June 2

Hello again! Nothing of extreme consequence has happened the last couple days, so I decided not to write. Yesterday we went to a meeting in chulucanas to work with another nonprofit here in Peru. It was an hour away so it was a lot of traveling for one morning. I really liked chulucanas, it was a lot cleaner and better kept up than all the other cities we have been to. The town is straight east from piura so we could see mountains! The Andes! I saw them! They were huge! It was from pretty far away, but I could still tell that they were giant. It was a sight for sore eyes.
Later yesterday we bought paint! For the mural at hogar de cristo. We will hopefully start it either tomorrow or Thursday depending on what Luis (the manager of the orphanage) will let us do. The sooner the better, because I don't have a ton of time left.
Today we went to both Paul Harris, the special needs school, and to hogar de cristo. At Paul Harris we worked in the youngest class. There were five kids in there and it was crazy with three adults. I can't imagine how it must be with just the one teacher! The kids, however troublesome, are really very sweet and just plain cute. Francisco is the hair puller, he has Down syndrome and is a silly one. He has this sly look out of the corners of his eyes he gives you when he knows he is doing something he isn't supposed to. But he also has the biggest grins. My favorite (only by a little bit) is Matteo. He is also Down syndrome and he is 3. He is so little and can't walk very well. But he is just so even keeled and pleasant all the time (probably why I like him so much). He also has big grins and he is really cuddly. I love all the kids there though. They are all wonderful in their own way.
At hogar de cristo we taught the older boys the human body in English. I drew a picture in the board and we labeled it, then erased it and had them fill it back in. The class slowly dissolved into a game of futbol/tag/tickle. Those boys are all so silly. They are the greatest. New best friends here :)
Last thing! We are going to mankora this weekend! It's the best beach here in Peru!
Anyways, that's all that's going on here! I love you!
Amber