Tuesday, January 19, 2010

First Day of Classes

Today marked the first day of our classes. Team members taught and assisted with a basic computer class, an English class, and a dental hygiene seminar in either morning or afternoon sessions. Thanks to some prior planning, all classes were reportedly resounding successes.

During the sessions in which we did not have classes, most of us helped to make fertilizer. The process is demanding work, involving mixing several eye-irritating/nose-offending substances via shovel and wheelbarrow. It was satisfying to have helped the community (that giant pile wouldn´t be there without us! At least, not for another few days) in a concrete way. It was even more satifying to take bucket showers after, as I think most of us did.

Dinner was particularly delicious today. We had a fruit salad, dried banana chips, and some cheese-filled corn half-tortillas with passionfruit juice accompanied by a striking sunset. Unfortunately, just eating for fun isn´t an option. You have to get full sometime, otherwise I would never have left the table.

Stay tuned from further news (and hopefully some deep thoughts - we´ve started reflecting every day) from Las Marias.

Regards to all,

Sam Holley-Kline

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