Our first week of work has blown to a windy and dirty end. Today at about 5 we all left Guardaria Samuelito for the weekend. It has been a hot end to the week and today was incredibly windy. There is nothing like dirt in every place you would never even imagine possible. We have spent the last few days moving piles of dirt into an expansion for the daycare, helping in the kitchen and splitting up to spend time and help in the classrooms. Yesterday, all 5 men went to a different location, a camp just outside of Santa Cruz where they help move and organize beds and furniture. We will be entering a different format of work next week where we will split up into three groups of 5. Five will head to a different village called Los Tajibos each morning to help paint a church, five will continue at Guarderia Samuelito and five will go to a nearby church to help improve the building (it is the church that used to house Samuelito).
Our evenings have been spent with our respective families, visiting markets and whatever else a typical evening with the family in Santa Cruz looks like. The physical work of the day often leaves of tired and ready for a shower and good night of sleep.
Tomorrow we take off bright and early for our weekend adventure. I can´t say how much I´m personally looking forward to breakfast before we leave. Salteñas!! YUM! We will then make the 3 plus hour trek to Samaipata to enjoy the beautiful little village, see ruins and have a grand time.
It has been a week full of learning, working, eating!!! and becoming aquainted with the city. It is exciting to look forward to the weekend and following week ahead.
p.s. I wish I could provide pictures but at this point I am unable to upload them...
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