Hey Everyone!
We've made it to San Bartolo, safe and sound. To make accessing our blog a bit easier, we've currently moved to http://elperucrew.blogspot.com.
We'll be moving all of these posts over shortly. In the meantime, check of Celia's latest entry on the past day's journey!
All the best and lots of love,
El Peru Crew
Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Why helloo there all ( :
My Nombre es Nelly Maria . I am a rising sophomore at Notre Dame High School ! I am Dominican living in Lawrence . I am very excited for the summer and cant wait to share some wonderful time with Michael, Patrick, Celia, Manny, Alana & my Sister Cary ; ) I am looking forward to taking full advantage of this great opportunity.
As i said up top, i live in Lawrence . I love being here because i can go hang out with my friends at the park or basketball courts and many other places . One of the big problems here in lawrence though are the horrible roads and potholes in them . I wish one day all of that could be fixed and we can drive around in good roads ; Just like i would like to see lawrence improve I am excited to help out there in San Bartolo .
PS ; weLove Howard ! aha
okaaaay its Time To Rappp it Up ; Seeee you Soooon, iCant wait !!! ( :
My Nombre es Nelly Maria . I am a rising sophomore at Notre Dame High School ! I am Dominican living in Lawrence . I am very excited for the summer and cant wait to share some wonderful time with Michael, Patrick, Celia, Manny, Alana & my Sister Cary ; ) I am looking forward to taking full advantage of this great opportunity.
As i said up top, i live in Lawrence . I love being here because i can go hang out with my friends at the park or basketball courts and many other places . One of the big problems here in lawrence though are the horrible roads and potholes in them . I wish one day all of that could be fixed and we can drive around in good roads ; Just like i would like to see lawrence improve I am excited to help out there in San Bartolo .
PS ; weLove Howard ! aha
okaaaay its Time To Rappp it Up ; Seeee you Soooon, iCant wait !!! ( :
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Who's the tall guy from California?!
Hi all,
Dave here - how's it going? Since Alana is the only person who's met me, here's a little about myself...
* I'm a bit on the tall side (6'6" to be exact)
* I grew up in Brookline, MA and went to Brookline High (a public school) - now I live in San Francisco
* I studied Brazilian History in college and spent almost a year in Rio de Janeiro doing study abroad and research
* I'm a high school history teacher - last year, I taught in Hawai'i (at Obama's alma mater!), and now I teach at Marin Academy, an independent school just north of San Francisco
* A few things I love: the Red Sox, music (all kinds), The Office, Ultimate Frisbee, good conversation and bad puns
Marin Academy isn't a boarding school, but it's still a very tight-knit community. In fact, I'd say this is the best thing about it; even though I just finished my first year, I already feel really at home. One thing that's definitely an issue at MA is that it's a *very* liberal community - so much so that people with alternative viewpoints often feel too intimidated to speak up. As a history teacher, this is definitely something I struggle with, both in and out of the classroom.
That's all I've got. So excited to meet all of you and kick off this amazing trip!
-Dave
Dave here - how's it going? Since Alana is the only person who's met me, here's a little about myself...
* I'm a bit on the tall side (6'6" to be exact)
* I grew up in Brookline, MA and went to Brookline High (a public school) - now I live in San Francisco
* I studied Brazilian History in college and spent almost a year in Rio de Janeiro doing study abroad and research
* I'm a high school history teacher - last year, I taught in Hawai'i (at Obama's alma mater!), and now I teach at Marin Academy, an independent school just north of San Francisco
* A few things I love: the Red Sox, music (all kinds), The Office, Ultimate Frisbee, good conversation and bad puns
Marin Academy isn't a boarding school, but it's still a very tight-knit community. In fact, I'd say this is the best thing about it; even though I just finished my first year, I already feel really at home. One thing that's definitely an issue at MA is that it's a *very* liberal community - so much so that people with alternative viewpoints often feel too intimidated to speak up. As a history teacher, this is definitely something I struggle with, both in and out of the classroom.
That's all I've got. So excited to meet all of you and kick off this amazing trip!
-Dave
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Just an observation
A person just looked at Patrick and remarked at how finely toned his muscles are. (The woman said something like this, "Woah, Patrick...it is blatant that your muscled are finely toned!") That's another thing about Patrick, in comparison to other people's muscles, his muscles are just really big.
-anonymous not-Patrick observer
-anonymous not-Patrick observer
Oh Guys, It's just me
Hello, my name is Patrick Wolber and I have been sober for... (redo.)
I'm P. Wizzle and I'm from Nashua, NH, which we all remember is Money Magazine's "Best Place Live"*. Naysayers--the kind of people who hate Nashua's finer establishments like FUNWORLD and PIZZACO and hate Nashua celebrities like Mandy Moore, Triple-H, and Mike O'Malley--have nicknamed my glorious city "Nausea" and "Trashua." But, I love it here. Demographically the city/suburb is rounding out; in the old days Nahua was a big mill town--like Lawrence--but heavily french canadian (Canuck, as my father calls it). Although still heavily white like many northern cities, the Hispanic, African American, and Asian populations have surged in recent years and conitue to rise; the city seems to be embracing it. There has always been an array of socio-economic classes represented but most of the more wealthy people move to Amherst and Bedford and Nashua is majorly lower-middle class. There is spirit in the town, but increasingly I feel like the town is selling out. I can't pinpoint it yet, but the population is on a steep incline and I feel like this place where I have lived all my life is changing and becoming more and more like thousands of little American subrurb cities. New Hampshirites are infamous (at least in New Hampshire) for being inhospitable and blunt--a Bode Miller type of people--but now the my Nashua seems to be yearning for attetion and loosing it's character.
*1987
I'm P. Wizzle and I'm from Nashua, NH, which we all remember is Money Magazine's "Best Place Live"*. Naysayers--the kind of people who hate Nashua's finer establishments like FUNWORLD and PIZZACO and hate Nashua celebrities like Mandy Moore, Triple-H, and Mike O'Malley--have nicknamed my glorious city "Nausea" and "Trashua." But, I love it here. Demographically the city/suburb is rounding out; in the old days Nahua was a big mill town--like Lawrence--but heavily french canadian (Canuck, as my father calls it). Although still heavily white like many northern cities, the Hispanic, African American, and Asian populations have surged in recent years and conitue to rise; the city seems to be embracing it. There has always been an array of socio-economic classes represented but most of the more wealthy people move to Amherst and Bedford and Nashua is majorly lower-middle class. There is spirit in the town, but increasingly I feel like the town is selling out. I can't pinpoint it yet, but the population is on a steep incline and I feel like this place where I have lived all my life is changing and becoming more and more like thousands of little American subrurb cities. New Hampshirites are infamous (at least in New Hampshire) for being inhospitable and blunt--a Bode Miller type of people--but now the my Nashua seems to be yearning for attetion and loosing it's character.
*1987
P.S.
Manny I got your back from the sharks as long as you got the spiders covered.
And Patrick, I've been running every day in preparation for your challenge, I'm coming prepared!
And Patrick, I've been running every day in preparation for your challenge, I'm coming prepared!
Michael's First Blog
Hey everyone,
My name is Michael Scognamiglio and I live in Gloucester, Massachusetts. I went on the Niswarth trip in Mumbai, India, along with two other members of this group Alana and Celia. On that program, I was introduced to and seduced by Social Entreneurship and the impact students can have.
I love Gloucester, but the community is very homogeneous. Any breech from conformity is looked down upon. Thee town has a tough history, and because of that, the citizens have become unshakable.
The team has met already and has dinner plans tomorrow. The group chemistry is awesome and I'm psyched to travel with the crew! Manny, Nelli and Cary are hilarious, and this trip is going to be so much more than we can plan for.
My name is Michael Scognamiglio and I live in Gloucester, Massachusetts. I went on the Niswarth trip in Mumbai, India, along with two other members of this group Alana and Celia. On that program, I was introduced to and seduced by Social Entreneurship and the impact students can have.
I love Gloucester, but the community is very homogeneous. Any breech from conformity is looked down upon. Thee town has a tough history, and because of that, the citizens have become unshakable.
The team has met already and has dinner plans tomorrow. The group chemistry is awesome and I'm psyched to travel with the crew! Manny, Nelli and Cary are hilarious, and this trip is going to be so much more than we can plan for.
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