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Article: Peruvian pilgrimage Teen discovers South American youth culture not so different.(Neighbor)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2000
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One Bloomingdale teenager can't wait to go back to school later this month, but not because he misses his school work.
Sixteen-year-old Carlos Guzman just wants to tell all of his friends about his three-week Peruvian "vacation."
"I wanted to have a fun, educational summer," said Guzman, who is going to be a senior at Lincoln Park's Francis W. Parker High School. "I wanted to have a life-changing experience where I could say that I helped people and got to see the world like I have never seen it before."
Guzman, as part of the CARE Youth Corps 2000, worked on various projects aimed at improving the lives of Peru's poorest people. He interacted ...