00! It was a rummage sale and basket raffle. Im really excited, i leave for peru at the very beginning of September and its coming up sooo fast! wow..Im so thankful of the people that are helping me because without them i really wouldnt be going to peru at all and this is my dream. Well, im going now but ill keep you posted!

Love, Kimberly :)

Intro :)

HOLA! Me llamo Kim. I'm from Missouri in the USA and hopefully I'll be going to Peru in September of 2009 as an exchange student with the AFS program.

The total tuition is $9000 and I need $5000 more to meet that goal. If you are able to help fund my experience, please click on the "Chipin" button on the right hand side of this page. Thank you sooo much if you can.

I'm so excited! This is a dream come true!! I've been a volunteer with AFS for about 4 years now, helping the students coming to the U.S.A. from all parts of the world and now it's my turn! Yey!!