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Summer 2010
July 27, 2010
We accompanied the students to the airport several hours ago and they are headed back to North America. Good bye, Southern Cross. Hello, Summer!
- Es tiempo de … (It’s time)
- Last group photo in Peru
- Up …
- … and …
- … away
July 27, 2010
We finished the semester with a retreat in Chosica, a town nestled in the foothills at the edge of Lima known for its sunny climate. We spent…
- Mandy presents a Yanesha legend
- David explains how the natives of Azulis catch fish
- Katelyn and Allison demonstrate a traditional Italian dance
- Simon and his classmates make a point about waste and recycling
- David discusses renewable energy
- Allen describes how adobe is made
- Unwinding after the presentations
- Volleyball is a very popular sport in Peru
- Lifting up Willy, our Service Coordinator
- Willy says goodbye to the students
- David learns a magic trick from Daniel
- Campfire
- Last night in Peru
- Roasting marshmallows — Peruvian style
- Final day in Peru
- Happy faces, ready for home
July 22, 2010
Three students — Ellie, David and Taylor — are serving in the city of Chimbote on Peru’s north coast. All three are working with Los Amigos, the…
- Taylor, Father Jack and David
- Taylor created a video featuring a health clinic for the Los Amigos website
- Working on art projects
- The finished products
- Friends of Our Lady of Perpetual Relief Parish
- With her host parents
- David in a garden started by former SST students
- Watering new seedlings
- With his host parents
- Arriving at the Sacred Family Prevention Center
- Learning about Germany
- Teaching English to adults in the evening
- Helping with homework at the Biblioteca (Library)
- David and Ellie with the teacher, Martha (center)
- Ellie tutoring a student
- With the four-year-old preschool
- Inside the parish sanctuary
- Lining up to go on a walk
- Smiles
- With her host family
- With their friends
- Visiting the beach
- Playa Bonita (Beautiful Beach)
- The blue Pacific
July 17, 2010
Three students — Allen, Seth and Simon — are serving in the Cusco area. Four days of constant rain last January caused unprecedented flooding in the river…
- Seth, Allen, Percey (supervisor) and Simon
- Mixing concrete
- Building a wall to enclose animals and firewood
- Bringing a rock to add to the concrete
- Using rocks found on the site stretches the concrete needed to finish the wall
- Heavy work
- Taking a break for lunch
- Seth at home with his host family
- Simon outside his host’s residence
- Allen with his host brother
- Back at the work site in Huacarpay
- Round two of the wall building project
- Puma, right, is a master at this type of construction (and strong!)
- Visiting a trout farm in Lucre
- The trout farmers’ children
- On the road to Lucre — navigating the ancient drainage channel
- Making a temporary rock bridge to cross the channel
- In front of the roofed structure they built several weeks ago
- With a feathered friend
- Interesting bird
- With a grateful resident of Lucre
- Day draws to a close in this beautiful valley
July 16, 2010
Five students are serving in the foothills of the Cordillera Blanca, or White Mountains, home to the tallest peaks in Peru. Aaron spends each day helping children…
- The Cordillera Blanca (White Mountains)
- Aaron with his host family in Huaraz
- With members of the Bread of Life Church
- In the dining room
- Teaching colors in English
- Verde is “green”
- At home with his host brother
- Ingrid in her host mother’s living room
- In the office of AWI (the Good News Association)
- Original illustrations for literacy program materials
- Ingrid and Jake (left) with AWI staff
- Jake working on a staff member’s computer
- With his host family
- World Vision promotes education for children and training for parents
- Daniel visits a class of pre-school children
- Performing slight-of-hand in an elementary school playground
- These children speak both Quechua and Spanish
- Delivering a bookshelf to one of the schools
- With his World Vision supervisors
- A new day begins in Mancos
- Sheep are raised for the wool and meat
- Natalie begins an English lesson
- Working with children at a local school
- Playing a game
- Playing outside
- Huascaran is Peru’s highest peak at 6,768 meters (22,205 feet)
July 3, 2010
This is peak season for travel to the rain forest — relatively dry and sunny with luscious green everywhere to be seen. Nearly half of our group…
June 15, 2010
The students finished their six-week stay in Lima with a visit to artist Victor Delfin’s studio in Barranco. Then we prepared for the culminating event of the…
- Our study coordinator, Celia, introduces our students to Barranco
- Atop the Bridge of Sighs
- Entering the home and studio of artist Victor Delfin
- A self-portrait greets the students
- A fight between bull and condor
- Horses
- Overlooking the Pacific Ocean
- Fish
- Entering the artist’s studio below
- Descending the stairway
- Woman
- Wood carving
- Victor Delfin at work
- Talking with the master
- Enjoying the variety of subjects and media
- Thanking our cooks, Esperanza (middle left) and Mervi (middle right)
- Opening song at the Despedida (Farewell Party)
- A dance from Puno
- A spectacle of color and motion
- Dancing while wearing a torta (cake) costume
- Posing with grandmother Alicia
- Alicia’s turn — A surprise performance from Huancayo
- Drama: The Dream of San Martin
- A legend tells that the color of Peru’s flag was inspired by these birds
- Applause for the crowd-pleasing piece…
- … and a bow
- Magic for the children (and children at heart)
- The cajon players with their instructor, Camilo Ballumbrosio
- Rhythm
- The final song: “Es Tiempo” (It’s Time)
- Students with Camilo, the cajon master
- Goodbye to her Lima brother, honored guest and mother
- Farewell to the San Borja clan
- Goodbye to our jewelry-making instructors, Ricardo, Eliana and family
- Thank you to the language instructors: Bivi, Irene and Moises
- Gathering on the roof of the Mennonite church for a final service orientation
- Last day together as a group before service
June 14, 2010
This semester we organized three workshops: Traditional Dancing, Cajon Drumming and Jewelry Making. We invited Peruvian artists — Pedro Farias, Camilo Ballumbrosio and Ricardo and Eliana Mauriola…
- Camilo Ballumbrosio leads a workshop on the cajon drum
- Giving it a try
- Sounds good
- We’ve got rhythm
- Ricardo Mauriola introduces us to the seeds used to make beads
- Ricardo shows his technique
- Eliana demonstrates
- Fun with beads and string
- Concentration
- More instruction
- Careful
- Looking good
- Nice design
- Chevere (cool)
- Humberto Lay (third from right) described his work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Jose Manuel Prada describes his trip to the rain forest
- Taking a break
- Delivering water, by hand
- Filling up the containers outside each home
- Giving water to those who thirst…
May 29, 2010
We began our week-long trip to the epic Inca city with a visit to Sacsayhuaman, home to a collection of huge stones fitted together with incredible precision…
- Discovering a different world at Sacsayhuaman
- Fun on a slide formed by erosion
- Look out below!
- Homes in Huacarpay were devasted by flooding in January
- Preparing to help a family repair its home
- The work begins
- Moving a table from the temporary tent city back home
- Playing with the youngest member of the household
- Salvaging lumber by removing nails
- Rebuilding the roof
- Eucalyptus timber is commonly used for beams
- Digging a trench for the base of a concrete wall
- Moving earth
- Moving rocks along another section of the wall
- Heavy
- Look out for this one…
- Meanwhile, a tarp is nailed to the frame back at the house
- Securing the plastic tarp
- Wads of paper keep the tarp from ripping
- Gathering children for a public health project in the tent city nearby
- Jumping jacks
- Faces
- Spinning
- Slight of hand
- Teaching the children about health
- Listening to the presentation
- A good view
- Working with a developmentally-delayed child
- Distributing hand-sewn bags of personal hygeine supplies
- Each bag contains toothbrushes and toothpaste…
- …plus shampoo and soap…
- …and laundry detergent for each family
- Our travel adventure began at the market in Chincheros
- Then we visited Moray
- Our guide, Oswaldo, explains the unusual circular shape
- Spelling out Peru (with an accent)
- The group
- The group again, this time seated on the Inca steps
- The trail leading to Huchuy Qosqo
- The hike begins
- View from half-way up the trail
- Finally there — the lodge at Huchuy Qosqo
- View of the sacred valley
- Gathering for a re-enactment of an ancient Inca play
- The music begins
- The action begins
- The Inca’s general falls in love with a woman from Huchuy Qosqo
- But she is already in love with her friend from childhood
- Using coco leaves to predict the future
- The angry general pronounces his sentence — death — for the lovers
- Posing together with the cast
- A llama
- Corn originated in this part of the world
- Boarding the train for Machu Picchu
- Hard to contain our excitement
- Our first view of the sacred city of Machu Picchu
- Heading up to Machu Picchu peak
- On the summit of Machu Picchu Peak
- Happy Birthday to you!
- View from above
- Appreciating the flowers on our way back down the mountain
- Wow
- Pollination in action
- Butterflies
- Gathering for a tour of the ancient city
- Entering the main gate
- The sun emerges from the clouds as we explore the city
- Buddies
- Smiles
- View of the terraces and Machu Picchu Summit
- Enjoying the stonework
- One of the “seven wonders of the world”
May 16, 2010
We began the week with a lecture on race and ethnicity, then enjoyed workshops on contemporary praise songs and dances from the rain forest, highlands and coast. …
- Israel Chavez introduces us to Spanish praise songs
- Joining in
- “Hosanna”
- Learning the words to a new song
- Cutting his birthday cake
- Chocalate mocha — delicious!
- Ready for action
- Yesi and Pedro tell their stories
- Showing us a traditional dance
- Now it’s our turn
- How does that go?
- Follow the leader
- New moves
- Fun times
- Ready to paint the dining hall
- The orphanage farm
- Hiking in Lomas de Lucumo
- The village of Quebrada Verde down below
- Peruvian snail (left) and invasive species (right)
- Stick insect
- Purple people
- At the mirador (scenic view)
- Smiling faces
- Women only
- Face of an Andean (left) and Spaniard (right)
- On top of the ridge
- Resting
- Relaxing
- Chillin
- Cave painting
- Petroglyph
- At the base of a cliff
