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Trip: Peru It Is!

There are [28] stories from my trip: Peru It Is!


Oh! I forgot!

PERU | Wednesday, 19 May 2010 | Views [339]

I forgot to back-log a story on Machu Pichu... so I'll post that soon!


And we're off!!!

PERU | Tuesday, 27 Apr 2010 | Views [364]

I'll have to write all about Machu Pichu once I get back to the U.S. because I don't have time right now.  However, I just wanted to post a quick little update to let you all know that we are headed back to the USA tonight !  We finished our work with ... Read more >


A few quick stories...

PERU | Wednesday, 14 Apr 2010 | Views [382]

1.  Our class at The Casita is pretty much just insane!!!  Today was the first day the kids were actually relatively calm.  Lorena teaches most of the class while I literally pull apart all of the boys every few minutes to keep them from killing eachother ... Read more >


Photos: Idukay - Casita Esperanza

PERU | Tuesday, 13 Apr 2010 | Photo Gallery

where we volunteer
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Photos: Birthday Parties!

PERU | Tuesday, 13 Apr 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Idukay Travels

PERU | Tuesday, 13 Apr 2010 | Photo Gallery

weekend trips
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The Volunteer House - Callao, Peru

PERU | Monday, 5 Apr 2010 | Views [359]

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 >


Easter Weekend

PERU | Sunday, 4 Apr 2010 | Views [555]

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 >


IdukayPeru

PERU | Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010 | Views [752] | 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 >


Nasca

PERU | Friday, 26 Mar 2010 | Views [597]

We arrived in Nasca via bus (about 2 hours from Ica... oh, and Ica is about 1.5 hours from Paracas by the way) at around 10:30am on Tuesday.  The big thing to see in Nasca are the Nasca Lines, which are lines in the sand that have been there for a really ... Read more >


Ica

PERU | Friday, 26 Mar 2010 | Views [603] | Comments [1]

We left Sunday afternoon for Ica, Peru via Cruz de Sur (again!).  Like I mentioned, we met a guy named Silvestre from L.A. at the bus station and he had a reservation at a hostel in a town near Ica named Huacahina that we heard a lot about and we thinking ... Read more >


Photos: Paracas, Ica, Nasca

PERU | Friday, 26 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Paracas

PERU | Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 | Views [694]

What a GREAT trip!  We had the best time :)  We left Saturday morning around 7am from the house and took a taxi over to the Cruz de Sur bus station.  It was about a 3.5 or 4 hour ride to Paracas from there.  The bus ride was really nice.  We sat on ... Read more >


Paracas-Ica-Nasca

PERU | Friday, 19 Mar 2010 | Views [476]

Paris and i are headed away for 4 days to 3 different cities in Lima. One of the cities (Paracas) has beaches and national reservations with penguins, lagoons, sea lions, etc... and i'm REALLY excited about going!  http://www.paracas.com/ Another ... Read more >


Volunteering part 2

PERU | Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 | Views [404] | Comments [1]

Today was our first official day of volunteering at the local library, and like I mentioned before, we just never know what we'll end up doing.  Tonight was so cool.  I got the opportunity to hang out with a group of adults who are blind, and one of ... Read more >


Volunteering part 1

PERU | Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010 | Views [594] | Comments [3]

I have to make this a quick one today before my internet disconnects... I haven't been able to access the internet much lately.  We've had some very RANDOM and funny experiences lately involving volunteering.  As you probably know, we've been trying ... Read more >


Food

PERU | Friday, 26 Feb 2010 | Views [635] | Comments [3]

I wanted to hit on food here for a minute.  For the past year to year and a half or so I've kind of been weaning myself off meat.  I never intended to be a vegetarian, and even in the past when I was around friends who were vegetarians, it's not like ... Read more >


SA Explorers

PERU | Friday, 26 Feb 2010 | Views [376]

There's an interesting organization I stumbled upon during my quest for places to volunteer with.  It's called SA (South American) Explorers.  They have it in a couple different countries in South America and it has 3 different club houses in Peru, one ... Read more >

Tags: ngo in south america


SIT is EVERYWHERE!

PERU | Friday, 26 Feb 2010 | Views [462] | Comments [2]

Paris and I are taking Spanish classes everyday at a local language school here in our neighborhood.  It's a very small school that isn't really geared toward tourists.  Most of the students live here locally and study Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, ... Read more >

Tags: the school for international training


So you think YOU can dance?

PERU | Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010 | Views [794]

Wow, since I got so many requests for a description of our big Salsa night, I will appease you...lol.  Okay, okay...  I wanted to tell you anyway! Me, Paris, Giselle, Erik, and Mundo went out to Mira Flores last Thursday night (again, Mira Flores ... Read more >


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