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Tue, 6 Apr 2010 | By thefuegoproject | Photo Gallery
(for gallery with descriptions of photos please follow our picasa site as this is in correct order and with descriptions too! Cheers)
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Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By saritaskr | Views [403]
Hello again folks! I hope I'm not boring you all to death with my stories ; ) I kind of figure that if I am, you'll just stop reading, lol... if you want to know about anything in particular, let me know!
But I want to tell you about the volunteer ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [393]
We
have been here since Wednesday – or at least our luggage has been – but we
didn’t see any of the sights until today.
Arequipa is a comfortable place, especially for us Coloradans. The altitude is a little higher than
Denver and the ... Read more >
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 | By saritaskr | Views [598]
Just got back from a great Easter weekend! I went with a group from the organization we're volunteering with here at IdukayPeru. There were 3 of us volunteers (me, Pear, and Lorena who is from Spain), and 4 Peruvians (Alex, the president of IdukayPeru, ... Read more >
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [574]
In
retrospect we probably could have done it on our own but sometimes a tour is
the easy way, even if it costs more.
We were the first to be picked up so we sat in the front of the
bus. Not only was the view better,
we didn’t get vertigo ... Read more >
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [668]
My
current status: decisions,
decisions, decisions
Apartment
in Brooklyn: I have to resign my lease for May 1 st . However, my landlady just found out
that I am subletting my apartment.
(Mary!!!) ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [779]
Our
bus was the “earliest we have been late” and we arrived in the seaside town of
Mollendo just after lunch. Our cab
driver agreed to meet us at 6:00 AM to take us to Sancturio Nacional Laguna de Mejia
before we even checked into La Posada.... Read more >
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 | By saritaskr | Views [811] | Comments [5]
IdukayPeru is the name of the organization Paris and I basically moved in with on Sunday afternoon. They are a local NGO in a district of Lima called Callao, and the organization was built around the premise of helping the poorest kids here in some ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [400]
Over
the past few weeks I have been teaching my students about patterns. First they have to learn the word in
English, then they have to learn Circle, Triangle, Square, etc. in English. Then they have to learn pencil, trace,
draw, ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [461]
The Nasca probably knew what they wanted to accomplish when they began etching lines,
geometric designs and giant pictures into the desert soil. Heck, they worked at removing the dark
oxidized rock to expose the light sand from 200 BC until ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 28 Mar 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [194]
Benefits of being illegal (really, benefits of being English speaking in a non-English speaking country, a little different): 1. Get paid more to do less
2. Do not have to sign in and
out for roll call, ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [645]
The only reason to travel to Pisco is to visit the Islas de Ballestas in nearby Paracas. Pisco is dirty, dusty and not even actually on the bus route. Buses drop you off on the Pan American . . . unless they have forgotten you. In that case you ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 | By evi | Views [662] | Comments [1]
1. I wish that I had spent more than two days working through my ´30 days to great Spanish´ book. Language is proving to be a challenge! 2. I wish that I had spent more than a week working out to my 6 week excerise DVD. Our first 3 day hike almost killed ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 | By fieldnotes | Photo Gallery
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