East Dayton Christian School

This is the group from East Dayton Christian School. No that is not their new school uniform, that is the typical dress of the people who live in the native community of Pampa Michi. The team and myself and Eduardo went to Chanchamayo for a 2 day trip at the end of their work week. Chanchamayo is situated on the other side of the Andes mountains from Lima and is what is considered to be low jungle. Among the things we did and saw were swimming at the base of a huge waterfalls while brilliantly colored butterflies fluttered around us. We also visited this native community where we danced their native dances and had the opportunity to buy some of their handicrafts and even saw a beaver, wearing sunglasses and eating a lollipop. On the ride back to Lima we saw lots of wildlife inlcuding vicunas and llamas.

The teams time here was not all travelling through the mountains and jungle. They started their week in Pachacamac at the Juniper Tree. The team got very familiar with picks and shovels and wheelbarrows as they levelled the ground in front of houses 1,2 and 3 where they spread topsoil and manure and then laid sod. They also framed and poured 3 more sections of sidewalk and sanded and painted a few doors that were in need of maintenance.

This was a young team with not a lot of experience in construction or landscaping, but really rose to the occasion and worked super hard during the week. We look forward to seeing them back here again soon.