The volunteer placement today went very well. I walk in, and the little ones say, "Hola!" as if we've been friends for a while. I took pictures of them today, and they loved seeing themselves afterwards on the display. We sang and danced all morning!! I am going to video record them tomorrow or Friday. I finally have all their names down, and I have learned vital phrases with one to two year olds such as "sit down," "stop hitting," "share," etc. I seem to do a lot of comforting since they just like to steal each other's toys.
This afternoon we had to have a house meeting since last night a pretty large group of volunteers thought it would be fun to go out at 9. Some were back by 11, but some didn't roll in until 4:30 am. The one that showed up last showed up with a male guest. Fortunately, our security guard wouldn't let him in, which caused a ruckus. I have to remember what it was like to be 20, but I know I was never this blatantly disrespectful. Then, at the meeting the young 'uns got very defensive and basically said others were just going to have to deal with them wanting to have fun. Oh, the joys of living with 40 other people!!
This afternoon and early evening were awesome! We had a guided tour of downtown Lima. A
lthough we did not go into the cathedral, we did get to go into San Francisco Church and down into its catacombs. What an experience!! We saw the original walls of Lima, and the cross that was put up by the Spanish on St. Christopher's Hill when they conquered. Lima is known as "The City of the Balconies," with over 1600 balconies in downtown Lima alone! A group of us are visiting the area again this weekend, and I will take the chance to go into the church where St. Rosa and St. Martin de Porres are buried. Also, to begin the week of celebration for their independence, the Fertility Fountain in the main square will have Pisco (a very strong alcohol) running out rather than water - and for all to drink - next Monday!!
This afternoon we had to have a house meeting since last night a pretty large group of volunteers thought it would be fun to go out at 9. Some were back by 11, but some didn't roll in until 4:30 am. The one that showed up last showed up with a male guest. Fortunately, our security guard wouldn't let him in, which caused a ruckus. I have to remember what it was like to be 20, but I know I was never this blatantly disrespectful. Then, at the meeting the young 'uns got very defensive and basically said others were just going to have to deal with them wanting to have fun. Oh, the joys of living with 40 other people!!
This afternoon and early evening were awesome! We had a guided tour of downtown Lima. A
lthough we did not go into the cathedral, we did get to go into San Francisco Church and down into its catacombs. What an experience!! We saw the original walls of Lima, and the cross that was put up by the Spanish on St. Christopher's Hill when they conquered. Lima is known as "The City of the Balconies," with over 1600 balconies in downtown Lima alone! A group of us are visiting the area again this weekend, and I will take the chance to go into the church where St. Rosa and St. Martin de Porres are buried. Also, to begin the week of celebration for their independence, the Fertility Fountain in the main square will have Pisco (a very strong alcohol) running out rather than water - and for all to drink - next Monday!!
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