At the airport Rae Ann returning from Pucallpa greets Renee returning from Cusco. Students returning from service assignments in Pucallpa, Cusco, Ayacucho, Arequipa and La Merced gathered for a welcome-back supper. Several students were able to visit host families in the afternoon.
Ayacucho, city of 33 churches, meaning in Quechua “city of death,” has been home to 7 SSTers. Five are in the central city Huamanga, and two in the outlying town of Quinua. Directors were treated to a parade of school children in traditional costumes…
Ryan, Abby, and Renee attend a wedding with Ryan’s host mother at the Mennonite church in San Jeronimo. Renee helped her host family celebrate the birthday of one-year-old Astrid. Abby’s host family have been caring for GC students since 2005.
At Naranjal neighborhood health center, Jenae weighs a patient. Alyssa holds the patient’s baby. Students assist with intake and are learning to give injections. Jenae and Alyssa help the nurse prepare the weekly statistics report. Alyssa and the…
Rae Ann shows the door of her room at Refugio de Esperanza, a school for marginalized children, where she volunteers Students enjoy breakfast in the rain forest city of Pucallpa. Pucallpa, in the Peruvian rain forest is a bustling city along…
Lydia joins colleagues at Pedro P. Diaz to cheer for Peru in the World Cup match against France. A tiny baby clutches Lydia’s finger. Lydia consoles her patient and the family after the soccer game. Sarah grades papers…
Students visited Lugar de la Memoria to learn about 1980-2000 violent era in Peru. RaeAnn and Jenae visit a display. Seth pursues his hacky sack, again. Artist-activist Lici Ramirez lectured on women in Peru. Hannah,…
“Yo no como camote con mani. Yo no como camote con mani…”* I repeat the odd phrase in my head over and over again as Miguel Ballumbrosio walks around the room of the Ballumbrosio house in Chincha, Peru. The room is small and has hard, concrete floors, perfect for dancing…
Profs Ana, Moises and Irene have been teaching afternoon Spanish classes. Seth, Josh, and Luke act out a charade to be guessed in Spanish. Rae Ann provides clues as Renee, Rachael and Stuart guess. Ceramic artist Leonidas introduces…
Students learn the Marinera Nortena, a traditional dance of Peru. Handkerchiefs up!!! Erika Celia and Sylvia Brooklyn, Stephanie, Jonah, Rae Ann Brooklyn Sarah Rachael and Ryan…
