Second Silencio Group: We’ve Arrived!

We’ve arrived to Silencio and it feels so good! On our first day, we did a scavenger hunt around the village to get to know the residents and the area. We loved seeing cows and horses roaming around the hills that overlook Silencio. After getting situated and setting up foam mattress beds and our mosquito nets, we got right to work. We’re taking over from the first Silencio group and painting the community center, sanding, washing, and painting benches, and collecting trash. We’ve felt so welcomed by the residents of Silencio, and we are having a great time playing with and getting to know the kids who live here. It’s amazing to feel how much of an impact only one day has had on each of the students. We can’t wait to see what this week has in store for us.

Pura vida!