Community Service and Sightseeing in Lima, Peru

On Sunday, the Peru group landed in Lima, Peru. On Monday and Tuesday morning, the Peru group participated in community service at the Sisters of the Order of Mother Teresa, who care for a special group of needy children and adults near Lima, Peru. At night, the Peru group has been participating in leadership activities. Today, the group visited the Government Palace which used to be the house of the Peruvian government.

Origins of Winterim

Have you ever wondered how Winterim started? Here is a video with Mr. Arthur Karp explaining the origins of Winterim.



Do you remember any of your greatest Winterim experiences? If so, please write a brief comment here.

Art, Walking, and Culture in Ireland with the Rugged Leprechaun group

The first two days of the Rugged Leprechaun group's journey has been a mix of walking, painting, and absorbing Irish culture. Once they landed in Ireland they took a bus to Annascual, Ireland to move into their hotel, The Old Anchor Guesthouse. The Old Anchor Guesthouse is described as "walkers paradise...[and] a wild life sanctuary." Today, they took a bus to the entrace of the Dingle Way walk for an 11 mile walk. Tonight, they will be returning to the Old Anchor Guesthouse for art lessons.

Behind The Scenes of Monday Night Hypnosist

Monday Night Hypnotist, left many people with a puzzled look on their face. And a question in mind, "Were the students on stage acting or were they actually put in a trance?" We decided to interview some of the people with first hand experience of the mesmerizing effects of hypnosis. Fact or fiction?

-Were you there? If so comment and let us know your thoughts.

Yoga featuring.....*drumroll*....Tokyo Joe!

Tokyo Joe made a guest appearance at MacNeil Lounge for the Yoga: Beyond the Mat winterim today. Tokyo Joe (Bobby LaMattina) is a 10th degree black belt and runs self-defense courses for a living. Mr. Joe did an interactive self-defense lesson which is basically yoga on steroids, moving ten times faster and much more strenuous. He talked about focus, concentrating, and discipline, and how that plays a very big role in his lifestyle. At the end, Joe did a presentation with his Bo Staff which was very impressive. He has won many awards in competitive scenarios, and he is a very good role model. I think it was a great idea bringing in someone so impressively successful and with great morals for the students to look up to.

ARC Volunteers Going Strong

Yesterday, the ARC Volunteers continued to work and play games with mentally-challenged adults at a community center in Fitchburg. Group members have been playing games, building block towers, and hanging out. Group members have had mixed reactions about their first few days at the community center. Jordan H. noted that "there are some adults who say really funny and cute things." Ashley V. said that she was a little nervous when "one man invited me for a beer, but then I told him that I'm too young to drink...he then invited me for coffee instead!" Although the ARC Volunteers come home tired at the end of the day, they generally feel good about their time at the community center!

Sewing: Peaceful Past-Time or Cruel Craft?

Imagine your grandmother sitting in her rocking chair by the fire, sewing you a set of sheets for your bed. What could be more harmless? Emily, a sophomore at Lawrence Academy agreed to tell the tale of her violent encounter with sewing materials. "I was cutting my fabric, and my tip was over the edge, and I cut the tip of my finger off. I have my tetanus shot though so it's alright!" As you can see, the art of sewing is one with dangers similar to crocodile wrestling. Ms. O'Connor, the Winterim leader quotes, "Yes, there are many ways to be injured in sewing...you definitely have to pay attention." Although no statistics can be easily attained, a quick search on Google reports that there are plenty of scissor related deaths every year, many of them involving moving from one sewing station to another while holding scissors and falling on top of them.


So if any lessons can be learned here, next time you see your grandmother, give her a big hug and thank her for putting her life on the line in order to provide you bedding and warmth.

Dear viewers, have you had any traumatizing experiences in your Winterims? Let us know in the comments!

Digital Photography Heads to Boston

The Digital Photography winterim group traveled to Boston yesterday. They took a tour of Fenway, and then headed to the NorthEnd for lunch.