Day 2 – August 12 Today was our free day in Lima. Everyone set off on their different adventures early on in the day. A small group of girls and I started our day early with a guided city bus… Read More ›
Updates from Peru
Day 2 – Lauren
Day 2 – August 12 Today was a free day in Miraflores, and the group split up to explore the city on our own. Even though it’s overcast, Lima is a beautiful city. The views of the ocean were incredible… Read More ›
Day 1 – Leana
Day 1 – August 11, 2018 Today is a day of travel. Many students are coming from the US and many from Machu Picchu. I am one of the students coming from Machu Picchu. Unfortunately yesterday I didn’t heed the… Read More ›
Day 1 – Maithri
Day 1 – August 11, 2018 After 12 hrs of travel with layover in Atlanta we finally reached Lima. Exhausted and half-asleep we went through a custom check, immigration and boarded the bus to Miraflores around 1am. Looking forward to… Read More ›
Jacob Shermatero – 8/15
Today in Lima we got the chance to visit the oldest hospital in Peru and focuses on providing medical care to the poorest of the Peruvian population. We were able to participate in rounds while in the internal medicine building… Read More ›
Angelique Manasseh – 8/14
Monday August 14th: Today we visited Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, the oldest medical school in the Americas (open since 1551). The faculty Dean, Vice Dean, and faculty were incredibly gracious and were eager to teach. Their Pharmacy school… Read More ›
Brianne Feldpausch – 8/14
I can’t believe we have only been here two days. It’s been absolutely wonderful so far. Today, we went to a medical school in Lima where we listened to lectures on the overview of medical care in Peru and the… Read More ›
Caroline Trippel – 8/14
¡Hola! Today was very exciting for us as medical students because we got to go visit one of the oldest medical schools in the Americas called Facultad de Medicina de San Fernando, founded in the mid-1800’s. When we arrived we… Read More ›
Brian McParland – 8/13
Today is our first full day in Lima. It’s great being back in the country and being a part of this mission trip again. I’m excited to see how different this experience will be compared to when I went 2… Read More ›
Andrew Scales – 8/13
We started today off with a walk down to the Mira Flores mall. It’s an amazing place situated right on the cliffs bordering the Pacific Ocean. After buying some coffees and enjoying the view for a little while, I almost… Read More ›
