Alberto and Celia pose in front of the Museo Rafael Larco Herrera in Pueblo Libre. By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 In anticipation of our visit to Caral, an archaeological site that represents the oldest city in the Americas, dating to about…
Irene with her host mother, Rosario. Irene shares a journal entry: Surquillo, Lima, Peru. It sounds like such a grand place. Maybe up a great path, ending in an open meadow with children playing with lambs. Or the location of a magnificent palace where kings and queens…
Joshua shares a journal entry: “Quieres jugar vóley?” I was asked. “Vóley?” Ohhh, volleyball. Hmm. I don’t play much. But sure, I’m a good head taller than most Peruvians, so I guess I’ll have a slight advantage, right? This was at lunch over some zesty guacamole sandwiches and the richest…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Asia and Kate at Cerro San Cristóbal overlooking the city of Lima. We were a little worried that going downtown on Dia de Trabajo, or Labor Day, would be a disappointment to students if the streets…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Students in front of La Catedral del Buen Pastor, where they met their host families and where classes will be held. Goshen students met their host families after a day spent touring downtown Lima. The day…
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Morgan and Peter dig into their picnic lunch of causa rellena con pollo. Our first day of orientation began a little late, at 9:30 a.m, with a walk to Casa Goshen (of course when you don’t…
Summer 2015 Peru SST Group arrives in Lima. After an extended day of travel, 19 students arrived in Lima shortly after midnight, having traded spring in Goshen for fall in Lima. The trip began around 7 a.m. on Wednesday with a ride to Chicago and a short…
