By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 At the start of every semester this year, Wilfredo “Willy” Villavicencio, who coordinates the service portion of SST, tells the story of leaving his home in a small, impoverished town...
Reversing a Journey, to Do Service in Vito
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Reversing a Journey, to Do Service in Vito
A Day in the Life…El Lagartillo
EL LAGARTILLO is a small cooperative community in the mountains of the Nicaraguan department/region of León. Erin Bergen and Wade Troyer are both spending their service terms there. A JOURNAL EXCERPT BY WADE TROYER: “My typical day starts by the...
A Day in the Life of a G.C. Nicaragua SST Student on Service…
Service site visits began this week starting with Aaron Graber. SAN JUAN DE ORIENTE: Aaron is situated in San Juan de Oriente-a small town full of artisans specializing in pottery and ceramics. Below are some excerpts from Aaron’s SST journal entries....
Machu Picchu: A Fictional Account
Philip shares a journal entry based on his readings and visit to Machu Picchu. The Spanish conquistadors never found the royal retreat and city at Machu Picchu, but this story imagines just such an encounter. The rainforest steamed all around...
Sharing the Wonder of Pachamama
Hayley shares a journal entry: Looking back, it seem surreal. But somehow I know that, yes, the mountains were that tall, the view was that beautiful, the clouds did move over the peaks, the people clambering by me were seemingly...
Arriving Early and Staying Late: On Retreat at Machu Picchu
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 On the evening before we visited Machu Picchu, we talked about how we wanted to make the most of the chance to see this mountaintop retreat; few people have this...
Students study honeybees, racial identity, Latin American music and more in summer research program
This summer, 18 Goshen College students are participating in the Maple Scholars Summer Research Program.
Black Out
A JOURNAL WRITTEN BY EMILY VOGT On Friday afternoon that we returned from Masaya and Mombacho, there was not any power in La Villa where I live, and rumor had it in all of Nicaragua. I had returned to the...
A Trip to a Birthday Party
A JOURNAL ENTRY WRITTEN BY SOPHIA SEARS One enjoyable time I’ve had with my host family so far is when I went with my mom and niece to a birthday party of my aunt. The relatives there were very welcoming...
Goshen College grads embark on cross-country bike trip for global education
Three Goshen College graduates are biking 4,000 miles across the country with a goal in mind: to raise $5,000 for Mennonite Central Committee’s Global Family Program. They started May 16 in Portland, Oregon, and will end in Washington D.C. in…
Alumni Come to Tea
When alumni from Bible and Religion, History and PJCS come to tea break (Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at 10:00 in Wyse 316), we now take their mug shot to create a visual record of their post-college careers. Be sure to...
Asian Thought Masks
Each May term, Jo-Ann Brant leads a group of students on a journey into the traditional world-views that informs religious experience and cultural expressions for various Asian societies. The major assignment includes the making of masks. Here are a few...
Anita Stalter, academic dean, to retire after 28 years of service
Anita Stalter, academic dean at Goshen College since 2001, is retiring after 28 years at GC. Prior to becoming dean, Stalter spent 14 years as a professor in the education department and director of teacher education at the college.
Despedida
On Thursday evening, June 11, students celebrated with and thanked their Jinotepe, Dolores, and Diriamba host families with dinner, poems, songs, dessert and dancing. The next day, June 12, students departed for their various service locations throughout Nicaragua. Students are...
Fun Time with the Fam – 1st Communion!
A JOURNAL ENTRY WRITTEN BY EMMA KOOP LIECHTY The other weekend, my family went to my 8 year old twin nieces’ first communion. I knew there was going to be a family celebration afterwards, but I underestimated just how big...
Week 6: Last week of Study Term
Though a little over a week has passed since the students finished their Study portion of SST and have moved on to their service assignments, we still want to offer a Week 6 recap. The week consisted of: the final...
Crossing the Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 More than 500 years ago, Ollantaytambo served as an important rest stop and administrative and religious center for the Incas. For our group, it proved to be a perfect...
Graduate Projects from 2014 – 2015
ENHANCING FOOD SYSTEM PERCEPTION AND PERSONAL FOOD CHOICES: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE – Mingla Charoenmuang The purpose of this project is to develop and refine an environmental education curriculum on food systems for students from...
Crossing the Sacred Valley: Chinchero to Moray and More
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 Early on Monday morning, students said good-bye to their host families near Cusco and we made our way into the Sacred Valley by bus, accompanied by a new guide, Rubén....
When the Children of Lucre Spied a Teacher in Their Midst
Michael shares a journal entry: I knew. I knew from the time I began watching TV, the first time I watched the weather, that I was going to be a meteorologist. My fascination with weather began with snow. If it...
Trout for Breakfast
Zach shares a journal entry: My 36 hours in Lucre is a time I will never forget. During our first night there, I was a little nervous. When James and I asked our host mom questions, she responded with very...
Work in Immigrant Advocacy Brings Delight and Challenge
By Mara Weaver (’13) After graduating from Goshen College I moved to Mexico City for a year with Mennonite Central Committee’s Serving and Learning Together program. There I worked and lived at Casa de los Amigos, a Quaker center for...
Touring the Waterworks of Tipón After Dining on Trout
By Karen and Duane Sherer Stoltzfus Peru SST Co-Directors, 2014-2015 For our students in Lucre and Huacarpay, Sunday morning began the traditional way, at daybreak. There were hikes up the mountain, walks to see family cornfields, demonstrations in how to...
Competitive UNO!
A JOURNAL ENTRY WRITTEN BY AARON GRABER A time I really enjoyed with my family was on an UNO game we played which got very intense. It brought out competitive sides of both of my parents and a little bit...
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