Grace Rector
Peruvians were shocked a Californian Can't Surf
Though sad to say goodbye to my new friends at the hostel in the north of Chile, I had to keep my trip going. I left my hostel and my...
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Grace Rector
- Dec 9, 2019
Stopped at the Bolivian Border
My plan was to go from Santiago, Chile to Arica, Chile to La Paz, Bolivia, but nothing went as planned. After saying goodbye to my...
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- Nov 4, 2019
Week 10: Public Schools in Buenos Aires
Just as we visited schools all over Chile, we spent the past week visiting Public schools in Buenos Aires. One of the most memorable was...
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- Oct 23, 2019
Week 9: The History of the Argentinian Dictatorship
Such an impactful and terrible moment in the history of Argentina is the Dictatorship from 1976-1983 and the thousands of lives lost or...
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- Oct 15, 2019
Week 8: New City, New Family, New Friends
This week I arrived in Buenos Aires, a city I haven’t been to since I was 13 years old. At first it was strange to be in a place where I...
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- Oct 8, 2019
Week 7: A Week Away from the City
According to the Mapuche culture, everything has life and everything has a positive and negative energy. This week, I went to the south...
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- Sep 30, 2019
Week 6: Observing a New Kind of Education
This week I spent observing classes at a school in Santiago, Chile, a high school dedicated to adult education and to students who have...
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Grace Rector
- May 27, 2019
I'm going to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina!
LINK TO DAILY BLOG This summer I will be working for Women for Women International as a storytelling intern in addition to supporting the...
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- Oct 31, 2017
Morocco 2016
The best six weeks of my life took place in Rabat, Morocco. I met my best friend, I learned how to cook Moroccan food, and I grew close...
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- Sep 12, 2016
Morocco 2015
A group of 10 students from Loyola Marymount, a professor, my mom and I went to Rabat, Morocco for two weeks. We studied Arabic every...
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- Jul 30, 2014
Central America Trip! 2014
This was one of the most incredible summers of my life! I met great people, practiced my Spanish, and learned a bit about my personal...
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- Apr 6, 2014
Argentina 2014
I’ve never been to Argentina until this trip, and boy was it worth the wait. We were fortunate enough to be in Buenos Aires on el día de...
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- Jan 9, 2014
Cuba 2013-2014
Over Winter Break in 2013, my mom and I traveled to Cuba with a small group guided by a man named David from Intrepid. We explored the...
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- Aug 15, 2013
Nicaragua 2013
I went to Nicaragua this summer for 12 days with an organization called Me to We. We were there working in a community called El Trapiche...
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- Sep 16, 2004
Guatemala
Back in 2005, I went to Guatemala with my mom and a group of college students from Loyola Marymount University. In our two weeks, we...
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- Mar 27, 2003
El Salvador
In 2003, my mom and I went to go check out a potential project for future LMU Alternative Breaks. During our two weeks there, I went to a...
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