This is Bridget again, and today was Poverty day. We started the day a bit later than yesterday, at 6:30, and after breakfast headed back to the hostel for a seminar. Then, we went to the old dump “Fortin” which was a prison/fortress/vantage point for the Samosan government. We walked through Fortin, through tiny cells which held between 40-50 people for days without food or water. Afterwards, we rode to the new dump and met some of the people that work there, collecting plastics, metals, and anything else they can sell. We talked to the administrator of the dump and headed back to the hostel for self reflection and lunch. After lunch we went to proyecto Ninos del Fortin. This organization is in place to stop kids ages 3-18 from working in the dump with their parents. Next, we headed back for dinner and English tutoring. Then we had our nightly meeting in which I passed the torch to Devin, our next leader of the day.
*more pictures will be up tomorrow, so check back in for those!*
Wow, another eye opener day. I hope the tutoring went well. It was nice to see you in the picture during your tutoring lesson. Give Kim and Nicole a hug from me. Hugs and kisses to you.
Hola, Bridget. Como agradable debe tener noticias de usted otra vez. Usted tipos realmente ve todos los aspectos diferentes de Leon. How nice it is to hear from you again. You guys are really seeing all the different aspects of Leon. Visiting the ‘Fortín’ y ‘el nuevo vertedero’ sounds like another day of having to mentally adjust and gather your thoughts. Whew! You guys are seeing a lot. Did you guys go to the top and look-out to see how beautifully green Leon really is? Could you guys see where the volcanoes erupt? I am happy you guys made it through there safely. Will you guys get a chance to visit the city of Granada? Please continue to be careful and do not take anything for granted.
Nyla, tenemos ganas de oír sus historias y vista de todos los cuadros, XOXOXO. Ame a mamá, papá, y sus hermanos.
Must be shocking for you guys to see the children dump site collector. Yup…… There is such in every third world country. Actually, we have them here too, except most of the collectors are senior citizens, and have carts to haul their finds.I guess to supplement their income or keep them away from boredom.a lot of awakening isn’t it? Looking forward to your blogs, we here at home are learning too through your eyes and experiences . When you have your own kids, you can tell them about your stories…… I got a picture in my head!!!!!!! ….. Lol…..