Posted on July 11, 2012
Last night I took a taxi (the tiny Tico kind) from La Plaza de Armas to my Peruvian family’s house. Bumpy and terrifying as I remembered! No regard for stop signs or lanes. It’s like a game of chicken at the intersections. On the bright side, the taxi driver was very friendly. He asked me…
Posted on July 4, 2012
Sometimes, I ask myself, “Why care?” There are so many disasters and tragedies in the world, both natural and manmade. Then, there are hundreds of thousands of organizations around the world trying to deal with all of the social issues & hardships out there. Somehow, in the mix of so many efforts, some people just…
Posted on July 3, 2012
In 2 more days I will be on my way to JFK with 4 suitcases, and 2 carry-ons. Why so much luggage one might ask? Want the answer? 3 out of the 4 suitcases and 1 out of 2 carry-ons are filled with items to give to the Corazon de Dahlia Community Development Center in…
Posted on July 2, 2012
There are many topics that I would like to cover but it is important that I start with our mission, education. Education can be (basically) broken down into 3 areas: policy, coverage and quality. Policy ensures the right to education, coverage provides the access and quality makes it meaningful. All three of these need to…
Posted on June 18, 2012
Today we launch a new section of our blog Desarrollo (development in Spanish). The reason for this is because we do not work in a vacuum, nor do we want too! The situation in Peru changes due to internal and external forces, also true of Corazon de Dahlia. Therefore it is important that we create…
Posted on August 17, 2011
“While in Peru for our honeymoon, we were lucky enough to be able to spend some time with the staff and children at The Center. Andrew has a spent many years playing & coaching basketball and managing school physical education classes so we planned our visit around sports activities. We had so much fun delivering…
Posted on August 1, 2011
Hola, yesterday was my last day at The Center. It was very sweet. Despite my warnings not to, Laura set aside a little time for the kids to enjoy some fruit and yogurt and take take turns saying thanks. She also gave me a wonderful, small drawing/writing note book. Here are two links to two…
Posted on July 23, 2011
On Tuesday, a bright double rainbow appeared over the mountains that surround Saylla. I’ve seen a few rainbows in my life, but never a clear double rainbow like this. Many of the children ran to the window with me to take it in with giggling awe. Sharing a sweet moment like this with some of…
Posted on June 12, 2011
One of the tinier girls gave me a drawing! She’s the one that draws a heart on a blank piece of paper and comes running over to show me, then runs away and comes back a few minutes later and shows me the paper and it now has pedals to a flower drawn on the…
Posted on June 9, 2011
Join us at Shakti Yoga Sun. July 17th @ 10:30am 1685 Sawkill Road, Woodstock Special Yoga Class to Benefit the Children & Families at Corazon de Dahlia’s Community Development Center in Saylla, Peru $10 minimum donation. All levels welcome! www.shaktiyogawoodstock.com