¡Hola gente! Yesterday, Emma and I had a Blanca, the director of La Casa de Panchita. We discussed what we will doing for the next three weeks. We are going to visit a school, an ex-domestic worker who has terminal cancer (her name is Beatriz), create more English lectures, visit SJM (San Juan de Miraflores), and create a min-show for the people at La Casa de Panchita that represents something we are interested in or just simply American culture.  We also visited a class for domestic workers. They learned things like how to conserve water, how to take care of babies, and what to do in certain accidents.The class was very interesting, and Emma, Emily, and I got to participate and make suggestions. I got to know some of the domestic workers well. Their ages very; some are 16 years old, and some are 40 years old. Regardless of what some people think. the domestic workers that I met were very intelligent, honest. and generous.  They were so willing share their advice on topics and provide solutions for other people´s problem. Also, one domestic worker told me that is very dangerous for women to go out at night; thus, some domestic workers will group together at night and walk home together. They also mention how there is soo much discrimination towards women in Peru. They are rarely treated as equally as men. However, regardless of these problems, they are still willing to remain hopeful of a brighter future and continue to smile. I find this truly amazing.


Today, Emma and I really did nothing (Yikes!!). Johana, the director of  my Sunday group, had us organize all the materials for the Sunday activities. Then, we  put together useful packets that included information such as how to eat healthy for a class today. Next, we met with Agota and Saija to talk about what we need to include in our English lectures. They want to see more dialogues and fill in the blank sections in our lectures. Also, Emma, Emily, and I are still reading the two books that we have to do a report on, which is due on the 26th of January. For each book, we have to write a descriptive summary about the whole book and a critical analysis on one chapter. So far, everything os going well, and everyday is a new adventure!!!

¡Hasta Luego!

Jessica