Today's blog entries are from Matt Peacock and Carolyn Cooper
Yesterday we arrived at the village and began to get settled into the society for the first time. Before we met our families, we went to the school and talked to and played with the children for a few minutes. It was a very humbling experience and it meant a lot to all of us. The families were extremely excited to meet us before they even knew who we were. They were very gracious with food and accommodations. The kids got very excited even with the smallest of gifts such as a bouncy ball or t-shirt. After we all met the families, at lunch, and got settled into our homes, we went on a hike up the mountain. It was possibly the prettiest thing we've ever seen and I don't think any of us will forget the view for a long time. The kids in our houses came on the hike with us, no matter how young, and it was so fun bonding with them while hiking up such an incredible piece of land. They constantly went out of there way to make sure we were comfortable and full. The meals have been amazing both in taste and their ability to make so much out of so little. I have yet to see someone in our town that has not been smiling. Even though we are supposed to be the ones here to help them, I feel that they are giving us more than we could ever give them. There is no other way to see how some people can be so happy with so little besides actually staying with that family.
This is Carolyn:
My family has a mother and two little boys, one is five and one is six, and they are two of the cutest children I have ever seen. Our mother does so much to make sure we are happy and comfortable, and it is truly the best feeling in the world. The older boy, Franco, loves to come to our room and sit and play with us. His laughter is contagious and just being in the room with him lights up all of our faces. He has already been able to touch me more than I ever thought a child could. Margaret gave our mother pretty orange shoes as a gift for letting us stay in her home, and when we went on the hike later that day, she was wearing the shoes Margaret gave her. That simple gesture made Margaret's day and she could not stop smiling. I love staying with them so much more than I was expecting, and even though my spanish is not perfect, we are able to communicate really well and it is not hard to keep up conversations.
Matt:
Hola, I am living with a family that has an eight and ten year-old boy as well as a fifteen year old girl. The family is extremely caring and the boys will not leave our side. I am rooming with Rajiv and Steele. Between the three of us we probably brought 20 different balls for the kids to play with. Their other favorite gift was the card game UNO. Teaching them how to play was a fun experience with each of us Americans interjecting our Spanish words of wisdom on how to play the game correctly. After just two games they knew how to play just as well as us. By their demand we have also taught them how to count to 30 in english as well as the names of random animals we pass on the farm. The mother keeps us full and goes out of her way to make us happy. This family works very hard as well. I woke up to the sounds of the boys playing UNO on the kitchen table and soon found myself carrying a propane tank and potatoes across the farm. It has been a very enlightening as well as fun experience so far.
Yesterday we arrived at the village and began to get settled into the society for the first time. Before we met our families, we went to the school and talked to and played with the children for a few minutes. It was a very humbling experience and it meant a lot to all of us. The families were extremely excited to meet us before they even knew who we were. They were very gracious with food and accommodations. The kids got very excited even with the smallest of gifts such as a bouncy ball or t-shirt. After we all met the families, at lunch, and got settled into our homes, we went on a hike up the mountain. It was possibly the prettiest thing we've ever seen and I don't think any of us will forget the view for a long time. The kids in our houses came on the hike with us, no matter how young, and it was so fun bonding with them while hiking up such an incredible piece of land. They constantly went out of there way to make sure we were comfortable and full. The meals have been amazing both in taste and their ability to make so much out of so little. I have yet to see someone in our town that has not been smiling. Even though we are supposed to be the ones here to help them, I feel that they are giving us more than we could ever give them. There is no other way to see how some people can be so happy with so little besides actually staying with that family.
This is Carolyn:
My family has a mother and two little boys, one is five and one is six, and they are two of the cutest children I have ever seen. Our mother does so much to make sure we are happy and comfortable, and it is truly the best feeling in the world. The older boy, Franco, loves to come to our room and sit and play with us. His laughter is contagious and just being in the room with him lights up all of our faces. He has already been able to touch me more than I ever thought a child could. Margaret gave our mother pretty orange shoes as a gift for letting us stay in her home, and when we went on the hike later that day, she was wearing the shoes Margaret gave her. That simple gesture made Margaret's day and she could not stop smiling. I love staying with them so much more than I was expecting, and even though my spanish is not perfect, we are able to communicate really well and it is not hard to keep up conversations.
Matt:
Hola, I am living with a family that has an eight and ten year-old boy as well as a fifteen year old girl. The family is extremely caring and the boys will not leave our side. I am rooming with Rajiv and Steele. Between the three of us we probably brought 20 different balls for the kids to play with. Their other favorite gift was the card game UNO. Teaching them how to play was a fun experience with each of us Americans interjecting our Spanish words of wisdom on how to play the game correctly. After just two games they knew how to play just as well as us. By their demand we have also taught them how to count to 30 in english as well as the names of random animals we pass on the farm. The mother keeps us full and goes out of her way to make us happy. This family works very hard as well. I woke up to the sounds of the boys playing UNO on the kitchen table and soon found myself carrying a propane tank and potatoes across the farm. It has been a very enlightening as well as fun experience so far.
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