On Thursday a 70-minute bus ride delivered us from the concrete and noise of Lima to the small, rural village of Quebrada Verde in the coastal mountains in the district of Pachacamac. During the humid winter months, the “verde” in...
taking a break from city life
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hands-on learning
We were able to enjoy two uniquely Peruvian cultural delights this week: the cajón and cebiche. Drummer extraordinaire Camilo Ballumbrosio introduced us to the cajón during a very loud, hands-on workshop. The cajón, or Peruvian box drum, has its roots...
Spanish study
This semester our meeting place is the Anglican Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in the Miraflores district of Lima. In a city with so much noise, we are fortunate be in a quiet place for language classes, workshops, and lectures...
Chapel: Sending & Blessings by 2011 Inquiry Program students
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Goshen College announces Spring 2010-11 Dean’s List
Goshen College recently recognized 219 students, for excellence in academics, on the 2010-11 spring semester Dean's List.
Day to Day Life
As we head into our second full week with the students, most are starting to settle into a daily routine. A typical day begins with breakfast with the family between 7 and 8 and then they are off to school...
Convocation: “The Journey from GC to Head of Cancer Care at Indiana University Health Systems” – Dr. Doug Schwartzentruber
GC alum Doug Schwartzentruber was named one of the top 100 people of the year by TIME magazine in 2010 for his research in cancer immunization. This summer he is moving from the Goshen Center for Cancer Care to Indianapolis...
Getting to know Villa Maria
We spent Thursday and Friday getting to know the district of Villa Maria on Lima’s sprawling, populous “South Side,” which is known as the city’s cono sur (southern cone). In addition to working in the community gardens (see the recent...
Digging in
We spent Thursday and Friday in Villa Maria del Triunfo, a district on the southern edge of Lima in what is called the “Southern Cone.” (Lima also has a Northern Cone and an Eastern Cone, and all three areas developed...
First Reunión
Midway through our first week of classes and lectures in Jinotepe, we had our first reunión, which means “meeting.” We also like the literal translation of the word, reunion: a time when we come together and get reacquainted with each...
MEDA in Morocco
Bob Kroeker, MEDA staff member, is visiting Morocco this spring and soon after will bring stories from his experience to our chapter. Bob will talk about the work MEDA is doing with the youth in that country with YouthInvest, which...
On to Carazo to meet host families
Sunday morning we headed from Managua to Jinotepe, stopping for a few minutes at Loma de Tiscapa on our way out of the capital city. This hilltop was where former dictator Anastasio Somoza built his presidential bunker, and ruins of...
finding our way around town
More than 8.5 million people call Lima home. To get a better sense of this huge, sprawling city, we headed to central Lima. Our first stop was Cerro San Cristobal, a hill that provides an excellent view of the city...
Two Days — Two Houses
After a full day of orientation, the students set out on a two-day service project in connection with an organization called Un Techo para mi País. Techo is an organization that works with destitute families to help build them...
Convocation: GCTV Video Showcase
Students from Broadcast Media Production classes presented productions from 2010-11. As the bulk of the convocation was viewing video clips, this podcast is of the students’ introductions only. Click for audio file
first fruits—and first taxi rides
The students spent their first full day in Peru getting their “Lima legs”—they walked the mile and a half from their hostel to Goshen Tambo, the directors’ home and the students’ meeting place every Wednesday. Along the way they stopped...
¡Hola, hijo!
We’ve had a busy few days! We’ll be posting more updates and many photos soon, but here are pictures of the SSTers and some of their Lima host family members. They met for the first time Friday evening, just after...
SSTers arrive in Nicaragua
We’re happy to announce that 11 Goshen College students arrived safely Wednesday night in Nicaragua – all together, in one piece and with their luggage – after a very long day of travel. In fact, some reported that they never...
Chapel: Senior Faith Statements by Annali Murray, Heather Zimmerman & Josh Hertzler
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an on-time arrival
The Peru SST group made it to Lima a little after 9:30 this evening. All is well and we’re looking forward to starting our orientation bright and early Thursday morning.
Family time
Last night we met with our Lima host families and “introduced” them to their new Goshen family members via student information sheets and photos. This is a great group—very warm, genuine, and excited to help students get to know Peru...
Annual Silent Retreat
Students attend Annual Silent Retreat
At 113th Goshen College commencement, human rights activist encourages graduates to bring hope and compassion to a broken world
Goshen College's Class of 2011 received degrees on Sunday, May 1 after being challenged to have the courage to serve others by President James E. Brenneman and encouraged to bring hope and compassion to a broken world by 1969 Goshen…
President’s speech: “The Courageous Bow”
Baccalaureate sermon, delivered by Dr. James E. Brenneman, President of Goshen College on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Goshen College Church-Chapel
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