PISCACUCHO

Greetings from Piscacucho! Katie McDougall here. All is well, and students are happy, busy, well fed, and well loved. We met our homestay families yesterday afternoon, and shared lunch and dinner with them. Students are getting ample opportunity to practice their Spanish, and they are having fun teaching the children in their families some English. Today has been super busy. In the morning half of our group learned to weave baskets from Pancho and Balvina, a couple who teach tradition basket weaving passed down from many generations. The other half of the group began work on our project at the escuela, which involved moving 100 kilo bags of tara seed, painting, sweeping, sanding, and cleaning. After lunch, we switched. Even with all the work, the gang has managed to pick up a number of soccer games with the locals. The scenery and mountains here are breathtaking--the most stunning I´ve ever seen. Kids have adjusted well and are enjoying their homestays. Check out our photos below, and we´ll be in touch soon!