Semana 7

When we returned to the center today it was interesting to hear about the different experiences that each group had over FBT. My group seemed to have some luck in that we were able to travel to areas with more of a tourist draw as well as the sites of the volunteers. I was also glad that we had from 3-5 volunteers with us at all times, rather than just talking with or visiting one at a time. It allowed for a much more interactive experience because not only were we bouncing questions off each of them, but they asked each other about their sites and discussed the differences in their experiences.
Each group seems to have enjoyed the regions that they visited, which means that no matter where I am placed it was probably be a cool region. The places that we will be sent are the less developed areas, and thus are towns needing more help. In the past week each group visited similar levels of communities, regardless of the department they traveled to. It’s interesting to listen to the stories from each group and see how each one seems to feel their week was the most trying or their experiences were the most strange. We all ate strange things (pancreas, goat, cuy, mystery meat). We all traveled on roads with holes and without pavement. It’s almost like final exam time in school when one student tries to complain about how many exams they have, not stopping to realize that we are all in the same boat.