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Woah! I’m into my double digits… Week 10 has wrapped up! Over the past seven days I’ve seen the reminents of an ancient adobe city, taken you to the top of a mountain, explained the history of “Plaza de Armes” and even drank Inca Kola for you. I wouldn’t brave that stuff for just anyone [...]

Dear Family and Friends, A new year of classes began on Monday morning for students at Collegio San Francisco de Asis in the neighborhood of La Esperanza (Trujillo, Peru). And I was there to remind them that white westerns are indeed the weirdest of all races.

César Vallejo is one of Peru’s most celebrated poets. Although he only published three books of poetry, Vallejo is considered one of the great poetic innovators of the 20th century.

My destination this month is Peru. And my volunteer work is teaching the English language to elementary school children.

I made it to Peru! And I’ve got video footage to prove it! In this week’s fun video round up I take you for a walk down a Peruvian street, introduce you to the sounds of the Peruvian army and provide a peak at Peru’s most celebrated dish… Ceviche!

Dear Family and Friends, It’s Saturday afternoon, and I’ve tucked myself into the Café Museo in downtown Trujillo for a bit of lunch, and a respite from Peru’s hot afternoon sun. Whereas Costa Rica was lush and humid and green, my new environment is desert-like and arid and adobe-colored. I appreciate the climactic change.

“THE ONLY WAY TO BE FREE IS TO BE EDUCATED” The above quote greets visitors to the organization website that has agreed to host me for the month of March. Horizon Peru is a community initiative that provides free education to a community that struggles economically. My volunteer time will be most likely spent teaching [...]