Goshen students had one of their most memorable days in Lima – called the City of Kings by its founder, Francisco Pizarro – by touring the historic downtown district. Their day was accented by visits to two historic churches and an insider’s tour of the Palacio de Gobierno – the…
Richard and Judy met the students at Casa Miraflores, the hostel where they spent their first night in Peru. Students received a festive greeting, which was intended for other North American visitors, during their first walk in Lima. As we set off along the Avenida Comandante Espinar,…
Goshen students met their Lima host families after a long day of orientation, an exciting daylong tour of downtown and two nights in the Miraflores House (a hostel). The students prepared for the meetings by reviewing information about their families and studying (and practicing) such Peruvian customs as expanded greetings…
And so it begins! United Airlines Flight 854 arrived safely and on time from Houston, Texas, touching down at Jorge Chávez International Airport at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday night (Sept. 4). After moving through customs and immigration in 60 minutes, the seven Goshen College students appeared tired, relieved and cheerful, even…
Since arriving in Peru, we (Richard R. Aguirre and Judy Weaver) have had many fascinating experiences. We have met warm and helpful people (often in unexpected places), made ourselves at home in Casa Goshen and visited fascinating museums and historic places, including Caral, site of the oldest known civilization in…
Welcome to the Peru Study-Service Term blog for Fall 2013! Goshen College students are scheduled to arrive late Wednesday (Sept. 4), which is when the fall program officially will begin. We (co-leaders Richard R. Aguirre and Judy Weaver) have been preparing the study-service program for the past six weeks and…
The students boarded a Peruvian bus one last time to travel from our home, Casa Goshen, to Lima’s Jorge Chavez Airport. They checked in their luggage, received their boarding passes and posed for one last group photo. They received their last minute instructions — first go through security, then…
The semester ended with a final retreat in Kauai, a conference center located on the Pacific Coast two hours south of Lima. This is winter in the southern hemisphere and the weather is cloudy and cold. No matter — whether hot or cold, sunny or overcast, the view is…
Jessica and Cara’s service assignment is in Oxapampa. This charming town of 10,000 inhabitants is sometimes called “Little Switzerland.” An immigrant population from Austria and Germany settled here in the late 19th century and the food, architecture and certain aspects of the local culture have a distinct European flavor. …
Petey and Clayton are serving in an indigenous community perched on a hillside far above the Perene River valley. San Miguel de Marankiari is home to several dozen native Ashaninka families, most of whom are descended from a common great-great-grandfather. The Ashaninka people are quickly becoming westernized due to…
