The city of Cusco needs no romantic introduction — you’ll get that in person, as the airplane descends and your eyes adjust to the orange-tiled rooftops nestled deep in the magnificent Andes mountains. However, Cusco won’t let you leave without a heartbreakingly romantic goodbye.
The region formerly know by the Spanish Viceroyalty as “Upper Peru” won independence from Spain in 1825; Bolivia was named in honor of Simón Bolívar, the persistent champion of Spanish American Wars for Independence. However, almost 200 years later the country which claims the largest proportional population of indigenous people in South America continues to struggle. ...
Austria is immaculate. It is a country where pristine nature mingles with high culture to create endless opportunities for self enrichment. Mozart’s symphonies soar past alpine forests on their way to the snowy mountain sides surrounding Salzburg, and reminders of Habsburg’s Vienna stand impressively grand and white beneath eternally blue skies in the nation’s capital.
Whether its Lima’s beaches, Cusco’s mountains, or being buried deep within the jungles of the Amazon, teaching in Peru will be an experience that will change individuals as both a professional and a person. Built on the remains of the impressive Inca Empire, present day Peru is a country that retains a personality crafted from its rich cultural inheritance. It is multi-ethnic yet un...
Havana is an extremely photogenic city. The history of this city lives in its crumbling walls, its yellow tinted harbor, its rattling car doors, and its sea battered Malécon. Tree roots that poke through cement sidewalks present obstacles for the city residents who tip-toe across their spines on their way to work. There is beauty in the warts on concrete buildings and the rusting gates, ...
