A review of Friday, June 25, 2010 Our flight from Lima to Houston, about 6 hours long, seemed fast to me. I sat next to an older woman and 18-year-old Peruvian man. I practiced Spanish with Peruvian native for the last time. We had chicken ravioli for our meal and a muffin for our snack. One hike, o[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Study Abroad’
July 1st, 2010 - 10:47 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 26: Our Last Day in Peru
A review of Thursday, June 24, 2010 Today is our last day in Peru. It is also Inti Raymi, the Festival of the Sun. Dr. Kenney said he planned for us to leave on this day because flights are less expensive. We woke up at 5:40 a.m., ate our last Peruvian breakfast and [...][...]
June 20th, 2010 - 12:33 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 21: Making the Best of Our Last Day in Cuzco
A review of Saturday, June 19, 2010 Today was our free day in Cuzco! The official flag of Cuzco consists of the colors of the rainbow because it’s the Inca flag. The mayor requires all businesses to have the flag displayed. Our tour guide from yesterday, Jimmy, said many tourists are confused [...]
June 20th, 2010 - 12:24 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 20: The Merging of Catholic and Andean Way of Life
A review of Friday, June 18, 2010 OU Journey to Latin America students visited the Cuzco Cathedral, Santa Catalina Monastery, San Blas Catholic Church and La Merced Convent. All of these places were once Inca places of worship, and parts of the original structures are still standing. The Cuzco[...]
June 19th, 2010 - 3:12 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 19: Cuzco With No Automobiles?
A review of Thursday, June 17, 2010 There was a strike today in Cuzco by some businesses and most automobile employees including bus drivers and taxi drivers, so no automobiles were found on streets. This was nice because Cuzco is crowded and full of cars. The strikers were parading around the Pla[...]
June 19th, 2010 - 2:54 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 18: Four Towns in One Day
A review of Wednesday, June 16, 2010 I had WiFi for the first time in four days, but it didn’t work for me to post any blogs! The past few days have been crazy dragging around luggage, hiking everywhere and staying in different towns every night. We visited four towns today, but we are settled in[...]
June 19th, 2010 - 2:21 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 17: It’s the Climb
A review of Tuesday, June 15, 2010 I woke up at 3:30 a.m. to get ready for our big day in Machu Picchu town. We met in the lobby of the Andina Hotel at 4:30 to walk to the bus stop. We all waited at the bus stop until about 6 a.m. [...][...]
June 19th, 2010 - 1:10 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 16: A Cattle Experience in the Andes
A review of Monday, June 14, 2010 Today was very exciting! My favorite part the past few days: 17 OU students, two OU professors, a tour guide and two workers from a textile factory riding up a mountain in a cattle truck on narrow, dusty roads chasing cows, sheep and whatever in our [...][...]