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Surco, Peru 2010 Trip Update:
9 students and 2 chaperones traveled to Peru to spend some time traveling Peru and also time with our Sister City in Surco, Peru (a suburb of Lima) from June 14-28th. Students from 4 schools represented the City of Gastonia as Ambassadors Ashbrook High School: Casey Frey Forestview High School: Carley Johnston, Julia Kay Reese, Samantha Thompson Highland School of Technology: Thomas Terrio South Point High School: Caroline Boyce, Diamond Davis, Molly Fisher, Logan Jones
The students traveled to first to Cusco and Machu Picchu where they were able to be a part of history and visit a 7th Wonder of the World! Then the group headed to our Sister City in Surco, Peru where they met their host students and spent time learning about our Sister City through cultural events and attending school.
The views were gorgeous in Peru! We saw the beautiful Incan civilization of Machu Picchu. I still can’t believe that I have visited one of the new 7 wonders in the world, and walked on stone that the Incans put together five hundred years ago! Machu Picchu was one of the most beautiful sites we have visited, yet the most difficult as well. Ash, Mary, Corwin and I were the only ones who had the “guts” to climb Machu Picchu Mountain. It took us about two hours hiking up and one hour getting down. We had to take many breaks; four minutes climbing and two minutes resting. “Those four minutes were the longest four minutes in my entire life!” Corwin would say. To see off the top of Machu Picchu is definitely worth the hike.
City Santiago de Surco Update 2009
2008-2009 Spanish Exchange
Students representing Gaston Day School and Ashbrook High School participated in a student exchange to Santiago de Surco Peru in June 2007. The students and chaperones visited historical sites, tasted the local dining and learned the Peruvian culture during their 10 day visit.
Information concerning the next Spanish exchange will be available in 2009.
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Luis Donet, 10 and Maricielo Belén, 9 perform at the Rotary Pavilion Dedication on April 16, 2005. Award winning dancers from Santiago de Surco, Peru, they performed for the day-long celebration, as did the band from Gotha-Germany.
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