Olivia lives with Nancy and Julio and their pet Aria.On her first weekend in Arequipa, she joined the clowns at a church event for youth.Olivia spends her mornings assisting the English teacher at John Wesley School.She volunteers in the afternoon at an after-school welcome center…
A fridge stocked with Gelatina (1) Part 1 Sometimes people come by. Sometimes I’d like to hide. But there are important things to be said, and eaten. That’s why I keep the gelatina in the fridge. In reality, it’s not up to me because this is simply the law.
At Lugar de la Memoria museum on Tuesday, students learned about the violent struggles in Peru from 1980 to 2000.On the museum’s roof terrace overlooking the ocean, the group pondered the impact of this difficult period on the people and places they are learning to know in Peru.
Saturday the group flew from Lima to Cusco, 11,200 feet high in the Andes. Oliver and Luke had a preview of the small town outside Cusco where they anticipate spending six weeks in voluntary service. Reena, Michaela, Jess, and Annelise brought loaves of fresh bread to their…
From 2:00 to 5:00pm, students study Spanish in three groups. Profesor Irene characterized her class as “MOTIVATED!” Profesor Moises said his students are “HARD WORKERS!” What Profesor Ana admires about her class is that they are “GREAT AT TEAM-WORK!” In a lecture at Casa Goshen, Alicia…
Our Monday lecture on education in Peru engaged the students in small group work and closed with a sharing circle. On Tuesday at a fair trade workshop in Lima, artisans showed students how they create clay items sold in stores such as Ten Thousand Villages in…
January 20, 2018 Basura. Everywhere trash. And yet, amidst the dust and trash, a beautiful community garden, growing fruits and vegetables, many of which don’t even exist in the States. A hope for cleaner air, safer communities, better lives. These people are strong. These people are generous. These people are…
In my short time here in Lima I have seen and experienced many things that have been completely new. New foods, a new family, learning how to navigate the most populated city I have ever visited. However, one of the ones that sticks out the most to me was one…
Peru pilgrimage took us several hours north of Lima, to visit Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas, dating back 5000 years. After a night at a nature center by the ocean where we learned about Inca constellations, we traveled inland through lush fruit and vegetable farms. At Caral we…
Students attend classes at Buen Pastor Anglican Church, with lectures, quizzes and discussions in the morning, followed by lunch and Spanish class. On Thursday they visited the Shipibo indigenous community in Lima where they painted traditional designs on cloth and were served plantain with juane, a rice dish named for…
