Volunteer or Intern in a Medical Clinic in Peru

It is a great experience to learn about the culture, improve your Spanish, acquire medical knowledge, and meet amazing people. I loved that I got over my fear of speaking Spanish and spoke to the locals.

It was nice and I feel like I learned alot from this experience. I enjoyed learning about the Peruvian culture and the language. The people you meet are very nice aswell. Made some friends so its good.

Vive Peru was a wonderful experience because I was able to meet and interact with wonderful people. I learned a bit about cultural values, education, food, and family life. I learned a lot of Spanish as well! My program involved shadowing doctors to gain clinical experience for about seven hours a day. Students can select what specialties or areas of medicine they are interested in learning about, and program directors work very hard to connect students with local hospitals in those fields. Because I was in Peru at a time with fewer volunteers, each student had a translator assigned to him or her which helped facilitate the shadowing experience. It was very friendly, safe, and lots of fun. Students also have opportunities to participate in weekend trips to interesting sites and cities. These trips were always exciting, although they were less immersive because I spent more time with American students.