Tía Lili and Jhon

Finishing Up, Saying Goodbye…and Then Doing it Again

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November 27th 2008
At this rate I’ll finish last summer’s blog sometime in 2010 but I’m still plugging away. So my last week at the orphanage involved many great and fabulous things that made me feel very loved and appreciated, but early that week was also the only truly negative experience that I had during my time with them. When Madeleine and I got to the orphanage on Monday we realized that we were th ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more