July 3, 2011
Just a week into this trip and I can say that I have a new family – The LearnServe family. I am so happy to say that! However, I never thought I would’ve gotten this close to a set of people so quickly. I never…
July 2, 2011
Due to some technical difficulties, we have not been able to post any of our photos to the blog. However, you can see them on the Flickr website. Just follow this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cie-wis…
We’re leaving Isla Pucu today. We’ve only been here for 5 days but the way these people embraced us into their community was incredible and I feel like I have been part of Isla Pucu for much longer than a week.
The hospitality is…
July 1, 2011
Today was the last day we worked at our three work sites in Isla Pucu. Mine was La Escuela Grande. We worked with kindergarteners and second graders on different things such as brushing their teeth and washing their hands. The kids knew a lot of…
June 30, 2011
Every day we eat as a group at a place in Isla Pucu named Comedor San Roque which feeds the poor kids in the neighborhood. One of the three projects we are doing for the week is painting a mural of the world at the…
June 29, 2011
As I stepped up to the porch of my host family my heart was racing. A young man opened the door and his expression was as if he was shocked that I was at his doorstep. This made me even more nervous. I stepped inside…
June 28, 2011
All of us had to wake up early today, around 7:00 a.m. to travel to Isla Pucu. The call time was 7:30 a.m. but many students ended up waking up late. We road the bus for about an hour and a half to get to…
June 27, 2011
This morning at 10:30am, we gathering in the lobby of El Hotel Chaco, equipped with maps and ready for a walking tour of downtown Asuncion.
Our fist stop was a central “park” plaza, which was framed on one side by the national Cathedral of Asuncion…
We arrived in Asuncion in the early morning hours of today. The plane ride was a tiring one, and the airport felt of humidity and smelled of cigarette smoke. At 2:00am in the morning, our plane landed in Asuncion, customs was closed, so we quickly…
June 26, 2011
After an arduous session of sitting and waiting in airports and planes throughout Latin America, we finally arrived in Asuncion. It felt surreal to actually see the months of planning and anticipation come to fruition. However, our arrival was quite anti-climatic; no cheers could be…