Bridge Peru 2012: Cusco Comes to an End

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Cusco Comes to an End

The past few days have been packed with amazing Cusco sights and sounds. On Sunday we exchanged our money and tackled the enormous Mercado Artesenal. After a few hours of searching and haggling we came out victorious with our purchases! After the market we relaxed while watching a live performance of traditional Peruvian dances. The costumes were very unique and the traditional huaymo music was flawless!

Today is our last day of Spanish class! We will miss our great instructors who have helped us refresh our Spanish and prepare us for the rest of our trip. They have planned a special trip to a local kindergarden today where we can put our Spanish to the test. There well be a lot of games and songs and plenty of pictures!

Yesterday was our first Magical Mystery Tour (MMT) in the beautiful area of San Blas. We were divided into two groups and given a list of interesting facts and objects we had to find. We met many helpful and funny locals who were more than happy to help out, despite the language barriers! After a long day we came home to a delicious meal prepared by our host mother Luchi and spent some good quality time playing ridiculous games with the group and Luchi´´s youngest son Luis. We are sad to say goodbye to Cusco and our host family tomorrow but excited for the adventure to come in Almeria!!!

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Meet the Leaders

Alicia currently lives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado where she works on a local organic farm that provides year-round organic produce to the Roaring Fork Valley. She grew up speaking Spanish on the eastern plains of Colorado and was thrilled to attend college in Fort Collins where she soon discovered her love for the outdoors, language and adventure. During her summer breaks, Alicia led expeditions in Costa Rica and Panama for Longacre Expeditions. After college Alicia has had the opportunity to ski some of the best mountains, lead trips is Oregon, and British Colombian, teach English and volunteer in Baja Mexico, live and work abroad in New Zealand, and explore the Nicaraguan and Moroccan countrysides. Through her travel and experiences with youth, Alicia decided that she wants to continue working with youth and show them the exciting and diverse world we live in. This will be Alicia’s first summer with WMI and she has a lot of world experience and leader skills she is bringing with her. In her free time you can find Alicia exploring Colorado and Utah’s best rock climbing destinations or on the dance floor teaching and spinning to her favorite salsa and merengue rhythms!

Max is a 23-year-old Rhode Island native who has spent the last 10 wonderful summers with Windsor Mountain. After spending two seasons as a counselor at Windsor Mountain’s International Summer Camp, he led two incredible Windsor Mountain groups on travel programs to the Caribbean in 2010 and 2011. Max is thrilled to be a part of this upcoming Peruvian adventure. Max studied Spanish at Dalhousie University, and subsequently his love of the language and South American culture compelled him to spend 6 months living in Cusco, Peru, where he studied at the Ethnias Spanish School and taught English at the Colibri afterschool program. Max is an avid guitarist and music aficionado. He can’t wait to return to the magical country of Peru and be surrounded by the exotic yet comforting sights, sounds and smells of the country that he has grown to love dearly, and holds close to his heart.