Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Well, we have a plan.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

We might or might not have a plan.

After two days at the Ministry of Education in Lima, I have finally come to the above conclusions. Defined...I know.

It looks like I am going to be traveling to Cusco (Cuzco) on Friday to begin working there. This has changed two times in the past ten minutes. I have the greatest confidence that Friday´s destination will change a few more times before Friday. In fact, I am positive. In fact, it just did.

It seems like I will be traveling to different locations each week and helping teachers implement the laptops. There is a very nice lady, Mari, who works for the ministry that has taken the role as my organizer for the week. She and I enjoy sitting down and discussing my intended methods of travel. Every time we talk, we change the means by which I will be arriving. A typical conversation goes something like this:

Me: ¿Voy a ir Cuzco por "tren?" (I am traveling to Cuzco on a train?)
Mari: No por "bus [pronounced boos]" (No, by bus)
Me: ¿Y voy a viajar a Puno por "bus" tambien? (And I will travel to Puno by bus too?)
Mari: No por "avión" (No, by plane)

------10 minutes later--------

Mari: Vas a Cuzco por...? (How are you getting to Cuzco?)
Me (excited that I know the answer): ¡Por bus! (By bus!)
Mari: No, por tren. (No, you are going by train)
Me: ¿No bus? (No bus?)
Mari: No, por tren, es mejor. (No, going by train is better)

I feel like deciding on a means of travel would really help me get the planning process on it´s feet. I also believe that this opinion is in the minority here at the Ministry of Education.

So, while I wait for plans, Mari and I play the transportation game. I know for a fact I will travel by either plane (avión), tren (train), or bus (bús). While that does eliminate a few options, I still am wondering if I may just be walking to Cuzco come Friday. There are always llamas...