Hola,
This is my first time writing for the group´s blog for this trip and as of now we are in Pisco. Pisco is a way smaller town than Lima and it is one of the places that experienced the most damage from the earthquake in 2007. So far my experience in Peru has been pretty unique. When we first arrived in Lima our group from Brophy stuck out quite a bit from the rest of the people and this difference is even more obvious in Pisco . It has been very interesting seeing how the native people here perceive Americans. In Pisco we have been greeted and waved to by many people when our group walks down the streets. It is pretty funny sometimes because the children get the most shy and are the very curious about us. This is probably because they have not seen many foreigners before, especially Americans. Also in Pisco, along with in Lima, whenever we walk anywhere on the streets our group receives quite a few stares from the native people. This is not a bad thing but it is just because we are different from everyone else. This has been one of the most interesting experiences for me because for one of the first times in my life I have been looked at as a stranger and even more I have been looked at as a member of the minority.
Also while in Pisco we have started our first work project. In our work project we are helping a family make modifications to their new house after their house fell down during the 2007 earthquake. All in all my experience in Peru has been very good while eye-opening at the same time.
This is my first time writing for the group´s blog for this trip and as of now we are in Pisco. Pisco is a way smaller town than Lima and it is one of the places that experienced the most damage from the earthquake in 2007. So far my experience in Peru has been pretty unique. When we first arrived in Lima our group from Brophy stuck out quite a bit from the rest of the people and this difference is even more obvious in Pisco . It has been very interesting seeing how the native people here perceive Americans. In Pisco we have been greeted and waved to by many people when our group walks down the streets. It is pretty funny sometimes because the children get the most shy and are the very curious about us. This is probably because they have not seen many foreigners before, especially Americans. Also in Pisco, along with in Lima, whenever we walk anywhere on the streets our group receives quite a few stares from the native people. This is not a bad thing but it is just because we are different from everyone else. This has been one of the most interesting experiences for me because for one of the first times in my life I have been looked at as a stranger and even more I have been looked at as a member of the minority.
Also while in Pisco we have started our first work project. In our work project we are helping a family make modifications to their new house after their house fell down during the 2007 earthquake. All in all my experience in Peru has been very good while eye-opening at the same time.
Ben,
Interesting comments about being a minority (only Catholic in a predominately Jewish area). I've lived in places where I was a religious minority, as well as in other places where I was an ethnic and language minority (lived in a predominately Cuban section of Florida). Enjoy it. It is odd at first, but something to savor.
-Mr. Kolb