Awamaki Journal: A Blog About Textiles, Travel and the Sacred Valley – tagged "volunteer"

Aug 01, 2019

Travel Tips

Travel TipsBy Leighton Katz, Marketing and Communications Intern Photos By Emily Radek, Marketing and Communications InternAcclaimed travel writer Paul Theroux published a list of 10 essential tips for every traveler. Whether you’re on a beach vacation or living in a foreign country, these tips are useful and ensure that every traveler who follows them has a more meaningful and present travel experience. I have been traveling for my whole life, but it wasn’t until I came to Peru to work with Awamaki that I began to utilize this list. Here’s the list, along with my thoughts and experiences with each...

Jul 01, 2019

Our Compañera: Gregoria

Our Compañera: GregoriaBy Allegra Bundy, Marketing and Communications Intern As I greet Gregoria in her community of Huilloc Bajo, the air is filled with music from the surrounding Carnival celebrations. These have been going on for a few weeks now and the traditional Andean sounds resonate throughout the whole valley....

Mar 26, 2019

Abby Weaves a New Path

Abby Weaves a New PathBy Abby Hollis, Design Intern In a small, rural, Peruvian village, I witnessed raw material become finished product—quite a novel concept to the modern consumer. As my classmates and I passed around chunks of raw wool, fresh off the alpaca, women of the village stood before...

Mar 20, 2019

Carnaval Around Ollantaytambo

Carnaval Around OllantaytamboBy Allegra Bundy, Marketing and Communications Intern “What do you do for fun?” is a question we get quite often living in the remote community of Ollantaytambo, Peru. As those of you who have been keeping up with us on our social media accounts already know, there is...

Nov 21, 2018

Spend Your Summer With Awamaki

Spend Your Summer With Awamaki By Caitlin Lally, Marketing and Communications intern Download Flyer Interns are committed to Awamaki’s mission, enjoy taking initiative, have skills to contribute and are ready to learn and adapt to whatever situation may arise. Summer interns work in one of the following areas: Design, Sales,...

Nov 18, 2018

A week in the life of an Awamaki volunteer

A week in the life of an Awamaki volunteer By Caitlin Lally, Marketing and Communications intern Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 I returned from the three-day weaving immersion in Patacancha today. After learning how to weave a headband yesterday from Sábina, this morning we headed to a local family’s chakra (farm)....

Nov 12, 2018

A Lesson in Peruvian Cuisine

A Lesson in Peruvian Cuisine By Caitlin Lally, Marketing and Communications intern “Ooh, it’s spicy, but delicious,” Patty Huang exclaimed after taking a bite of the still warm Rocoto Relleno she and and her friends helped prepare. Among Awamaki’s sustainable tourism program, we also arrange cooking classes for those interested...

Sep 30, 2018

A New Culture

A New CultureBy Sara Swisher, Monitoring and Evaluations intern Before coming to Awamaki to complete a summer monitoring and evaluation internship in Ollantaytambo, Peru, I had never been outside the United States. I wasn’t sure what to expect but one of my goals was to learn about a new culture....

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