PART 1 – Understanding The Villa Maria Del Triunfo Area The Peruvian volunteering assignment I was blessed to receive from the charity A Fresh Chapter was serving as a volunteer assistant in the Kusi Wawa Kuna preschool. Read more about the teachers and Kids of this wonderful preschool in Part 2 of this blog post, […]
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Hi Everyone, When I departed on my journey (both the traveling part and the change of lifestyle part), I was not sure what to expect. I knew I would be exposed to a lot of new people, places, cultural nuances and things. What I did not know was what my days would look like, and […]
Sacred Valley Quick Update
Hi Everyone! Several more in depth updates are coming to ExploringWithBruce.com when I reach more reliable internet connection. In the meantime, here is a pic from Ollantaytambo site in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. #peru #travel #sacredvalley #cancersurvivor #Ollantaytambo
A whirlwind week so far! Lima Week 1
The first several days of my stay in Lima have been a whirlwind. Unlike some other tours and travel experiences, this trip is curated by a wonderful charity, A Fresh Chapter. I will speak more about their very positive and progressive program, their integrated concepts of well-being and the quality individuals that facilitate and […]
Day 1 in Lina Peru – Settling In
The Journey begins! I arrived in Peru early this morning and I am staying at the Missionary Society Santiago Apostol in the dorms! Very humble digs, Si, but it comes with amazing views of Lima’s beautiful bay. I tried uploading a brief video earlier today but internet speeds are a slight challenge here! […]
The Gifts of Giving Back
Supporting others is a great act of love, and of self-love. As my life circumstances changed over the last several years and my outlooks began to broaden, I felt a growing awareness of not just the benefits of “giving back,” but the deep human need to do so. The act of life itself, and the […]
Welcome to Exploring with Bruce – The “About Me” backstory
Hi I’m Bruce. I am a Father, a music lover, a cancer survivor, a former corporate employee, a creative soul, a humanitarian that enjoys giving back and I really love to explore. I lived in Southern California most of my life, but things are changing now. After a series of major life-altering events, I looked […]
A New Way of Holding Things Close
The aim of this ExploringWithBruce.com blog and its supporting social media spaces is to be a forward-looking and experience-sharing space. But over the last few weeks during my efforts to downsize and prepare to live a more minimalist lifestyle, I decided to scan thousands of old photographs. I admit, holding a hard physical copy of […]