Clean Water, Grandmas, and an Orphanage

Day two proved to be as full as day one. My day started with a small group of people who put in water filters in two schools. This gave me a chance to see the schools and the children. The second school we went to had approximately 540 students from ages 2 to 11. It's nice to see that early education is available in Mexico. To contrast our vision of kids in the school, we watched five to ten kids playing video games near the market midday. For lunch we had a traditional Guatemalan meal with fifteen grandmas. I sat across twins (in their 70s), adorable. They giggled the entire lunch. Our afternoon became a bit more frustrating as we delivered food, household goods, and blankets to families... The day ended with a visit to the local orphanage. AMAZING!! Honestly, the kids in the orphanage probably have it better than anyone in town. It was the perfect way to end our work day. Of course we returned home to another Guatemalan meal. It's 8:50, and my plan is to go directly to bed. I'm exhausted, but it's a great feeling.

Internet sucks! I will add pictures when I return (on the blog and Facebook).

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Anonymous said…

Sounds like a real adventure and a bit of everything. You seem tobe enjoying it so that is good!

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