April 28th **I am truncating this post because it is quite long with lots of photos. Please read on to see more! We departed from Mery's house early in the morning to head to the bus terminal with all of our luggage (we all accumulated more stuff while in Cusco). We boarded the bus by … Continue reading Day 16 in Peru: Cusco to Puno
April 26th and 27th **I am truncating this post as it is quite long with lots of pictures. Please read on to see more! On Saturday the 26th, we had a free day in Cusco. We had planned to go to the orphanage, but the kids had a field trip, so instead we just had … Continue reading Days 14 and 15 in Peru: Free day in Cusco, Pikallacta, Tipon
April 20th-25th **This post is truncated because there are a lot of photos. Please read on to see more! We returned to Cusco just in time for Easter Sunday. We hadn't really packed church-appropriate Easter attire, so we decided not to try to go to a local mass. Instead, we walked around some. We actually … Continue reading Days 8-13 in Peru: Cusco, Orphanage, and Peruvian Lit Class
**Note: I am writing these posts now that I am home and have reliable internet. This post is about April 19th. For anyone who is just now stopping in, I went on a 3-week study abroad trip to Peru to learn about the culture and study Peruvian literature.** **I am truncating this post due to … Continue reading Day 7 in Peru: Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes
*I am now home and able to catch up on my posts about my 3-week study abroad in Peru, so this post is going back almost three weeks to April 18th. We were supposed to depart from Cusco at 3:30 AM to rejoin the rest of our group at Ollantaytambo, but the bus driver called … Continue reading Day 6 in Peru: Inca Trail and Aguas Calientes
The Oke Den 