Birthday!

Today was the best possible birthday. First, it was a work day, and Alida and Elizabeth and I went to Cusco to get the Lamay clinic money account dealt with and pick up meds for an outreach program we're doing. It sounds boring but it was perfect. Normal, but meaningful, and really gives you the perspective that you need on your birthday. As we were driving on a bus through fields of plowed corn, varigated yellows and browns, with the Andes music piping surrounded by Peruvians who smell like meat smoke and maize.

I want to write about the whole day, but we have to be out of the lobby by 10pm so Ill post it tomorrow.

Tonight, we had dinner at Edwin's and then they served jello for desert (which clearly had gelatin and so I didnt eat), and we were prepping to finish dinner with out mattes, when the lights went out and a fire cracker popped and they came in with two cakes complete with candles and a wish (to come back next year, shhhh). One was from Edwin and the Group, the other was brought by Yanette, a Peruvian friend we met here who we're working with to coordinate care to very distant mountain towns. I was so surprised I blushed all through the dark and then served everyone two pieces of cake a piece. Wow, guys. Best birthday ever.