The morning started off as usual with a filling breakfast
and tired eyes. However those tired eyes were quickly converted into
competitive roars. It was day 2 of field day, which was extremely intense. Every
competition this morning was a relay race in order to include everyone on their
team. The first competition of the day was a race where we had to run down and
put a rope through our body and then run back and tag the other person while
each person’s team cheers on with a competitive spirit but some of us had a
little too much competitiveness. Anyways,
after all the competitions were finished the points were counted, The Lions
were in first, the Chickens in second, the Ducks (my team) in third, and the
Monkeys in last. After that was finished everyone was EXHASTED but not too
exhausted to play soccer and throw frisbee with some of the boys. Next up is
lunch with some authentic Peruvian spaghetti!
-Banks Dupree
After we left the Oasis (bucket list of climbing up a
massive sand dune in the desert: CHECK!), we all piled back on the bus and
headed to where Billy and Kate told us we would pass out water. I don’t exactly
know what I was expecting, but what we saw blew me away. Never before in my
life have I seen such poverty. We drove through miles and miles of literal
boxes: 8 by 8 square foot shacks of scrap metal, straw, and sand in the middle
of the desert. We all got off the bus and followed this giant water truck on
foot, walking through the streets. Whenever we stopped, crowds of people would
surround us with dirty buckets to fill up with water using hoses attached to
the truck. This would be the only water these people had for days! I was
shocked by the conditions these families were living in, and even more shocked
at the idea that there were hundreds of square miles like this all over Peru.
We are SO BLESSED to live the way we do and have what we have; what I have
realized is that with great blessings comes great responsibility.
-Ashlyn Swintek
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