The following post features student writing.

Hi, blog readers—it’s Alexa and Jasper. Welcome to our blog of the day.

Today was a long and hard working day full of sweat and smiles. There were two groups today working at Morales Chupa. One of these groups worked on finishing digging a four-meter hole for the septic tank. The other group worked on clearing out plots of grass and transporting the grass to the area they cleared yesterday. During our breaks some of the group played with the kids. After lunch our team leader Erin had the great idea of giving us time to focus on mindfulness in the field. After everyone got to relax after a long morning of hard word, we visited a place that creates hammocks. It was awesome, and after being shown the facilities many of us bought their nice hammocks they had to offer. After, we all went back to the host family and concluded our fun and difficult day.

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¡Hola, somos Flo, Ella, e Isabel! Due to bad connectivity, the blog from yesterday was not posted, so you all get two days’ worth of blog in one post!

We began the long day with a bountiful breakfast consisting of fruit, bread, and guava jam. We then made our way to Morales to continue working on moving the grass, and adding another meter to the hole we thought we had finished yesterday. The results were satisfying, as the group that worked on moving the grass made twice as much progress as the day before! The group that finished the hole worked their hardest, as the final meter was the hardest to achieve. After lunch and another hour of work, we returned to Turucu to relax and unwind.

We now await quinoa for dinner, and a fogata (bonfire) with s’mores and stories from the indigenous tradition.