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PERU | Friday, 21 Sep 2007 | Views [1008]
The other day we conducted our first home visit. A home visit is when the volunteers, along with Ginny and Iris (the organization´s social worker), visit a home in the Pumamarca village to check on their progress. These are typically families who have ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
PERU | Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007 | Views [5775]
Sometimes food poisoning isn´t merely food poisoning when it´s...well, you´ll see. After three days of illness, Ginny (our volunteer coordinator) took me and two other sick volunteers to see a doctor in Cuzco—someone the organization trusts and works ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, doctors hospitals & health, voluntourism
PERU | Wednesday, 12 Sep 2007 | Views [1086]
Our comings and goings to the Pumamarca school are both exciting and bittersweet. When we arrive in our combi van, there are already children at the gate awaiting our arrival and welcoming us with hugs, kisses, and a resounding chorus of “hola amigos!” ... Read more >
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PERU | Monday, 10 Sep 2007 | Views [2602]
Today was our orientation at the Pumamarca school. Pumamarca is a rural village outside of Cuzco where the people live in extreme poverty—there is no sewage system, no running water in the homes (the locals either use untreated water from faucets outside ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
PERU | Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | Views [965]
Arrived in Cuzco. I am so thankful that I opted to take anti-altitude sickness tablets before coming, because the altitude (which is approximately 11,000 feet) is not affecting me as much as it has at lower elevations in the past. Cuzco is nestled in ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
GREECE | Wednesday, 9 Aug 2006 | Views [1100]
Morning is my favorite time at the hospital. Since our shifts don't start until 9:00 am and most volunteers sleep in until shortly before, that means that waking up at 6:00 am affords me several hours of alone-time to have my coffee, read, say 'kalemera' ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
GREECE | Monday, 7 Aug 2006 | Views [951]
Last night several animals were brought in (every day many animals come to the hospital via ferry), one of which was a stork that had collided with some electric lines. The accident sheared off a wing, paralyzed part of its body, and amputated the bottom ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
GREECE | Saturday, 5 Aug 2006 | Views [1101]
I've fallen in love. Never in a million years did I think it would happen here in Greece, least of all with one who doesn't even speak the same language. His name is Sheldon—I know, not a Greek name, but as it happens, Sheldon's family came to Greece ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, Cultural Observations, voluntourism
GREECE | Saturday, 5 Aug 2006 | Views [1739]
Life at the wildlife hospital is an adventure. Despite the routine, every day seems different because of new arrivals, new diseases to treat (the center's pigeon population is currently experiencing a chlamydia or salmonella epidemic, Mirena isn't sure ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, food & eating, voluntourism
GREECE | Tuesday, 1 Aug 2006 | Views [2617]
I've been volunteering at the wildlife hospital for over a week now. The hospital was formed 20 years ago by some college students because no facilities existed in Greece to rehabilitate wild animals (though there are now some other organizations that ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
GREECE | Tuesday, 25 Jul 2006 | Views [975]
I’ve been able to put some much-needed sleep between me and what happened with my camera. I can’t say I feel a whole lot better, but I feel slightly less self-pitying about the situation. More than anything, it's not about the camera, which was insured.... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing, voluntourism
GREECE | Monday, 17 Jul 2006 | Views [946]
I'm still working on Plan B and find it difficult to accomplish in Crete. Alexandra, my Greek cabin mate on the boat to Crete, offered that the difference between Greeks and Americans is that Greeks are slower from the heat, while we Americans—most of ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, cultural observations, sightseeing, voluntourism
GREECE | Thursday, 13 Jul 2006 | Views [3999]
I guess how you set your expectations has everything to do with the outcome of a situation. Or at least your perception of it. Take the overnight ferry from Athens to Crete, for instance. I was prepared for it to be like most ferries I’ve been on—a huge ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing, voluntourism
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