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Summer 2011
The summer Peru Study-Service Term concluded this morning with a pre-dawn bus ride to Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport for 13 students. The remaining three are heading…
We spent our last weekend in Peru on the beach at the Union Biblica retreat center, about an hour and a half south of Lima. It was…
Our retreat included presentations from each student on their final project. We heard about a wide range of topics related to Peru: Translational problems and patient care…
Ayacucho is one of Peru’s most historically significant places. During the 6th century A.D., when the Wari civilization ruled much of Peru, its capital was located just…
- with host sister
- with host family
- at school
- teaching English
- at the clinic
- on a local trail
- with host mom
- with host familly
- at home
- with his host family’s bees
- with host dad
- in the plaza de armas
- in the plaza de armas
- ice cream street vendor
- dancing in a plaza
- with host family
- the preschool and clinic
- getting ready to leave for a field trip
- on the field trip
- gathering for pachamanca
- Ayacucho’s central plaza
- a cemetary in Ayacucho
- Ayacucho, Peru
Tucked in the mountains and surrounded by fields of flowers, Tarma is known as the “Pearl of the Andes.” That moniker may be a little grandiose for…
- the garden behind Fe y Alegria school
- the city of Tarma
- at work in the classroom
- covering books in the office
- in the garden
- with Sister Patricia
- outside her house
- with host family
- with host mom
- with host brother
- with host family
- In the plaza mayor
- dinner in Tarma
This time of year—winter—Limeños who tire of cold, overcast, drizzly weather can find some sun in the Peruvian jungle, or selva. The closest point, La Merced, is…
- the road to Matt and Greg’s house
- outside of La Merced
- outside La Merced
- waiting for visitors!
- bug bites
- the shower
- a coffee-harvesting hike
- coffee beans
- bananas
- a poisonous catepillar
- with host dad
- with host family
- on top of the roof
- at lunch on the farm
- a parade in San Ramon
- with host mom
- with host parents
- at home
- with host family
- walking to the river
- with host family
- on the way to the indigenous community
- at the clinic
The coastal city of Chimbote is not for the faint of heart: According to the Pan American Health Organization, at least 45 percent of the city’s residents…
- at work
- a fruit tree in a poor neighborhood
- comfort food in the gringo room
- with Father Jack, the heart of the mission in Chimbote
- with host mom
- with host mom
- with host mom
- at breakfast
- in the center of prevention
- in the kindergarten
- getting ready to sing
- at the fish-tank altar
- at the church
- the street outside the Los Amigos Center
- with host family
- the coast near Chimbote
From planting trees to performing ultrasounds to practicing English with students, the Peru SSTers jumped right in to the service portion of the semester. They just wrapped…
- The Ayacucho crowd
- on the way to Ayacucho
- The Chimbote group
- on the way to Chimbote
- on the way to Tarma, La Merced, and San Ramon
To mark the end of the first half of the semester—and the completion of the students’ time in Lima—we gathered at the Good Shepherd Cathedral hall on…
- bocadillos (snacks) for the evening
- watching the slide show
- Starting the show
- “Come Thou Fount”
- Host parents Sonia and Percy welcome guests
- narrating “La Obra de Tupac Amaru”
- A speech to a host family
- The cajón performance
- The cajón performance
- Thank yous to host famlies
- narrating “¡Gringos dicen cosas muy graciosas!”
- …saying very funny things in Spanish
- Salsa dancers
- presenting Alicia with a gift
- Musical selection #2: “Be Thou My Vision”
- Musical selection #3: “You Are Holy”
- a surprise dance performance by Alicia & friends
Overheard one morning last week: a conversation between SSTers about the food from home they were missing the most. Barbecue topped the list for a couple of…
- Arriving in Villa Maria
- the pachamanca site
- Alicia explains the chicken marinade
- explaining the ingredients
- tamales
- group portrait, with Alicia and her mom
- Alicia & Oswaldo remove the heated stones
- adding potatoes to the underground oven
- adding foil-wrapped chicken
- corn husks help keep the heat in
- adding tamales and replacing the rocks
- adding the beans
- putting hot rocks on top of everything
- covering with plastic to keep the heat in
- covering the whole thing with dirt
- let cook for 50 minutes
- now–waiting!
- …and more waiting…
- …and more waiting…
- time to dig it all up
- the heat escapes
- pulling the food out of the earthen oven
- muy rico!
- chicken, potato, beans, tamale, and sweet potato
- a tasty lunch
