Cuddles and Care

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Hey y’all this Eva and Carlos live from Guyana! Our day started with breakfast at 8:30 AM with a meal consisting of fresh fruits like mangoes, pineapple accompanied with a homemade bread called cheeese flap. As always this early meal is complemented with fun conversations after our breakfast. These conversations often get us ready for the day ahead of us. We continued the morning with the usual preparations before the trip such as lathering in sunscreen and bug spray. Today we had the opportunity to visit the Cavalesecent Home, an orphanage with kids from newborn to six years old. During our visit we interacted with the children through improvised games. We hung out and played with the kids, some of the team members cared for the older kids, others helped with putting a bed together, and some fed the youngest children.

In the afternoon we headed home to eat a great meal cooked by our host Anthony which included curry and rice. Lunch was followed by the visit to the Bosco Orphanage which hosts boys from four to sixteen years old. Our day consisted on a series of activities with the kids and the staff to assist to the best of our abilities.  As a first day interacting with the kids, the team found the experience enjoyable, challenging and powerful. We played futbol with the children in the backyard of the orphanage. Then we continued our interactions through conversations and board games accompanied with laughs and jokes.

Overall this experience let us explore another part of Guyana and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the trip has in storage for us. The day ended with an emotional reflective session; this session allowed us to further explore topics about solidarity.

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