Perks of the JOB

Sorry it has taken me so long but Blogger keeps changing everything and it gets harder and harder to write on here. Anyway like all other jobs in the world being a volunteer here gives you the opportunity to take advantage of some perks. We had a big celebration in an Aldea where the Mayor funded a school.

(I feel it necessary to explain the school situation here in the developing world to all of you at home so that you appreciate the schools in the states. Here kids are only allowed to go to school for free until the 6th grade. After that they can look for scholarships but those are no guarantee and sadly many kids are forced to start working after the 6th grade. Anyway the reality of the situation here is that in developing countries there is a tremendous gap between the rich and the poor with little to no middle class. Therefore, rich families are always able to send there kids to school and poor families well never change. It is a vicious cycle sometimes where sadly many people will never be able to escape picking coffee 10 hours a day for less then 10 dollars only to be able to afford to eat beans and tortillas for every single meal. It just goes to show the tremendous opportunities that we sadly take for granted being GRINGOS en LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.)

Here in Latin America it is tradition for everyone to show up way late so to kill time before the school celebration my friend Gabriel asked me to go for a hike. We went on about a 20 minute trip with my South Dakota lungs about to explode when I saw this. A beautiful waterfall hanging out. I love this country I mean all of the sudden there is a waterfall!!!

This is Gabriel and I at the waterfall. He is probably my best friend here in my site. He has an amazing ability to put a smile on any persons face and he is such a joy to be around. People are saying that my Spanish sounds just like his and that I act just like him.

Take care,

Drewski