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Peru- One week Completed!
Today marks our first week in Peru! At times it feels like we just got here and at other times it feels like we´ve been here for longer. We have gotten into our routine of classes, playing soccer (soccer o´clock is what we like to say), heading to the nearby tienda (store), and siesta time. […]
Last Day in Galway
Thursday marked the last day of our three-day trip to Galway. In the morning we woke up and checked out of our hostel Sleepzone and had to day to ourselves to finish touring the city, taking pictures, and checking out local restaurants and stores. Our photography professor gave us an assignment to take pictures of […]
India 1/12/2014
Last night we spent our first night on a night train. While we were on the train we had an interesting experience…Many of us overcame the obstacle of using a squat toilet for the first time. The movement of the train added extra difficulty to this feat, but most of us prevailed. Our next stop […]
Peru-Futbol con Padre
Every day when we are finished with classes and healthcare tasks we head to the soccer field to play a game of futbol with some of the locals. Futbol is played by many in Peru and is part of the culture here, it has been very enjoyable to participate each day. Word spreads quickly, and […]
From New Delhi to Nepal
We woke up in New Delhi, had breakfast and were ready to go by 7:30. We rode on the bus to the airport in Delhi. The traffic and airport security took awhile but we made our plane! It was a short plane ride, only an hour long, to Kathmandu, Nepal. It was a breathtaking view […]
India January 10th
Here is the blog for Jan 10 for the India/Nepal J-term: This blog was written by Kate Schulze and Lindsay Ortlip After sleeping off our jet lag we traveled to Prerana, and organization against human trafficking. They are similar to a boys and girls club but for the children of prostitutes in the red light […]
Bright Lights, Big City: Journey to Galway
This morning, I woke to the usual rainfall that occurs in the Burren. Remembering this was the day we were headed to Galway, I excitedly packed my things for the next 3 days into a backpack and anxiously waited for our bus driver, Brian, to bring us to the new city. I was excited to […]
Peru- An Educational Viewpoint
Today was our second day with students here at the parish, and it was a different experience than yesterday, to say the least. As was already state, yesterday, we didn´t know how many kids to expect or what their English capabilities were. However, all groups just “went with it” and did the best we could- […]
In India at last!
The group has finally arrived in India after a very long flight. They were picked up at the airport and taken to the YMCA for some well needed rest, but not for long! They have not had internet access yet and so the Gustavus Center for International and Cultural Education has been asked to do […]
Not Your Typical Faerietales
The beginning of our second week in Ireland was a surprisingly sunny day—a rarity of our time spent in the Burren. In our morning photography class, Priscilla walked us through the fundamentals of natural and urban landscapes by visiting photo collections such as Paul Gaffrey’s We Made the Path by Walking, Richard Mosse’s Infra, Beth […]