01.09.2016
Today our arrival began down a cobbly, twisting road to a secluded and charming campo full of people with a long tale of living through struggles that many of us cannot conceive of. Once Don Juan dropped us off we were quickly greeted by some of the youth on the committees in the town. Then we were sent off to meet our families. Sal and I are staying with a mother and her daughter. Her husband and father are both in the U.S. After our initial meeting, we went to collect trash with the ecological committee and met some of the kids. The time went by pretty quickly and we got familiar with the area. I'm having trouble conversing with the mother because my processing of the Spanish language is pretty slow, so I just listen to Sal and the mom. Later we went to the soccer field and had a blast. We played a bunch of games and just generally enjoyed the company of everyone. Ending today, I feel pretty tranquil and look forward to tomorrow when we hike out to the waterfall.
Today our arrival began down a cobbly, twisting road to a secluded and charming campo full of people with a long tale of living through struggles that many of us cannot conceive of. Once Don Juan dropped us off we were quickly greeted by some of the youth on the committees in the town. Then we were sent off to meet our families. Sal and I are staying with a mother and her daughter. Her husband and father are both in the U.S. After our initial meeting, we went to collect trash with the ecological committee and met some of the kids. The time went by pretty quickly and we got familiar with the area. I'm having trouble conversing with the mother because my processing of the Spanish language is pretty slow, so I just listen to Sal and the mom. Later we went to the soccer field and had a blast. We played a bunch of games and just generally enjoyed the company of everyone. Ending today, I feel pretty tranquil and look forward to tomorrow when we hike out to the waterfall.