Greetings from Peru!
The group has been busy as ever and having a great time! Highlights include more volunteer work at San Juan de Dios - a local clinic for special needs children, watching a pro-soccer game, and karaoke night with the groups Spanish language teachers.
On Saturday, the group traveled to Aguas Calientes and hiked up Putucusi (Inca for "Happy Mountain"), a sacred mountain to the east of Machu Picchu. They hiked up 700 meters in elevation and were able to see the ruins of Machu Picchu form Putucusi.
On Sunday everyone explored the lower ruins below Machu Picchu in the morning. Then 7 of the kids and Darren hiked up Wayna Picchu (Inca for "Young Mountain") while the rest of the group stayed to check out more ruins with Nayu. Then everyone went to explore the celebrated Machu Picchu (Inca for "Old Mountain").
There are lots of amazing pictures from all these adventures. The new pictures have been added to the rest of them in the right hand column of this blog. Remember, you can click on the picture to see a larger version of all of them - enjoy!
A Windsor Mountain International Student Travel Program. For more details go to www.WindsorMountain.org.
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Bridge Peru is a Windsor Mountain Student Travel Program. For more details on our WMST programs or our International Summer Camp, go to www.WindsorMountain.org.
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Phone Call Schedule
The Bridge Peru campers will be calling home on these dates and times (Eastern Standard Time). Please make sure you are available to receive these calls - we don't want you to miss the chance to hear from them! Call times cannot be rescheduled.
July 1 between 12 and 2 pm (quick call after arrival)
July 10 between 5 and 7 pm
July 20 between 4 and 6 pm
July 28 between 4 and 6 pm (quick call before departure)
Mail can be sent to the Bridge Peru group at:
Student's Name
c/o Rossana Huarcaya Revilla
Machu Picchu Spanish School, Director
Calle Arequipa #251
Cusco - PERU
The last day for mail pick up is July 16, please make sure your mail will arrive by then to ensure delivery. Families may send flat letters to the program participants. Place student's name in the bottom right corner of the envelope. Please do not send packages or money.
July 1 between 12 and 2 pm (quick call after arrival)
July 10 between 5 and 7 pm
July 20 between 4 and 6 pm
July 28 between 4 and 6 pm (quick call before departure)
Mail can be sent to the Bridge Peru group at:
Student's Name
c/o Rossana Huarcaya Revilla
Machu Picchu Spanish School, Director
Calle Arequipa #251
Cusco - PERU
The last day for mail pick up is July 16, please make sure your mail will arrive by then to ensure delivery. Families may send flat letters to the program participants. Place student's name in the bottom right corner of the envelope. Please do not send packages or money.
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Meet Your Leaders
Nayeli Reyes
Nayeli has always been interested in programs that are fun, educational, and make a difference in people’s lives. In Argentina, where she grew up, she volunteered in disadvantaged areas and did extensive work with school youth groups. In the US, in addition to leading both Bridge Mexico 2006 and Bridge Peru 2007 for Windsor Mountain, she has taught Spanish in various settings, including a language immersion camp. She also worked for the YMCA where she was a Summer Camp Counselor, a trail guide, a Ropes Course Facilitator, and a leader for Project Common Ground (teaching children to appreciate diversity). At the moment she teaches Science and Language to fourth graders at an English immersion school in Córdoba, Argentina. She enjoys traveling and experiencing a variety of cultures by living within them. Nayu feels that any time or place can be a good reason to dance and laugh. She believes you can learn from everything and that everyone has something to teach.
Darren Ovitsky
An avid world traveler, artist, and educator, Darren is primed and ready to lead an amazing Bridge Peru program. This will be his second summer leading a student travel program with Windsor Mountain. In recent years, his travels have taken him through Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Canada, Alaska, Mexico and New Zealand. After his fall season working as a naturalist in California, he took the winter off to travel around the U.S. and Canada in search of bottomless powder. His search keeps leading him further north as he plans to attend guide school for heli-skiing in Alaska next winter. Darren has traversed the continent by car or plane an astonishing 12 times in the past two years, covering every U.S. state and Canadian province except for North Dakota and Hawaii (he had a hard time driving to Hawaii). When he’s not picking ice out of his beard, he enjoys visiting friends in faraway places, playing and listening to music, and being outside. Darren believes that the opportunity to travel and immerse oneself in another culture as a teenager is an invaluable experience which resonates throughout one’s life. He’s looking forward to helping his students through what promises to be a challenging and rewarding experience this summer on Bridge Peru.
Nayeli has always been interested in programs that are fun, educational, and make a difference in people’s lives. In Argentina, where she grew up, she volunteered in disadvantaged areas and did extensive work with school youth groups. In the US, in addition to leading both Bridge Mexico 2006 and Bridge Peru 2007 for Windsor Mountain, she has taught Spanish in various settings, including a language immersion camp. She also worked for the YMCA where she was a Summer Camp Counselor, a trail guide, a Ropes Course Facilitator, and a leader for Project Common Ground (teaching children to appreciate diversity). At the moment she teaches Science and Language to fourth graders at an English immersion school in Córdoba, Argentina. She enjoys traveling and experiencing a variety of cultures by living within them. Nayu feels that any time or place can be a good reason to dance and laugh. She believes you can learn from everything and that everyone has something to teach.
Darren Ovitsky
An avid world traveler, artist, and educator, Darren is primed and ready to lead an amazing Bridge Peru program. This will be his second summer leading a student travel program with Windsor Mountain. In recent years, his travels have taken him through Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Canada, Alaska, Mexico and New Zealand. After his fall season working as a naturalist in California, he took the winter off to travel around the U.S. and Canada in search of bottomless powder. His search keeps leading him further north as he plans to attend guide school for heli-skiing in Alaska next winter. Darren has traversed the continent by car or plane an astonishing 12 times in the past two years, covering every U.S. state and Canadian province except for North Dakota and Hawaii (he had a hard time driving to Hawaii). When he’s not picking ice out of his beard, he enjoys visiting friends in faraway places, playing and listening to music, and being outside. Darren believes that the opportunity to travel and immerse oneself in another culture as a teenager is an invaluable experience which resonates throughout one’s life. He’s looking forward to helping his students through what promises to be a challenging and rewarding experience this summer on Bridge Peru.
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