Yesterday was a very sad day for me!!!! It was my day working with the children and the volunteers in my group. Before the work day started, a domestic worker, named Carmen, gave Emma and I a pair of red and black earrings. I though that was extremely generous of her; she really felt that we were friends and people worth deserving gifts from her. I felt truly honored to know that I had touched someone. She also promises to write us just so we can keep in touch. When the work day started, I saw on the list that I was given more responsibility. I got to prepare the porta cubiertos activity, and I got to help with the lunch rounds. During those moments, I truly felt more involved because I ¨knew what I was doing.¨ During lunch, I showed the kids pictures of my family and friends. They thoroughly enjoyed the photos and kept asking questions. One interesting observation that I realized that people in Peru have a different perspective on skin color. My mother and sister are ligh-skinned, and when the kids saw a picture of them, they thought that they were white because they were not muy skin-toned. From this event, one can see that being ¨black¨ is actually having dark skin. In America, I feel like we characterize people not only by their skin color but by their features. What makes a person ¨black¨ in America is that fact that they might have big nose and full lips, even if the person is light-skinned. I find these differences extremely interesting, and it would be cool to see a research done on the different perspections of skin colors around the world (their is probably one done).

After lunch, we continued with the activities, and then, we went to the park and played a game. After the game, the volunteers annouced that Sunday was my last day with the children. The children were sad because we  had gotten so close. We spent the last fifteen minutes taking pictures, talking, and hugging. I gave a few of them my e-mail address, but I do not think they actually have e-mail.  When the kids got on the bus, I kept waving at them, and they smiled and waved back. I know that I will never forget these kids; they are such great people, and I will always miss them!!!