FACES
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It’s exam week, and I signed up
to write the blog this week so the students can study. Before I write any more, I need to say that
I’m the Calvin professor for this group (and I’ve written up a couple of the
exams they’re taking!). And I want to say
“Mil gracias” to each student in this group and to the group as whole, because
they have made the time here truly extraordinary. My husband Neal and I will be taking home as
many great memories as they will.
But it’s not just a week of
academic exams. It’s a week full of
bitter-sweet emotions as we examine where we’ve come from, what we’ve done, how
we’ve changed, how we say good-bye, and where we go from here. We’ve come a long way, faced challenges,
enjoyed incredible moments, and now we ask what we will do with all we’ve
learned. And we’re looking forward to
seeing family and friends back home.
As
we finish up the semester, I want to share some of the “faces” that we’ve come
to recognize during our semester. They’re so much a part
of our lives here that at times they don’t appear newsworthy. But they are important.
First of all, here are the faces of the Peruvian profs who teach the
special classes for Calvin, along with their faithful students.
Profe
Talía Pareja, with her linguistics students
Profe
Lizet Valencia with her literature students
And
Profe Juan José Lizarraga with his history students
And
here are two faces that greet us every morning as we enter the university:
San
Pablo (the Universidad Católica San Pablo is named after him)
And
la Virgen María, constantly visible from my office door.
Next,
I’d like to show you several students at their Ethnographic Study and volunteer
sites.
Hannah D. and Lauren at their respective schools. (And Jae did her ethnographic study at the
Iglesia Fe Bautista.)
Michael at the Mario Vargas Llosa Library (note the face
of Vargas Llosa) above the book stand.
Jamie (and also Laurel) visited the “ancianas” in the
home for elderly women.
Anna D. did physical therapy with children at the Clínica
San Juan de Dios. (Leesha and Carmen B.
did rounds with doctors at the same clinic.
And Hannah K. and Lori worked with Down’s Syndrome children at
Unámonos.)
Lindsey and Emily S. learned about alpacas and the
clothing industry at Incapalca.
Finally here are the faces of Fifí and Fufú, whom I pass
every day on my way to school (though their faces are usually down in the
grass).
We’re looking forward to seeing your faces soon on December
14!
Marilyn Bierling, Dec. 5
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