I leave for Peru on Thursday, January 8th from the Cincinnati Airport to complete my second year internship for my Masters of Social Work at Boston College. I'll be working with Oxfam America (one of the oldest and most reputable International Non-Governmental Organizations around) to restructure their overall strategic plan as well as implement some community organizing and advocacy by working to empower a women's organization run by Oxfam that was greatly affected by the Pisco Earthquake in August of 2007. I'm so excited, a little nervous, but more excited. There's so many unknowns! My first stop will be in Lima, the capital city. I'll be staying there for the first two weeks so that I can go through orientation and get adjusted to the work I'll be doing. After that, I head off to my
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