Journal and Presentation Assignments

Required Peru Trip Assignments

Journaling & Presentation Fall 2015

1.   Maintain a journal that captures aspects of your pre-trip and trip experiences. The journal entries may be a combination of drawings, free writing, lists, poems, and/or short paragraphs. Include facts and feelings, descriptions and ideas. Journal prompts and quotes are provided.

2.   During the trip, meet with your teachers to share a few entries of your choice from your journal. Brainstorm ideas with your coach-teacher for the presentation you will make during the trip either at Machu Picchu or in Ollantaytambo.

3.   Prepare your presentation by choosing one or a combination of the emphases listed below. Use your journal as a resource. You may go beyond the specific questions listed below. The presentation may be in the form of a poem, song, story and/or letter and should be no less than two minutes long and no more than five minutes. You may begin your presentation with a quote.

A – HOW IS THE PERU EXPERIENCE CHANGING ME? Do you view the world, your life, friends, family and future differently? Can you describe specific events or experiences that are contributing to a shift inside of you? How am I learning about leadership in myself and o

B – WHAT SURPRISED ME MOST ON THIS TRIP IS…. When you applied to travel to Peru, you had preconceived ideas about how it would be. How did the pre-trip and actual trip experience surprise you? Describe what you expected and how it was different.  

C – MY PERUVIAN FAMILY COMPARED TO MY FAMILY IS…. In what ways are families alike between Ollantaytambo and Denver? Compare values, hopes, traditional celebrations, family routines, family roles, emotions, materials, and courtesies.

D – WHAT WOULD I ADD, CHANGE OR DELETE ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE IF I COULD REWIND AND DO IT OVER? Now that the trip is nearing the end, what would you do differently? Why? What would you add more of? What would you take away? Why?

E - WHAT ABOUT LEADERSHIP? What is a leader? What are the different leadership styles? What is my dominant leadership style? On this trip, what did I learn about my leadership style? What type of leadership in others inspires me? Is the first follower a leader? When have I been a first follower?