south america

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  • McKinley in Peru
  • 18-Aug-2017
Coming Home

About a week before I came home from Huanchaco, Peru, my mom called to finalize some travel plans. She saidRead More ⇾

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  • McKinley in Peru
  • 14-Aug-2017
Then and Now

Travel isn't always pretty. It isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that's okay. TheRead More ⇾

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  • McKinley in Peru
  • 28-Jul-2017
Top 7 Things To Do in Peru

I have been in Peru for three weeks, and feel as though I have lived a lifetime of experiences. IRead More ⇾

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  • Brooke Alumni Ambassador
  • 12-Jul-2017
The Return Home

I've been back in the United States for about a week now. It didn't really hit me that I wasRead More ⇾

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  • Brooke Alumni Ambassador
  • 30-Jun-2017
Then and Now

Today marks my last day in Putre. I took the bus, La Paloma, to Arica for the last time. AsRead More ⇾

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  • McKinley in Peru
  • 26-Jun-2017
Studying Abroad with a Chronic Illness or Disability

Hola de Peru, Living in Huanchaco is such a beautiful experience. I am in love with the sights, the sounds,Read More ⇾

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  • McKinley in Peru
  • 09-Jun-2017
Adjusting to Life Abroad

Hi, my name is McKinley. This summer abroad is my last semester of undergraduate studies. I study cultural and medicalRead More ⇾

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  • Brooke Alumni Ambassador
  • 24-May-2017
Rondas

For my Independent Study Project, I have been in Putre for the past two weeks. The majority of that timeRead More ⇾

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  • Brooke Alumni Ambassador
  • 08-May-2017
Intercultural vs Multicultural

When I started this study abroad program we were told a lot about the concept of intercultural medicine. It seemedRead More ⇾

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  • Brooke Alumni Ambassador
  • 24-Apr-2017
Overcoming Loneliness in Chile

The past three weeks of my study abroad program have been spent traveling. We spent a week in Putre andRead More ⇾

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  • Brooke Alumni Ambassador
  • 11-Apr-2017
Goodbyes are the Hardest Part

Have you ever met someone and within a very short amount of time felt an immediate close connection with them?Read More ⇾

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  • Brooke Alumni Ambassador
  • 13-Mar-2017
Beauty and the Beast

Arica is a beautiful city. The coast and the ocean are amazing. There are beaches with dark golden sand andRead More ⇾