12-11-09
This afternoon we all went for lunch with the other group in Miraflores. We all got split up into pairs - one from each group. Steven requested us to be paired up so we enjoyed a lovely luncheon together! Misael warned us before we left that it would be a real shock to see how privileged the other group are in comparison to our living conditions in Pachacutec. Right enough when we drove into their area on the bus, we were driving on an actual tarmac road, all the houses were made of brick and were all quite a bit larger than the tiny shacks we are all living in at Pachacutec, it was a lot cleaner without as many stray animals and rubbish around. We were greeted by the whole group at their community centre when we arrived. It was so great to see Steven, I absolutely love his chat! He showed me into his very secure, large house, which really was a complete contrast to my home in Pachacutec. He had actual rooms in the house, rather than one giant room with wooden and paper separators! He has three levels in his house, nice furniture - actual sofas I might add - a flushing toilet (and the toilet was also IN the house), a warm shower, private garden, a working oven (which seemed bizarre to me as I´ve become used to my mum using her oven for cupboard space), 2 pet tortoises and a pet dog. Steven´s mum is an amaaazing cook as well, as she runs her own foodstall at nights! She was such a comical character as well, was brilliant afternoon entertainment.
For their building project, all 16 of them are working on building a classroom for a school in Pachacutec, and they do english, dance, and cooking workshops. Sounds like they´ve got the easy life compared to us; nicer homes, later curfews, safer environment. But if I was given the choice, I would genuinely pick the Viviendas Saludables project that I´m on. I wanted the most challenging experience possible as I thought it would be more rewarding... and I think I was right to assume that.
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