Day 15- July 10th

Hi friends! Mims here. Today was our last day working with the kids in Rumira. We met at 9:00 and drove over to the school at 9:30. Once we got there, we spent a few minutes making the finishing touches on the playground: putting up the Groton sign, picking up a couple rocks, and making sure there wasn’t any trash. After it was perfect, the kids had us all line up, and they sang songs for us. Some of the songs were sung in Quechua and some in Spanish. Next, the kids gave us cards and hats that they have made for us and threw confetti on us. Then all the kids lined up and every single one gave all of us hugs, it was very touching. We played with the kids on the playground and then at 12:00, we had to say goodbye.

We all went home for lunch, but met back at El Tambo for the much anticipated soccer game with Lakeside. Lakeside is a school in Seattle that we became friends with over the course of the trip. We split up into two teams made up with players from Groton and Lakeside. The game was a whole lot of fun and everyone had a good time, even though the score was 6-3, and my team lost.

Today was very fun, and tomorrow we have a day off in Ollaytaytambo. Anyway as the Peruvians would say, “Buenas Noches!”

Team photo before Lakeside match