Beginning June 9, myself (Veronica), Alexander and Heidi will embark on an adventure to Cuzco, Peru. Alexander and I will be staying until July 17; Heidi will be leaving us during the first week of the month.
What will we be doing, you ask? Well, Heidi and I will be attending Mundo Verde Spanish School for 40 hours a week, with one on one tutoring sessions, as well as living with a Peruvian host family in the city, and taking various cultural immersion classes (weaving, cooking, dancing, etc). We will volunteer with the school (teaching English to children, performing environmental clean up, and whatever else they ask of us) and our final week of classes will culminate in learning about Andean medicinal plants! This will lead us up into rural villages of the Andes where we will meet with local healers and learn about their plant healing wisdom. Additionally, I will embark on a journey to El Parque de la Papa, where I will learn about biodiverse, sustainable farming practices performed through community work.
Alexander, being the brilliant medical student that he is, will pursue Mundo Verde's Medical Elective Program, where he will spend his time working in large hospitals and small, rural community clinics around Cuzco--including clinics deep in the Peruvian jungle.
Finally, Alexander and I will take a breathtaking hike on the Salkantay Trek--which will take us 36 miles over the course of 5 days--through the Andes mountains (including peaks as high as 13,450 feet)--to reach our ultimate destination at Machu Picchu.
So, lots of exciting times to come! Keep track of our adventures here, at this blog.
And as they say in Peru--¡Ahí Los Vidrios! (there are the glasses--aka: see you later!)
--Veronica
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