My name is Beth Bolander and I am 15 years old. There are many reasons that I want to go on this mission trip. The first reason is to experience something new. I'm looking forward to experiencing a new culture and improving my spanish.This will be my first visit to South America and I'm very excited. Another reason is that I love to help people. One of my greatest joys is helping people and seeing their happiness. I hope to reach out and help as many people as I can in any way possible. I am very fortunate to have all of the things that I have. I want to help those who do not have the luxuries that I have like having a nice house and having access to food all of the time. Hopefully, this mission trip will allow me to help many people and to learn more about them and their culture. This will definitely be an eye-opening experience for me and for everyone else going to Peru.