Language & Culture in Cusco, Peru
Summer 2016
Prof. Aggie Johnson
Program Director
Flagler College
Other Program Components
Stated below are three additional parts of this program.
Homestay
Accommodations and meals (breakfast & dinner) will be provided by Peruvian host family. Homestays serve to further enrich the cultural learning experience of the study abroad program, allowing for the intensive development of cross-cultural skills, impromptu language development, and the opportunity to study another culture as a participant-observer. All homestay families are located within 10-20 minutes from the academic facilities, either by walking or public transportation.
Volunteering
In addition, there will be also a possibility to include a volunteering component involving hands-on community-based development work. Possible projects include orphanage Azul Wasi, an organization dedicated to the care and protection of children in high risk situation. Students will not only learn about the Andean culture in the classroom, but will have the opportunity to do work in the field.
Excursions
The program will incorporate a series of half-day and full-day field trips in the Cusco area and the nearby Sacred Valley. Possible daylong trips include Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray, and Sacsayhuayman; classes will include walking tours to important cultural, economic, political sites within Cusco, and 1 night stay trip to Machu Picchu and Puno.