Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Awesome thought from Jack, Julian, and Nick

Tonight during our curriculum meeting we discussed Global issues that we are confronted with at home and have discovered here in Peru. Some of the things discussed were that the disparity between the have and the have nots is not so great as compared to at home. Here instead of finding beggars on every corner, the people of Ollanta would rather try to make ends meet by working 4-5 jobs. And, someone even suggested that perhaps the guy with the hotdog cart on the corner in NYC is not so different than the woman pushing us coca leaves when we first stepped off the bus. The togetherness we witnessed of this community and how they look out for one another is a part of what makes this such a special place. I think we may all want to go home and get to know our neighbors a little better. I truly believe that as a group we have learned from our cultural differences and we will all go home with a new appreciation for how the people here make do with what they have but don't believe at all that they are missing out on anything. This is just one way we can continue to bridge the gap and it truly made for a wonderful and thought provoking discussion.

As part of the discussion tonight, the W-H students all had to find and interview a local leader. Jack, Julian, and Nick decided to interview their home stay papa, one of the towns respected Shaman's. During their report to the group they stated the following:

"When we compare how we live to the Peruvians, maybe they would see us as materialistic. Our home stay father says that it is important to be caught up in our families not our possessions and I think we could all learn from him."

I think that is the best quote of the day yet!
Miss T

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