Peru: Public Health in the Andes

I came into the program extremely excited to both engage with a small community and explore the more well known parts of Peru. I think that my biggest expectation was that the program would be both a fun and rewarding experience and that expectation was definitely met, if not exceeded. Doing community service in Qenqo gave me the greatest sense of accomplishment, because a lot of the work was somewhat strenuous and I wanted to do my very best for the community, but I wasn't completely sure how ...

My expectations for my program were that I would learn about a new culture and meet new people. The program met those expectations, but it also did so much more. I didn't expect to make the long-lasting friendships that I did. I also didn't expect to connect with the local kids in the village as much as I did. It was amazing to see how sad the kids were when we had to leave because it showed how much we were able to connect with them. I gained from this program knowledge about another culture an...

Going into my trip to Peru I expected to do community service, practice my Spanish, hopefully make some new friends and experience a new culture. What I actually go out of this experience was much more. I feel like everyone came in contact with, my leaders, friends, the children in the village, and the adults I met, all had a tremendous impact on me and taught me so much. I feel like I was able to immerse myself as fully as I could in a new culture and it was amazing. We did so many fun things o...