Yearly Archives: 2016


Interview with Balthazar

What is your favourite food? Lomo saltado. (Beef with rice, tomatoes and onions) Tell us about your family. I have 9 siblings, and I am the oldest. What do you want to do when you are older? I want to drive a car. I want to have passengers and go fast. [Balthazar was later on very […]


Philip

Philip von Hahn is a recent graduate of Williams College in the US, where he rowed crew and majored in medieval history, winning an award for his thesis on ninth century royal biographies. It turns out they are rather complicated. A Toronto native, he attended high school at Upper Canada College, spending summers canoe-tripping and […]


Ben

Benjamin is a recent grad from the Ivey Business School at Western University. After spending his final semester of study in Barcelona, Benjamin realized his passion for travel, especially in expanding his perspective by meeting and learning from new people. In his spare time Benjamin enjoys cooking, scuba-diving, playing basketball, and reading. His recent reads […]


Jose and Maria from Patabamba

Jose and Maria. 15 and 16 years old respectively. These two are the outstanding pair in their 5th grade class of 9. Jose is very serious, and clasps his hands together as he speaks, deliberately and thoughtfully. He wants to be a lawyer, and says he loves justice. This seems very abstract and somehow scary […]


Alexandra opens a hair salon!

In 2014, we introduced you to Alexandra, a hard working, talented, mother to be, from the project Centro Yanay. Despite Alexandra’s talents, she had many challenges growing up. At a young age, Alexandra was captured by the police for human trafficking.  According to her life story she was abandoned by her mother, together with her five siblings. […]