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12 Hours

Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 Leave a Comment

12 hours later, and I finally made it to Peru last night.

I’m currently waiting with Billy (a good friend from Michigan who is currently living here in Lima) and Scott, another translator from Virgina, for a work team from Huntsville, Alabama, to head up to Kusi. We’ll spend the night in the Lima center tonight and then make the 9 hour trek by public bus to Kusi – one of my most favorite sites.

Just a side note, on my flight from Atlanta to Lima, I sat next to the mayor of Mala, which is the small town just 2km outside of Kawai. (Kawai is a Scripture Union campsite located 1.5 hours south of Lima). Jose, the alcalde, shared his information with me and invited me to tea and coffee the next time I am in Kawai.

Posted in: Peru | Tagged: Billy, Kawai, Kusi, Lima, Peru, Scripture Union

8 days

Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 1 Comment
te amo Perú, originally uploaded by katherinebruder.

Just a short 8 days until I jet off to the far away lands of Peru again.

Here’s a quick run down of my tentative Peruvian itinerary.

May 27: Arrive
May 28 – June 13: Kusi
June 14 – 17: Lima
June 18 – 25 : Cusco
June 26 – 27 : Lima / Kawai
June 28 – July 4 : Ica
July 5 – August 16 : Iquitos (Puerto Alegria)
August 16 – 21 : Ica and/or Kusi

I stress that this is a tentative itinerary because the last time I spent a few months in Peru, the original schedule was completely different than what I actually did. Nothing is ever set in stone, and quite frankly, I have had schedule changes right up to the very last minute and even after going along with previous plans.

Even though I expect this itinerary to change, I’m pretty happy with the way it stands right now.

Posted in: Peru | Tagged: Cusco, Ica, Iquitos, Kawai, Kusi, Lima, Peru, Puerto Alegria, Scripture Union

Calendar Spreads

Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 Leave a Comment

Calendar Spreads, originally uploaded by katherinebruder.

Spreads for a 13-month full color calendar that I designed with photographs from my experiences in Peru as an effort to raise money for Scripture Union Peru.

Each photograph is of a different location or facet of the SU organization.

Posted in: Peru | Tagged: calendar, Girasoles, Peru, Scripture Union

End of a Summer

Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 Leave a Comment

A lot has happened since my last update, so I will give you brief things that I have done in the past month.

During mid-August, I said goodbye to my last work team and to the boys at the Casa Girasoles in Kusi (which is the little “city” that I wrote about in the last two emails). From Kusi, I traveled north to Trujillo (which is 9 hours north of Lima on the Pan-American Highway) to work in the schools program. This means, I accompanied Lupe with her to the various schools in the area that Scripture Union is working with to teach values to the children. By law, every child should receive at least 1 hour of values education per week, but at many schools it is either not being taught or the teachers do not do an excellent job with it, so Scripture Union has a program to send volunteers into the classrooms to teach them values such as respect, integrity, loyalty, honesty etc through skits, songs, games – pretty much anything they can come up with.

After spending just a short week in Trujillo, Ciudad de Dios and Chiclayo, I returned to Lima to extend my 90-day visa, so I could remain in the country 1 more month. While in Lima, I spent some time working with the families of my two “bosses” and enjoying some down time in the capital city. Saturday of my “free week” was filled with a conference for all of the SU workers in Peru (the Chosica retreat I wrote about earlier).

That Saturday night, I returned to the Lima airport for one of the last times, to pick up my mother for a two week vacation through Peru! For two weeks, we traveled the country by bus and plane, visiting friends we have down here and seeing some sites we just never were able to visit in previous years. We spent the first few days at the Casa Girasoles Ica, visiting the boys and family, teaching English and helping out with day-to-day activities. After Ica, we headed north to the Casa Girasoles Kusi, where we stayed with the house parents and again, helped out with the 28 boys that live there. We took them all on a field trip to the pool and spent time just hanging out with some pretty cool kids. After Kusi, we headed back down south to the majestic Cusco where we spent a few days in the old colonial city. We finally made it to Machu Picchu and even ended up running into Amanda Abramczyk (a fellow Alma alum) on the Plaza de Armas in Cusco.

We spent the past two days in Lima, wrapping up last minute things with my internship, saying goodbyes and getting ready to return to the States. As I am writing this, we are sitting in the Lima airport, waiting to board our red eye flight to Atlanta, putting us into Detroit around midday tomorrow, Sunday.

I’m sad to be leaving a place that has become so familiar and a place with many friends and family, but I know that it is just a short 9 months before I am able to return again.

Posted in: Peru | Tagged: Girasoles, Kusi, Machu Picchu, Peru, Scripture Union

Scripture Union Worker Retreat in Chosica

Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008 Leave a Comment



Worker Retreat in Chosica

Originally uploaded by katherinebruder

I just left a conference for all of the Scripture Union workers in Peru; all of the house parents from the 5 Casa Girasoles, the 17 schools directors from all over the country, and the board of directors were all in one location, at the SU site in Chosica (which is about 1 hour from the downtown Lima offices).

The majority of the morning was spent getting to know the other SU workers, or in my case, catching up with people I haven’t seen since I first arrived down here in Peru. It was amazing to see people that live so far away (from me in Peru) that I didn’t think I was ever going to see again.

The best surprise was to see an old friend, Kevin Saldaña, who I met in 2002 and haven’t seen for at least 5 years!

Spending the day at the retreat was the best way to end my summer as an SU intern.

Posted in: Peru | Tagged: Chosica, Girasoles, Peru, retreat, Scripture Union
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The @monasteriodesantacatalina is one of my favori The @monasteriodesantacatalina is one of my favorite places in Peru. There is beauty around every corner and the colors, sillar streets and potted geraniums along the walls are just amazing. This trip we were able to visit as the sun was setting and see the former monastery in a new way. #littlewilliamnoah
Spent a few days outside under blue skies in the C Spent a few days outside under blue skies in the Colca Canyon #littlewilliamnoah
Just a small glimpse into what we did during July Just a small glimpse into what we did during July in 60 seconds #littlewilliamnoah
Celebrating Fiestas Patrias with dancing los capor Celebrating Fiestas Patrias with dancing los caporales 🇵🇪 #littlewilliamnoah
Ready to perform la danza de los caporales with hi Ready to perform la danza de los caporales with his classmates at @coloringdreamsperu to celebrate Fiestas Patrias 🇵🇪 #littlewilliamnoah
All of the people in these photos are now Peruvian All of the people in these photos are now Peruvian! When I first traveled to Peru in 2001 at 15 years old, I never expected that one day I would be a living here as a citizen. After 11 years of living in Lima, I have joined @wngreenman and @greenmanbilly with dual citizenship! 🇵🇪 🎉 🇵🇪 #littlewilliamnoah
We spent the morning with the llamas of @llamapack We spent the morning with the llamas of @llamapackproject and community partners from Cancha Cancha learning about how llamas are used for social development within local communities and to conserve and protect the environment in the Andes. #llamapackproject #littlewilliamnoah
Took advantage of a work trip to the Sacred Valley Took advantage of a work trip to the Sacred Valley and stayed a few extra days to enjoy sunny skies, beautiful Andes mountains and explore the Ollantaytambo ruins. #littlewilliamnoah
Visiting the Girasoles home in the Sacred Valley i Visiting the Girasoles home in the Sacred Valley is always a great time. #littlewilliamnoah
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