Quick, what are the first things that come to mind when you hear “Independence Day?” For me, I think: – Barbecuing: Hamburgers, hotdogs, sometimes chicken (there is an art to BBQ chicken) – Picnics: Somebody better have brought the macaroni salad. If not, I’ll settle for potato. And all of the BBQ chips. All of … More Integration 101: The Peruvian Independence Holiday
July 16, 8:30 AM (give or take), all of Peru 23 sits in the Cabana area as both the Youth Development and Community Economic Development Program Directors greet us. We all anxiously sit through the brief speeches and reminders that they tried to take into consideration our various requests, skills, interests and needs while placing … More Olmos there
No one likes to read a long blog. Even if that blog was primarily pictures. So here’s the real deal from FBT- it was real. For the first time in our Pre-Service Training, we experienced what being in site really would be like. The YD Ancash group visited 4 different sites where volunteers currently serve. … More Real talk. Or lack thereof.
After 4 weeks of training, we were finally able to put everything we had learned to practice during our field based trainings. Both the Community Economic Development and Youth Development programs split into two groups and headed to a different department of Peru for a week. I was a part of the group YD group … More Ancash, Peru
“El agua es la vida,” said my sweet host grandmother while explaining why our water had been off since 10PM the night before. It was already 1 in the afternoon. While we had only been out of water for less than 24 hours, I realized how completely dependent I have been my entire life on … More El agua es la vida
Brittany McGee 