Howdy! We are currently writing from an internet cafe in Urubamba, about 1.5 hours from Cusco. We just ate lomo saltado, arroz con pollo, y lentejas con pescado in the local market, and we are now running around doing a scavenger hunt. We have been......Read More
Hey guys, This is Lucas, Reeve, and Madeleine reporting live from a random internet cafe in Urubamba. We are half way through our scavenger hunt around town, and we are probably gonna lose based on the fact that we wasted 2 hours trying to find this......Read More
We are writing from our first internet cafe in Urubamba! We are on a scavenger hunt to explore the city and use our spanish (or pipers lack of spanish) So far we have bought fruit in the market, found the most expensive hotel, taken photos next to......Read More
¡Hola from Urubama!, Evan, Izzy, Owen, and Isabelle here! Today we’ve been to the market, and bought scrunchies for our lovely instructors (who made us buy them gifts). We also bought some emergency TP (usually in the US we call it #2, here......Read More
It’s a clear day in Cusco and we are in our minibus in route to Urubamba! We are so excited to spend the next three months with this group! Thank you for everyone who helped them arrive here. Much love, Ben, Jac, and Sandy...Read More
Group B is finally all together at their gate, ready to board their flight to Bogota. Safe travels students! Family & Friends, look out for another update from the instructor team once the students have arrived safely in Cuzco tomorrow morning!......Read More
Reading Eduado Galeano’s, Open Veins of Latin America provided me with a more detailed history of the rule over Latin America and the brutalities that the locals faced as a result of Spain’s desires. Immediately from the title of this piece I......Read More
Eduardo Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America details the immense violence, racism, and exploitation of the Latin American people and land. The song “Latinoamerica” by Calle 13 seems to be a response to the history of violence and......Read More
I found the music video and the excerpt to be interesting because they each shed a different light on the same issue: colonization and capitalism taking advantage of the people and resources of Latin America. The excerpt provided an in-depth account......Read More
Dear Dragons Students & Parents, Your journey is right around the corner and we can’t wait to meet you! Below is a reminder about your day-of travel details. Should you need to reach our staff during students’ travel days (both during AND......Read More
Hey querid@s estudiantes, We are together, in Bolivia, wrapping up our instructor orientation. We have had a blast reading your intros and responses to our promps! We are patiently waiting to see the rest 🙂 Can’t wait to see you all in......Read More
