School is now in full swing and I actually have homework again. I do miss the time at the beach and the unlimited free time, but I guess it’s nice to feel productive. This semester …
Peru
Carnaval in the land of blue, green, and yellow
If anyone knows anything about Carnaval (Portuguese spelling) or Carnival (English spelling), you know that Brazil is world-famous for their pre-lent celebration, or maybe a better word to use would be crazy-over-the-top-country-wide-festival. The biggest cities, …
Trujillo
I have returned to the southern homeland of Lima, but my month in Trujillo was really great. As you may know, I was there for a month working as an intern with Inca Link (incalink.net), …
Trujillo, Peru
I’m no longer in Lima! (No worries, it’s only for a month) I’m currently in Trujillo, Peru which is north of Lima on the coast. I’ll be here until the beginning of February working with …
Año Nuevo
It’s almost 2011. Am I the only one that feels like it was just a couple years ago that everyone was freaking out about Y2K? I feel like I’m getting old too fast (now that …
Familia
It was truly great having my family here for my birthday and Christmas and also traveling to Cuzco with them. It was definitely hard to say goodbye for a second time, this time knowing I …
Familia!
My family is coming to Lima today and I couldn’t be more excited! My birthday is on Monday and Christmas is next week and I’m so excited to get to celebrate with them just like …
Vacaciones del Summer!
So I’m all done with finals and I’ve spent an entire semester outside of the US! It really is weird that I’m done with a semester because I only had class 3 days a week…so …
Study? Abroad.
I figured since I am in fact studying abroad, I should write a blog about school. I’d say school here isn’t too different from Madison, well logistically at least. Credits work the same, a 4 …
Lima is one crazy city.
I have seen some bizarre things in the past week from the comfort (so to say) of my bus seat on my hour ride home from school. On Tuesdays I come home from la católica …