Category: RTW Posts
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Global Fieldtrip Night- Stunning South America!
Read more: Global Fieldtrip Night- Stunning South America!Hola amigos! The time has come! It is our final Global Fieldtrip Night, where we will be presenting the South American countries of Ecuador and Peru! It has been a lot of fun sharing our trip and trying many different types of international foods. We’ve had a great time and we hope you have too.…
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World Religions: Incan Spirituality
Read more: World Religions: Incan Spirituality“Life is a game, nothing more.” This is a quote by a shaman we met in Peru. We went with Lainie and their group to a “despacho ceremony” which is an Incan religious ceremony to give offerings to Pachimama, or Mother Earth. We started by walking through a forest to get to the site of…
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Star Light, Star Bright
Read more: Star Light, Star BrightIt’s still my party! My birthday celebrations continued at night when we joined up with Lainie and her group and went to a family run observatory. We had to chance to look through a big telescope and were able to see Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon up close. We also saw a big star cluster…
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Mikhaila and the Chocolate Factory!
Read more: Mikhaila and the Chocolate Factory!Happy birthday to me! I have been really lucky and have had 2 birthdays on the road; one in Ireland and another in Peru. I started my special day with cake for breakfast and birthday wishes from my family and friends via email. I also celebrated with the people we were staying with from AirBnB.…
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Pitch Perfect Pan Flutes!
Read more: Pitch Perfect Pan Flutes!Throughout our year, we have enjoyed learning about many different instruments around the world. While spending time with Lainie, she introduced us to a local artist and musician, Sabino. He makes instruments for his career, such as guitars and flutes. He also teaches music classes with traditional Peruvian instruments. We were able to participate in a…