CIEE Lima Program Review

My semester in Lima was the best one of my life. The program directors went out of their way to ensure we got to experience everything Perú had to offer, my host family was incredible, and the places I got to see and things I got to do are like nothing I've experienced before. One of the highlights from my time abroad would be the relationship I had with my host grandma. She would take me to the market with her and tell the people working, "My granddaughter is helping me today!" We would sometimes watch movies together and she would redescribe every scene to me after it happened and it brings a smile to my face whenever I think of her. I loved eating three meals a day with a family. I loved traveling and hiking and unsung public transportation. I am forever grateful for the friendships I made, the opportunities I had to be out of my comfort zone, the strangers who helped me so often on the micros, and my professors who made sure I got everything I could out of every class. My life will never be the same and I am thankful always that I got to spend four months in a country that I now love with the CIEE liberal arts program.