Gun Girl My Weekend As A Gun-Lovin', Gun-Wieldin' Member Of The Wild West. I took my first gun class this weekend, and boy was it an eye-opening experience for someone who knew absolutely nothing about guns. [...] Ilene Style \ Oct 18, 2012 Read More
Braving The La Marathon A First-Hand Account I’m back from Los Angeles, and am happy to report that I finished my fourth—and last—marathon. After completing two 26.2-mile marathons in NYC [...] Ilene Style \ Mar 22, 2012 Read More In the early pre-race hours
Diary Of Villa El Salvador: An Alibi Staffer’s Journey Through Impoverished Peru An Alibi Staffer’s Journey Through Impoverished Peru My first reaction at seeing Villa el Salvador during my volunteer orientation was the same as everyone else’s in my program. As we [...] Ilene Style \ Jun 24, 2010 Read More Villa el Salvador, Lima’s largest shantytown, was built on a giant sand dune. (Ilene Style)
Fun And Not-So-Fun Facts About Peru Peru is the third-largest country in South America. Lima is the capital and largest city.There are almost 4,000 native varieties of Peruvian potatoes. [...] Ilene Style \ Jun 24, 2010 Read More
A Word About Cocaine In Peru Alibi’s Ilene Style Reports From Her Volunteer Mission In Peru I received an amusingly large number of responses from many of you after I mentioned in one of my first emails that Peru [...] Ilene Style \ May 20, 2010 Read More
Adios Peru Alibi’s Ilene Style Reports From Her Volunteer Mission In Peru I somehow managed to become deathly ill on my very last night in Peru. It was the dreaded "stomach thing" again. Everyone traveling [...] Ilene Style \ May 20, 2010 Read More
Help Los Martincitos In Villa El Salvador Alibi’s Ilene Style Reports From Her Volunteer Mission In Peru The question I received most frequently from all of you in response to my e-mails about the Los Martincitos program in Villa el [...] Ilene Style \ May 13, 2010 Read More
More Fun Facts About Peru Alibi’s Ilene Style Reports From Her Volunteer Mission In South America Peru has the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca in Puno. It sits 12,500 ft. above sea level.Peru has the two [...] Ilene Style \ May 06, 2010 Read More Machu Picchu
How To Exercise At A Peruvian Senior Center Alibi’s Ilene Style Reports From Her Volunteer Mission In South America In the mornings at Los Martincitos senior center, before desayuno (breakfast), and before the oraciones (prayers) that precede desayuno , the abuelos must [...] Ilene Style \ May 06, 2010 Read More
Home Visits In Villa El Salvador, Peru: Petrona Alibi’s Ilene Style Reports From Her Volunteer Mission In South America Petrona, one of our abuelas, lives with her daughter and son-in-law. Her son-in-law is abusive to her, but her daughter is unable to [...] Ilene Style \ May 06, 2010 Read More
