Day 9: Understanding

Hello Friends and Family! Today we ate banana pancakes for breakfast, super delicious. We headed to our final English tutoring class at the school. We taught for an hour and fifteen minutes and then wrapped up to conclude with our graduation ceremony. At the ceremony,...

Day 8: City Exploration

Hola Familia y Amigos! After an early rise, we went to our third day of tutoring with our students. Things continued to improve; the kids started to become more friendly with us and participative in the classroom. We returned to the hotel to get ready for our first...

Day 7: Quinua Factory

Hey Friends and Family! Today after breakfast we had our second day of English tutoring. We are really getting a hang of it and we are connecting with our students more by understanding their age and English levels. When the students participate and are interactive,...

Day 6: Cuy for lunch!

Today we started our English tutoring with the local students. They were shy at first and a little apprehensive but after we go to know them and learn their levels, we created a better relationship with them. [Chayse] My class was filled with all teenagers, we played...

Day 5: Living Like A Local in El Molino.

Hi Everyone! Today we visited a farm that the local community (El Molino) established on their own without outside help or funding. We learned that supporting local community businesses helps the community survive. We think that our day was centered on more than just...