Back home in Urubamba it is a drizzly Friday morning and I sit with my mate to contemplate our recent adventure to the Amazon. I never thought I would be able to go to the Amazon again after my journey to the Ecuadorian Amazon when I studied during......Read More
A unique abundance of species and biodiversity welcomed us during our visit to Las Piedras Amazon Center this past weekend. It was an unforgettable educational adventure surrounded by nature. Attached are some photos from our excursion!...Read More
Hola familias y amigos! We are in our way back to Urubamba, full of energy and new refreshing vibes. The Amazon region received us with pure air, new delicious food, and beautiful people in Las Piedras Amazon Centre. We spent 5 days learning,......Read More
Hello Friends and Family! We want to let you know that we will be traveling for the next few days. We will be leaving Cusco on Friday night, the 8th of November and returning on Wednesday morning the 13th of November. During our time in the jungle......Read More
On Wednesday afternoon we had a lovely time taking part in a Pachamanca, a traditional way of cooking meat and veggies in the earth with hot stones. The stones are heated by a fire for a couple of hours and then we dropped in potatoes, sweet......Read More
Coming from a country where 90% of its food is imported and the agriculture industry is almost non-existent (although there’s a growing movement now!), working in a farm always seemed like the most far-off thing I could do growing up. The hard......Read More
To put it mildly, I’m not the best with directions. One of my biggest worries about spending three months in Urubamba was spending three months without the assistance of Google Maps, which has always been my guiding light, whether I’m driving......Read More
Recently, Peru is entering into the hot, rainy season. As much as I love the feeling of smelling fresh clothes dried under Peruvian sun and sensing sunshine gently falling on my shoulder, I am nevertheless enchanted by the sounds of rain fiercely......Read More
We know how hard it is to celebrate a special day far away from those you call your family and your loved ones. Fortunately, Chia, Yong Quan, Abi, AY, Isabelle, Jason, Austin, Claire, Waideen, Olympia, Grace, and Victoria are a very tight knit......Read More
I’ve recently found myself thinking about “home home” more frequently than before. I imagine myself on the Dane County Regional Airport’s escalator and a few seconds later running to hug my family. By that point, I won’t have seen them......Read More
The month of the October is going by faster than I could’ve ever imagined. Since I had arrived in Urubamba on September 11th, I have had the opportunity to become increasingly closer with my host family. Prior to coming to the Peru, one of my......Read More
I am truly in love with Peru. As much as I miss the comforts of having parents to come home to that understand without me having to explain, being able to take a car to the grocery store, coming home to my own bed at night, and getting to see my......Read More
Being in Peru thus far has certainly been an experience that I will never forget. Everyday, I venture off to work at Kuska school which is in Ollantaytambo. My experience in Peru and in Ollantaytambo has been one that I can certainly call unique and......Read More
Appleby Students and Families, Welcome you to your Appleby College and Where There Be Dragons Yak Board for our collaborative “Thailand: Human Ecology” program. In a few months, you’ll bid farewell to home and trade the snow banks of Ontario......Read More
When you’re packing for over three months in a 70 liter hiking backpack, you don’t have a lot of room for extras or sentimentalities. We carried those backpacks in the various dorms of Medford, running around the Lima airport, up cobblestones in......Read More
