Last Friday morning my post on the official Kiva Fellows Blog mentioned the devastation of the 2007 Peruvian Earthquake in Ica, Peru and the surrounding areas. At 2 PM local time later that day, another earthquake shook the city. Kiva Fellow David Connelly, my predecessor here at Kiva Partner Caja[...]
Archive for the ‘Peru’ Category
How to Design a Great Volunteer Program?
In my experience, the topic of volunteering can be a highly contentious issue. This is mainly due to the fact that there are so many different models for such programs. So, I have recently been thinking about what makes a great volunteering programme and how to implement this at Latin American Fou[...]
Policy Changes at Machu Picchu
During my short stay in Cuzco, it never became clear to me if the policy changes at Machu Picchu were UNESCO based, or if it came solely from the Peruvian government. However they were definitely the constant topic of conversation and worry amongst many of the travelers I encountered. Here are a f[...]
Machismo Madness: Workplace Woes
For the month of July, La Vida Idealist has asked bloggers to write about their experiences with machismo. This is the sixth post in that series. I really lucked out with my English teaching job in Lima- my workplace had a modern culture, and many of my students were great people with interesting co[...]
July 15th, 2011 - 9:48 am § in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Looking for Opportunity, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
La Vida Idealist.org is Seeking New Writers!
If you are reading this now, chances are you’re interested in nonprofit or development work in Latin America. You may actually already be teaching English in Colombia, or working in a national park in Costa Rica, or completing your first year of the Peace Corps in Chile. And if that’s th[...]
