Cusco and the Sacred Vally 2nd Summary!

The Sacred Valley retreat is nothing short of amazing. After our first week listed in our last post, we continued to adventure and explore throughout the enchanting valley. We started our second week with a traditional andean instrument class. We learned the sounds of the Andes and made our own pan flutes! PWS co-founder Miro …

Cusco and the Sacred Valley Retreat First Update!

Wow, time flew. We toured Lima, explored farm life in the Andes and became big fans of Cusco’s cuisine and culture. What a whirlwind! The retreat started in Lima, where we greeted the participants at the airport and made our way to Miraflores, a district on the cliffs of the Peruvian coast. Although we only …

Hello Cusco!

Hello Cusco! We’re back. The past two weeks have been frantic apartment hunting, relationship building, retreat organizing madness. It’s been exhilarating. Now, I say “we’re back”, but really Lainie and Miro are back. This is my (Katie’s) first time here. And wow, I can understand why most people passing through for a week stay for …

What is Respect?

Our group had a beautiful circle  discussion about respect one of the evenings. We all had it on our minds, but no one wanted to be “that person”. Finally, someone said it. We were being too noisy at inappropriate times. Project World School does a wonderful job of allowing people to truly be their authentic selves. …

Macaws, Mosquitos, and Monkeys, Oh My!

 We went to the Amazon Jungle for a retreat! Whoa! Project World School partnered with the fantastic company, Rainforest Expeditions, and we could not have been more pleased with how it turned out. Our lodges and guides were over the top incredible, and I feel so blessed to have experienced such an incredible place on this planet. …