Kohl Threlkeld: Student: Western Kentucky University
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Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA |
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270-996-7399 |
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This past summer i was looking for something different to do. I knew i wanted to learn spanish so i thought i would try to get to South America. I have a friend who moved here from Peru a couple of years ago, and with a little help from him i took off. First i went to Costa Rica for a month study abroad to try and learn a little of the language. (i knew absolutely none when i went.) From Costa Rica i flew to Peru and lived in the town of Cajamarca in the Northern Andes Mountains. I lived in a house with other volunteers from around the world that were my age and ll volunteering or working for different NGO's in the city. It seems like everyone i met was somehow connected to an NGO. This helped me out by allowing me to meet people i otherwise might not have. The city was unique a beautiful. It is rich in history (the fall of the Incan empire happened here) yet receives very few tourists because it is located so far from Cusco and Machu Picchu. It was a phenomenal experience and i cant wait to get back down to south america. Hopefully to work on some more in depth projects. It was very hard to gain the access i wanted with very very little knowledge of the language and in such a short time. But, still it was like no place else on the earth. It solidified the fact that i want to pursue work with spanish based NGO's either here or in South/ Central America.
Check out my blog at www.kthrelkeld.blogspot.com
As always i appreciate comments, critique and feedback. Thanks for looking.
Kohl
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157 days ago |
| Member Since: |
10.4.2005 (Senior Member) |
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"Peru 1"
Campesino women weave blankets for their beds on their rooftop overlooking the city of Cajamarca. |
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"Peru 2"
A rainbow appears over the City of Cajamarca in the Northern Highlands of Peru. |
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"Peru 3"
Residents sit outside of a church in Cajamarca, Peru. |
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"Peru 4"
Residents of Cajamarca take to the streets to protest in front of the mayor's office. |
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"Peru 5"
A local campesino woman cooks cuy (guinea pig) at a local market in Cajamarca. |
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"Peru 6"
A man hand makes shoes at his shop in Cajamarca. |
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"Peru 7"
A local farmer poses for a portrait outside of his home in Cajamarca, Peru. |
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"Peru 8"
A family spends time in their yard playing soccer and doing homework before dinner is prepared. |
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"Peru 9"
Children and their parents walk to class in the city of Cajamarca, Peru early in the morning. |
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"Peru 10"
A Peruvian campesino woman with her child in front of the ancient Inca ceremonial location called Cu... |
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