

Life in the Amazon: Day 1
Thursday 7:11 AM We got picked up at 5:15 today and headed out for our trip to the Amazon rainforest. Because it was still dark, I was...


We're in Cusco! Part 2
Yesterday we were picked up at 8am for the second part of our city tour. After curving through the mountain roads for some time, we...


We're in Cusco! Part 1
Hi everyone! I am typing this new blog from my apartment in Cusco :) Our last day in Lima was spent at Caritas Felices, where we got the...


Magical Fountains & more
Friday was my last day in room service, and Soos and I got to work together so of course pictures in our silly outfits had to happen :)...


Update!
Since I haven't blogged in about a week, I thought I'd give everyone an update! Saturday we went to the hills near Lima, into a...


Caritas Felices
Today we got the chance today to return to Caritas Felices Orphanage and spend more time with the girls there. They have all been through...


First Day of Classes & Work
Yesterday we had our first culinary class at USIL. Our professor was a lively 60-year-old woman, who made the class so much fun. She even...


Full Hearts and Happy Faces
This morning we went to an orphanage to visit the 30 young girls who lived there. Part of the cost of our program went to buying these...


El RÃo Cañete
Today was incredible, but I am exhausted. We were picked up at 6am to join the USIL freshmen students on their excursion to an extreme...


La Rosa Nautica
Friday night was our last night with our program's coordinater, Katie, before her flight back to New York, so we enjoyed a great dinner...