I recently got back from Peru. Peru was a really fun experience for me. First, we arrived in Miraflores, Lima. We spent a day touring museums and cathedrals. The next morning we left and went to Cuzco where we toured some Incan sights. The next night we left for Machu Pichu. We stayed in Aguas Calientes. We toured Machu Pichu and spent time in the town. The next night we returned to Cuzco very late at night. The next morning we woke up very early to go back to Lima. We then spent time at the mall. The next day we did community service. We also did some community service the day after and left that night.
I was really proud of how my workshop went. The kids in our workshop seemed to understand the topic and really liked our obstacle course. The course turned out really fun and we ended up having time to play Kahoot and everyone really liked it. In addition, we ended right on time which I was really worried we weren’t going to do.
On Friday, I went to Haiti to do community service for Every Mother Counts. We went to a midwife center, a graduation, girl’s orphanage, a shop where they made paper mache pictures. It was a life-changing experience for me.
This weekend I went and visited my camp friend in Pittsford, New York. Pittsford is located in the suburbs outside of Rochester. It was really interesting to visit a town so different to the one I live in. The culture is completely different, and it was really cool to see it because I had never spent a lot of time in a place like that. We went to the mall (which I had never done before), and I really hope to visit again soon!
To me, learning is “meaningful” when it provides opportunities to…
- Learn about myself, my identity, and my place in the world
- See new perspectives and develop empathy
- Explore, experiment and ask questions