Last week we headed down the mountainside to the beach! We spent three days in Pacasmayo, a beach town in the department of La Libertad.
We met up with the volunteers from our training group for Reconnect, which is more or less a conference that occurs three months after swearing in as volunteers. We had workshops in which we talked about our experiences thus far in site and all of us had the opportunity to present about our communities. It was great to see pictures of the other volunteers' sites and see their different work opportunities. We even had a Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey and pumpkin pie.
After Reconnect we spent a few days in Trujillo (capital of La Libertad)
and Huanchaco (a popular beach town close to Trujillo). We spent time with friends, relaxed, and ate to our hearts content.
Ruins at Chan Chan outside of TrujilloNow we are back in Chota and are gearing up for summer vacation projects. School will be finishing up here in the next couple of weeks, and we are planning to have some youth groups as well as sports and arts workshops.
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Happy T Day! I'm in Decorah, Iowa and just heard my brother Paul's Christmas concert at Luther and my college roommate Paul Myklebust came too and he told me that he studied abroad in Trujillo! He said it was a great little city. Fun stuff! Hope all is well.
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