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
We're going to take a little break in the Peru posts to share a couple of sneak peeks of my bedroom makeover. Wayyyy back (last summer), I shared that I was going to redo my bedroom. Last summer, I made some progress (painting, gathering artwork, figuring out a new layout), but it still had a … Continue reading Bedroom Makeover Sneak Peek
**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
**I am writing these posts quite a bit after the fact, now that I am home. This post is about April 15th and 16th. We got up really early (3:00 AM) on Wednesday the 16th to board the bus for a very long bus ride on a very windy road to the place where we … Continue reading Day 4 and 5 in Peru
The Oke Den 