October 2011
8 posts
Update from Jubes
3 weeks it has been and boy is time flying… can’t believe that I only have 4 weeks left (1 of which will be a holiday) before it is time to say goodbye L
Cuzco weekend this last weekend which was really a great 3 days… not only do you get to see Cuzco on the city tour, you also get to have an AMAZING meal, experience Cuzco night life and spend a day in the Sacred Valley… a great...
My volunteer experience
I am currently in my third month of volunteering for Kiya Survivors and have just decided to extend my time here by a further 3 months. I wanted to write this piece to give prospective volunteers an idea first hand of what it’s like volunteering for Kiya Survivors. I hope this proves useful and insightful.
I first thought about volunteering over a year ago. I had graduated from university and was...
Week 2 at the Rainbow Centre
2 weeks down and it’s been a good and productive last week!
School has been running more like a “normal” week so there has been more structure to the days. I have embarked on my physio plans and things are coming along really nicely thanks to the help of Yasmine and Ayesha (the coordinator in training) who have been my much-needed translators both in communicating with the children and in...
Juliet's first week at the Rainbow Centre
So here we are after one week down in Urubamba with Kiya and the first thing to say is I am SO looking forward to the next few weeks! I am also really looking forward to increasing my knowledge of the Spanish language as not understanding or being able to speak in Spanish is a HUGE set back! I am picking up bits and pieces quite quickly and have already started Spanish lessons but I didn’t...
Weekly update
This week has been quite different and has given me an incredibly insightful experience. I went with our social worker, Iris, on an outreach project where we visited some local families in rural communities. We went to three houses of our students at the Rainbow Centre where we met with the mothers and they showed us around their homes. I found this really insightful as I was able to see how...
The Brightest Rainbow
The Brightest Rainbow
“Arco Iris” or “ The Rainbow Centre”…never have I known a more fitting name for a school. Everything about it welcomes you and challenges you not to be happy within its confines. The school is nestled in the heart of the sacred valley in a small village called Urubamba. Every which way you look the mountains hold you in their majestic gaze, there is not a more...
