the ascent On Thursday a 70-minute bus ride delivered us from the concrete and noise of Lima to the small, rural village of Quebrada Verde in the coastal mountains in the district of Pachacamac. During the humid winter months, the “verde” in the village’s name rings…
preparing cebiche We were able to enjoy two uniquely Peruvian cultural delights this week: the cajón and cebiche. Drummer extraordinaire Camilo Ballumbrosio introduced us to the cajón during a very loud, hands-on workshop. The cajón, or Peruvian box drum, has its roots in the Afro-Peruvian community and…
Moises, Irene, and Anita This semester our meeting place is the Anglican Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in the Miraflores district of Lima. In a city with so much noise, we are fortunate be in a quiet place for language classes, workshops, and lectures from local…
after the game We spent Thursday and Friday getting to know the district of Villa Maria on Lima’s sprawling, populous “South Side,” which is known as the city’s cono sur (southern cone). In addition to working in the community gardens (see the recent post),…
harvesting camotes (sweet potatoes) We spent Thursday and Friday in Villa Maria del Triunfo, a district on the southern edge of Lima in what is called the “Southern Cone.” (Lima also has a Northern Cone and an Eastern Cone, and all three areas developed rapidly over the…
on the bus and ready for the tour! More than 8.5 million people call Lima home. To get a better sense of this huge, sprawling city, we headed to central Lima. Our first stop was Cerro San Cristobal, a hill that provides an excellent view of the…
Day one in Lima: a picnic overlooking the Pacific The students spent their first full day in Peru getting their “Lima legs”—they walked the mile and a half from their hostel to Goshen Tambo, the directors’ home and the students’ meeting place every Wednesday. Along the way…
We’ve had a busy few days! We’ll be posting more updates and many photos soon, but here are pictures of the SSTers and some of their Lima host family members. They met for the first time Friday evening, just after we wrapped up our orientation. The greetings included hugs, smiles,…
The Peru SST group made it to Lima a little after 9:30 this evening. At Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport All is well and we’re looking forward to starting our orientation bright and early Thursday morning.
Lima host families: ready to meet the SSTers! Last night we met with our Lima host families and “introduced” them to their new Goshen family members via student information sheets and photos. This is a great group—very warm, genuine, and excited to help students get to know…
