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Monday, April 14, 2008
Volunteering – Saciar #3
Today I went to a suburb called Paris, located near Maruchenga but higher up on the hill. Around here, the higher up you go, the more accentuated the poverty seems to be (as far as I’ve seen it’s usually the other way around…). Like the other places I visited, the children are friendly, keen to try origami and learn how to make figures and at the end of the session always ask when we are coming back.
Like the other centers, the children are required to attend school in order to receive breakfast and lunch. School here is only from 7am until 11:30am for the children attending in the morning and from 12:00 Noon to 4:30pm for the children attending the afternoon session. The children that I work with attend school in the afternoons. The aim of bringing them to the center is not only to keep them off the streets but to offer them a more caring environment which they often lack at home.
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Comments:
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Wow Paris...i wonder why they named it that?your right,everywhere else in the world the higher you go the more expensive it gets....oh well,Colombia IS different.Cheers to that!!!!!!
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Sounds like you are doing well there! Our 3rd orphanage visit went well. 4 teachers from AJIS are joining and they are so good with children! We are learning lots as well. This time we focused on the activities which teach children about ‘listening’. Next one, I hope to try one on ‘team work’. It will be fun:)
Much Love
Yoshiko -
The world seems to be really on its upside down at the other side of this planet. Keep yourself on your feet ! I wonder what experiences you you’ll get more on this discovery trip. Thanks for sharing your impressions.
Much Love