Week 2 Kate and Addy
It’s the start of week two, and Pisac is starting to feel more like home. We are starting to get a feel for how things work within the community. The [...]
STRIVE Peru 2016 Week 1 Part 2
Here’s our first week’s wrap-up and recap of our STRIVE Peru adventures brought to you by Paul and Lindsay. Please continue to follow us and all the interns throughout the [...]
Blog 1 STRIVE Peru 2016
Hello from STRIVE Peru! This is Lindsay and Paul, your STRIVE Peru correspondents this week. We’ll fill you in on the highlights of our group’s first week in Pisaq. In [...]
STRIVE-Peru Not Affected by Zika Virus
STRIVE Statement regarding Zika Virus Travel Alerts in Latin America (Updated February 22, 2017) As many of you are aware, the CDC has issued a travel advisory to various parts [...]
Here We Go Again: Treadmill Half Marathon World Record
First thing's first: THANK YOU! Thank you to all of you who helped make this incredible day possible, especially: my incredible and selfless coach (and your wonderful event MC) Jon [...]
STRIVE Peru 2014 Service Projects
First, we want to send a big THANK YOU to all of our 2014 students and supporters for the incredible work you helped accomplish this summer. With the help of [...]
Peru 7: Weekend fun!
This past weekend seemed to be full of fun - as most of our days here in Peru are. Saturday started with a 6:15 wake up call and a chilly [...]
Peru Week 6: FIELD DAY!
This morning, we hosted the long-awaited field day at Tambohuacso (the local public school where we had been working on the track). The day began at 8:00 with a team [...]
Peru Week 4: Buen Viaje and Bienvenidos
Hola! Grace and Katie here to share another exciting week that has come to an end here in Pisaq. We said a sad farewell to James and welcomed the high [...]
Peru Week 3: A Wondrous Weekend!
Hello World! Spike here. Strive Peru just finished up a busy and exciting weekend. After several weeks of teaching and tutoring in Pisac, we've gotten to know this town pretty [...]