So, on Sunday, June 30, at 3am, they packed up the ACT II shuttle and headed to Chicago for their 9am flight. Flying on Copa, they connected via Panama City, and arrived into Lima around 730pm. Daniel and the clan from Voices4Peru met the girls at the airport and whisked them away to the townhouse to get settled in.
Monday, they headed the hour plus north to Ventanilla, and did a tour of the area as well as Mi Peru, a beach stop, and some lunch. After lunch they headed up the Hill for a tour of the area where Daniel and V4P work. A very marginalized, ignored area with no running water or sewer, Las Lomas is where V4P has their private pre-school for 3,4,5 yr olds. After meeting some of the kids, and getting a lay of the land, the girls headed down for dinner and soccer practice. V4P has a variety of soccer teams to try and involve more kids to keep them off the streets and out of trouble.
Tuesday started games. After lunch, the girls played some games with the kids who showed up. As it's "winter" in Peru, it's pretty dreary weather - very gray and cloudy, a bit misty. But they got some good tug-of-war.and a fan-favorite of Bubbles! What kid doesn't love bubbles!
Wednesday was basically the same - camp & soccer. Today they played a huge fan-fave of "Dress like a gringo." They divide the kids into 4 teams, and they have to put on our donation clothes, which are too big for the little kids who come out to play. They have to put on a shirt, shorts, and shoes and had to try and run - one of the funniest games we've every played!!
As I'm not there to document it all, the girls and the V4P team are good about sending me pics and keeping me updated!
Here are some pics I have received - enjoy!!!
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