Hola!
Today is June 2nd and it is our last day in
Piscacucho. Yesterday we got to sleep in an extra hour because we were all
tired from the hike, which was really nice. We started our very busy workday
around 10. Some of us helped work with the cement to build the sidewalk and the
rest of us worked on the second part of the mural. In order to get more work
done we drew our own designs on the mural instead of having the artist draw
them. Emily drew a huge alpaca, Kathleen and Elizabeth drew a train, Lila and
Cate drew a little girl next to an apple tree, Rachel drew a little boy with
sheep, and Gray drew another tree. The rest of us helped to make the sidewalk
by moving rocks and making an assembly line to pass cement up and down the
wall. After a couple hours of hard work we went back to our house and had yummy
chicken noodle soup for lunch. After lunch we went back to the school and
painted for the rest of the afternoon. Then we all met up and shared the
questions and answers that we asked our families about the topic we chose
whether it was healthcare or women’s roles or family life, etc. After that we
had our usual ANCHOR meeting and then went back to our house to get ready for
dinner. Before dinner when Liz and I walked downstairs we saw our mom washing
the hairless guinea pig that she was getting ready to cook for our fiesta
tomorrow. Liz and I will never forget that little piggies naked face. We walked
into the kitchen to try to see which one of our guinea pig pets they had just
killed, we think it was the black one. After we got our minds off that we had
another really good dinner of rice, French fries, and chicken. After dinner we
played a huge UNO game with our family and our cousins (Rachel and Kathleen’s
family). Today we hope to finish everything we started before our celebratory
fiesta this afternoon! We are having a blast and we miss everyone!
Natalie Foster
Hola, Hola, Hola!
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY MOM! Hope you are having the best day!Everyone is feeling great and
100% finally! We have survived so far. Adela is treating us to Chips Ahoy
currently and promised ice cream AND pizza tonight. We are SUPER excited to say
the least. Yesterday, we came together and got so much done on our mural at the
school. Were almost done!! The kids here are amazing, and so loving. We all
appreciate meeting new people and having their help to finish the painting!
Although most of us have some blue painted hair, it was fun to work with the
kids! We’ve been enjoying getting to know our mom, Catalina, and learning more
about the Peruvian culture. It’s really interesting to learn about the
differences in cultures concerning family life. My family is pretty much
cousins with everyone in Piscacucho, so we always have visitors for breakfast,
lunch, and dinner! I came across an interesting scene while standing on our
porch last night. A naked/hairless guinea pig (cuy) being prepared for the
fiesta Wednesday! YUM! We’ve all made a new best friend Miguel, the
painter/artist. Without Miguel, our mural would really be struggling. His name
is constantly being shouted for help “Miguel Ayudame” when we are painting. We
are all having fun and feeling good! We miss everyone back home! HBD MOM!
Elizabeth Kelley
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