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…
Students met their host families on Friday evening, Jan.12, and spent the weekend getting acquainted with their new homes and neighborhoods.
Students walked 4 blocks from Casa Goshen to picnic on the Malecon overlooking the ocean, greeted the Pacific, enjoyed a fruit tasting with Alicia, produced skits about cultural do’s & don’t’s, and visited the presidential palace at Plaza Mayor in old Lima.
Peru Pilgrimage begins now! The group arrived safely in Lima early Thursday Jan.11, and went to rest in a hostel. They will have a 2-day orientation and then be taken by their host families to their new homes on Friday evening. …
