I recently read in the New York Times an article that helped articulate the confusion I’ve been feeling lately regarding “the next step” once my job in Peru is over. The op-ed piece by David Brooks is entitled The Summoned Self, and outlines two ways of thinking about life. The first is the We[...]
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Transferring Your Organization to New Hands
The two new Program Managers (PMs) of GirlSportWorks arrive in just a handful of days, and we will have two weeks of orientation before we pass on the program from our management to theirs. Preparation for their arrival, however, has already been in progress for a number of weeks. Below are a few ti[...]
Money Matters: An Awkward Request from Students
On Thursday, my co-worker and I received an uncomfortable petition from the graduating class at our rural school, Pacca. We had just finished sports class and were ready to jump into a mototaxi headed for town, when a teacher called us back. “Are you in a rush? The fifth graders have something the[...]
The Decline in Quechua Use Among Urban Cusqueñans: What Should be Done?
A stark contrast exists between my students who live in the Cusco city center and those who live in the rural Anta region, located 45 minutes by car outside of Cusco. In Anta, all of the girls are fluent in Quechua, the language group spoken primarily by indigenous people of the South American Andes[...]
July 6th, 2010 - 10:11 am § in Uncategorized
Nostalgia for Home, Manifested as Strange Cravings
These twelve months are the longest I have ever gone without setting foot on American soil, and life abroad couldn’t be better. Few things give me greater pleasure than buying fresh-squeezed juice in the market, it’s easy to stay connected with family via Skype, and even the wild, lane-less Cusq[...]
Organizing Fundraisers at Home and Abroad
Since September, my co-worker Lauren and I have been holding weekly fundraising events here in Cusco, and with just a month and a half left we’re also gearing up for events to be held back in the States. Here is a brief I outline of our fundraising endeavors from abroad and at home: I. Fundraisers[...]
Buying a New Jacket While Surrounded by Poverty
The wealth disparities in Cusco are glaring, and a ten-minute cab ride from the glossy city center filled with spas and US-priced-restaurants reveals neighborhoods of mud brick houses, dirt roads and garbage heaps. And, it so happens that life for me straddles these two polar-opposite realities. Tho[...]
