STRIVE-Peru: Weekend in Ollantaytambo
We had an exciting yet bittersweet end to our Spanish Immersion week today. While we had to say goodbye to our teachers and host families in Ollantaytambo, we were able [...]
STRIVE-Peru: Service in Pisac and Arrival to Ollantaytambo
Paul and I did our long run of 14.5 miles starting at 6:30AM. We ran the big bridge loop or big black llama as Tyler calls it. After our post [...]
STRIVE-Peru: Lima Race Part II and Jenny’s Long-run Birthday
On Sunday morning, the Lima crew woke up at 5:30 a.m. to eat some breakfast and drink coffee. We then called an Uber to take us to the start line [...]
STRIVE-Peru: Lima Race Part I and Waterfall Hike
This past weekend the STRIVE interns split into two groups: one destined for Lima and another set to stay in Pisaq. The girls and Scott decided to stay, while the [...]
STRIVE-Peru: July 4th!
Hello everyone and happy July 4th! It's Ali with the weekly update! In celebration of America, much to the locals disapproval, we have been parading around town in American flag [...]
Mount Doom Hike
Every morning a small contingent of the group, self-named “Coffee Crew”, wakes up 30min to 1 hour before the morning run to boil water for coffee and try to get [...]
STRIVE-Peru Week 2: Adventures y Excitement
Hola chicos! Katie here, blogging in to share the exciting adventures our enthusiastic interns have had thus far. While this week has been primarily focused on researching and discussing the [...]
STRIVE-Peru Week 2: Intro to Voluntourism
Greetings from Pisaq! We've had an incredibly busy week becoming acclimated to not only the altitude but also to daily life in Pisaq and the busy STRIVE schedule. Yesterday was [...]
STRIVE-Peru Week 1: Bienvenidos a Peru!
Lauren and Katie blogging in here to fill you in on all the exciting moments we've already had in Peru thus far! Our Peruvian adventure commenced with just your typical [...]
wrapping up (field day, trek, Machu Picchu)
Hey everybody, my apologies for the delay in posting - we have been really busy! Between preparing for field day, packing our bags, tasting cuy (guinea pig), trekking to Machu [...]