I'm off to Peru!

It’s been almost two years in waiting, and I’m finally leaving for Peru! I am so excited to have this experience, and what’s more, to be able to do it through Rotary.

I have been so fortunate to be a guest at different clubs in the Tucson district, and in my own sponsoring club, so that I can begin to understand the work they do and know the people behind it. They are a diverse group of professionals that come together in the spirit of service and friendship. Their hearts are big, responding to needs within their own community and in the world; from the Maricopa Rotary club that has provided, their community with a pool for 50 + years to my own sponsoring club, the Casa Grande Rotary club, that delivered medical and other needed supplies to a community in Nigeria.

I am excited to see Rotary in action in another country; to see the same passion in serving their communities and elsewhere and the same eagerness to increase international understanding and cooperation.

Already I’ve been invited to participate in the Rotaract District Conference in Chiclayo, Peru, on March 7th – 9th, just before classes begin at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú on the 10th. I wrote to the Yahoo Rotaract net to see if there were any Rotaractors in Peru, and I heard from two clubs in Lima! Both gave me warm welcomes, invited me to participate in their clubs, and extended their friendship. They have already helped me tremendously in answering all of my questions and even offering to let me travel with them to the conference.

I feel so fortunate to have this warm welcome even before I've stepped off the plane!

I hope you enjoy discovering Perú and its people as I do, through my blog posts and photos. So please don't be a stranger, visit often and write me!

Lots of love to my family and friends!
Katie