Farewell Blog

So we are back to Lima, where it all began. It is weird to think that our study abroad is almost over. I'm sad to say that I missed out on our last big adventure of climbing Huayna Picchu because I was feeling under the weather. Other than that I think this trip was an amazing success, albeit difficult at times. I am also sad to say that we didn't get to work with quipus as much as I would have liked since it is part of my senior project I was a bit discouraged, but getting to look at all the textiles, ceramics, and ruins were truly enlightening.

I'll  admit I didn't get a lot of the connections between the different museums we were going to at first. All the different cultures and symbols overloaded my brain. Luckily it all finally started to click once we went to Cusco and saw a lot of different museums that finally brought together all the different groups and/or time periods we had been looking at. I kind of addressed some of this in a previous blog.

Of course I also had a great time with the people.

  

 

 

Even though the class was split into two "groups" (the sophomores and the seniors) we all still had a great time together. I'm glad to have made new friends that I will get to see in Milledgeville as well as a few who will sadly be graduating in December. Through all the museums, ruins, scarry car rides in lima and on mountain tops, and walks along railroad tracks at night I can say that I have truly made memories that will last a lifetime.