“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
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 