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N EWS F ROM C A M P US NEW VIEW
Students adopted the more sustainable local—rather than Western—methods of cultivation.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Trees and Seeds Philanthropic work takes root in the Amazon. There’s no shortage of stories from Kimball Union students when they return from summer vacation. But a two-week service trip to Peru cultivated a broader perspective and left a lasting impact on four friends. Classmates Isabel Brozen ’24, Pip Keen ’24, Annabelle Blue ’24, and Henry Trimpi ’24 stayed in a remote lodge on the Amazon River just outside Iquitos as part of a group traveling with the Vermont-based nonprofit Trees and Seeds, which aims to 12
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make a difference in communities around the globe through mission-based trips. “One of my goals for the summer was to spend some time on my own and get used to being away from my usual environment,” explains Brozen, a day student from Plainfield, N.H. “I did a lot better than I thought I would in a foreign country among so many new people.” A typical day began with breakfast and a heavy application of sunscreen before the group ventured out to the day’s tasks in the village. Working with a team of agronomists, they cleared ground and plant crops until it was time to return to camp for a siesta.