Peru Mission Trip

My younger brother and dad just went on a trip to Peru this summer and when they came back my bad actually talked about how visiting a third world country, such as Peru, completely

Culture makes up who we are, what we believe and how we behave. About four years ago, I had the opportunity to live in Ecuador. I found the relationships and communication perspective to be very interesting and after spending two years there, I was able to notice several distinct intercultural differences between the American and Ecuadorian cultures. Since my analysis of Ecuador is only based off of my personal experience, I’ve also invited my friend Luis Salas from Quito, Ecuador who is currently attending Brigham Young University to give his own insights. By gaining his perspective of what it’s like to live in America as an

When I was little, I heard stories of Third World countries where people lived in complete poverty. I would hear of how they had dilapidated domiciles, contaminated water, deadly diseases, and shortages of food. I was always told how blessed I was to live in a country where I was free of these situations, but I always took this truth for granted. I would go along every day, not worrying about where I was going to sleep or what I was going to eat, when people all over the world were facing these situations as problems. It wasn't until I was sixteen that I realized how blessed I was, when I was given the opportunity to visit San Jose, Costa Rica.

In the history, people travel from a place to another place to explore, do business, immigrant and travel etc. From those movements, people bring their culture to place that they have travelled and influenced each other and also developed the tourism industry (Chappel, 2015). According to the website call Peru Travel Guide, Peru was explored and occupied by Spanish and brought their language and the Catholic religion to Peru (nd, 2014). After the Spanish, people from different place start immigrant to Peru, all of those movements have made Peru’s society became more and more diversification. In the late 19th century, people are travel to Peru for exploration and archaeology the region like Machu Picchu (nd, 2014).

The purpose of this paper is to describe the explored cultural and social experiences of the Peruvian people in the United States. As the 11th-largest from the total Hispanic population in the United States, Peruvians warrant a cultural investigation (Ennis et al., 2011). Hispanic communities are increasing and their social differences are vast. One cannot consider cultural competence without surveying the multiple populations within the large Hispanic population in the United States.

The social adversity that plagues millions seems to be a far cry from the hospitality of late summertime Helena and not a day passes by when Edens doesn’t appreciate his blessings. “I don’t have to wake up in the morning and worry about getting food or if my drink of water with breakfast is going to kill me.” Unfortunately, for so many around the world, survival is a daily struggle. To so many, there is no assurance of tomorrow. There is no promise of food, clean water, shelter or basic medical care. Ryan Edens and the Carroll Outreach Team seek to change these problems one human being at a

In my travels of the world I have found myself immersed in many cultures and varieties of ethnicity; I have been very fortunate to live in a day and age where such communication and experience is possible in one lifetime. I have seen La Cathedral de Notre Dame, the Statue of Liberty, the home of Da Vinci, and so many more wonderfully spiritual and historic monuments. Yet still I can say with the utmost certainty that no location has left such a lasting impact on my soul as the quaint, simple country of Costa Rica. Although many places have penetrated me with a sense of what the majestic earth and her inhabitants are capable of and have forced me to question whether or not anything is beyond the grasp of human ingenuity, none have brought

The moment I arrived in Quito Ecuador, I threw up. After hours of delayed flights, I was confident that I had made the wrong decision leaving the country. Regardless, I trudged on to my destination: a remote village hidden in the rainforest of Ecuador. The occupants lived with next to nothing, not even a decent bathroom. In fact, that’s why I was there. I was part of a group working to bring a plumbing system to the natives. We worked for hours every day, digging trenches and hauling rocks from a river. With mud caked into my pores, my only relief was a rinse in a cold, dirty river at the end of every day. I had never felt better. The community was so thankful for everything they had, even if it wasn’t much. Through them, I learned

I do believe that going to a college preparatory high school has given me the opportunity to prepare myself for the next level of my education more that most other students. Many of my classes are discussion based and seminar type classes which has helped me develop views and beliefs in a much more in depth manner. I also believe that the lessons I have learned through my 4 years of high school football have prepared me for the mental aspect of college. Two-a-Days in the Texas heat will always be one thing I remember as the hardest thing that I've ever done. Because of this I feel that I have more mental toughness than the average college freshman. An under appreciated leadership aspect from my resume in my opinion is my Globetrek Trip to Peru.

When I was 16 I went on a mission trip to Peru with my mother. I was extremely anxious while boarding the 7 hour plane ride to a continent I’ve never been to. I had barely any idea of what we were going to do or where in Peru we were going. We landed in Lima after a long 7 hours in the middle seat. We met the others who were attending this mission trip at the airport after we landed. We took a terrifying cab ride back to the housing. The roads were incredibly busy and unorganized. The housing was barely housing at all. The rooms were very tiny with very thin walls. Every room was separated by a deck and to walk to different parts of the building such as the bathroom, you had to walk outside. It was incredibly different from what I was used

Peru is a country located in South America, its primary language is Castelian (better known as Spanish), and Quechua (spoken by the indigenes). It was declared independent in 28th July 1821 by Simon Bolivar. Peru has became one of the powers in South America due to its economic system that permits it to have multiples partners, such as United States, China, Japan, just to mention some of them. Peru also has multiples touristic locations that are very attractive to people from other countries, one of the most popular places is Macchu Piccu (located in Cuzco); I cannot talked about Peru without mention its culinary arts, around the world the peruvian cuisine is gaining popularity due to its exquisite dishes. Peru is also known for being the maximum producer of coca’s leaf in the world.

Cities and towns capture the remnants of the past. They hold stories of the people that once inhabited such places and give a sense of lastingness. In chapter 6 of “The Riddle of Latin America,” Lane shows a dichotomy: urban life versus rural life. Cities had their own divisions called “barrios” where distinctively characterized by a variety of cultures, high-risk behaviors like gambling and prostitution, colonial city life, and, etc (113). The epitome of colonial city transcended “a civilized life” filled with educational units, theaters, buildings for legal systems, monumental churches and other religious causalities. Cities held a prestige, often times the capitals held the wealthiest and most elite of the

Peru is a country rich in cultural heritage. Having the second largest indigenous population in North and South America, Peru has inconsistencies in the poverty divide between urban and rural communities (World Health Organization). According to the CIA World Factbook, forty-five percent of the total population, nearly 14 million people, are indigenous to Peru (World Factbook). The considerable divide between affluent and poverty-stricken people is largely due to the isolation of the rural villages in the Andes Mountain rage. Over the past ten years, Peru has made significant advances in the reduction of the national poverty rate. Going from 48.5% in 2004 to 23.9% in 2013, the country has exhibited improved democratic progress but there are still major inequalities against indigenous people (The Hunger Project). As one of the “fastest growing economies in South America”, the Peruvian government has made efforts to create a profitable natural resources exports sector (World Bank). However, these projects threaten the ancestral and agricultural lands of rural indigenous groups. Furthermore, profits from these natural resources are not evenly distributed, as is further evidenced by the high disparities throughout the country, particularly between rural and urban communities. This, coupled with Peru’s unorganized government and susceptibility to natural disasters, is a recipe for disaster in terms of eliminating hunger.

During my trip to Latin America I will be visiting five different countries. The countries I am visiting are Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil/Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. The total amount of money I spent on traveling, food, hotels, and other expenses was $9,316.71. When going to each of these countries they were all so much different from one another. By going there you could tell which countries were poorer than other countries, from the prices on hotels and food. Although some of the countries were poorer than other they each were beautiful and offered so much to see and learn from the people that lived there. In Peru there was a lot more tradition and cultures vs dominican republic which was more of an up to date place and had a lot more

Throughout the course, the theme of cultural awareness is exemplified and examined in multiple texts. Illich describes cultural awareness properly in his speech but stating, “I am here to entreat you to use your money, your status and your education to travel in Latin America. Come to look, come to climb our mountains, to enjoy our flowers. Come to study. But do not come to help” (1968). Illich presented this speech in order to warn travelers from providing aid to other nations and to instead learn from them, overall creating a more positive, lasting impact. He implies by his speech that if one goes to aid or volunteer then they will discover that they are not thanked for their actions, but instead are looked down upon for