Family. Take a minute to think about what that means to you. Who is your family? What role do you play in your family? Now, imagine all of the sudden having to assimilate into a new family. What if that family held beliefs different than yours? Spoke a different language? Valued different amenities? Had a … More Integration 101 Part B: Navigating family life
I don’t know where my love for old buildings came from or at what age it started. I can’t help but fall in love with buildings that are pure works of art. This week, I fell in love a lot. We took our first field trip during training to the town of San Jeronimo de … More Falling in love…
This past weekend, my little community held a festival to celebrate the Catholic feast, The Sacred Heart of Jesus. Being Catholic (or at least identifying with it), I should probably know more about the holiday, but I’ll confess that I don’t. No matter, the festival here lasted two days, which seems to be the norm … More Integration 101: Know your festivals
After many months of wondering if I would ever actually be in Peru, I have arrived. Despite spending a week freaking out over what to pack, temporarily experiencing insomnia from eagerness, and even landing in Washington D.C. for staging, I couldn’t process that as of June 5th, I would be in Peru. I was not … More Bienvenida a Peru!
Brittany McGee 