Yesterday, I went to Ayora as I do every Tuesday and Thursday. It was ok. In the morning we learned about small business and activities we can do to with groups in the community for fun or to earn money. One lady came in and showed us how to make paper out of recycled paper. Another volunteer showed us how to make shampoo (apparently you can buy any type of chemical over the counter… that’s not scary!). And another one showed us how to make jewelry. It was pretty interesting. I think it might be fun to make paper with youth and then turn them into Christmas or Mother’s Day cards.
When I returned home the kids wanted to play. They followed me into my room and I offered to show them pictures of me in Mindo. They were much more interested in a photo of me kissing and proceeded to tease me about it for the rest of the day.
After I finally pulled them away from my computer, we went to the park. I brought three eggs and we played a game in which they had to use trash and/or leaves that they found in the park to protect the egg. I would then drop the egg off the playground tower. They broke into teams of boys and girls. Dorrian, however, did not want to play on a team and kept asking for his own egg. To keep him quite I swung him around a bit and held him upside down. Five-year olds are easy. Juan and Felipe won the egg game both times.
When we returned Juan and Felipe wanted to decorate their surviving egg like my little Jessie egg. They are fascinated with the egg I had decorated and had to take care of for a whole day in Ayora. (I admit I encouraged their fascination by constantly talking about him as my baby.) In the process of decorating their own egg, however, Jessie somehow got cracked. They were really worried that I would be mad, and I admit, I did play a bit of the heartbroken mother.
Dinner was then ready and we proceeded to eat yet another meal of potatoes, rice, and something fried. What I wouldn’t give for some fresh vegetables! They are so cheap down here. Why are we always eating carbs?
After dinner I watched a bit of another movie I recently bought. I love buying good quality movies for $1! Holla!
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