Last saturday we went to the wanka park were a mini guide told us all about the lives of a lot of well-known (for them) musicians and dirigenten.
I didn't catch all of it but there seemed to be a lot of womenasers and they liked -een glaasje meer-.It was the place to be for married couples who went in a lovely tower where normally children can acces.
The park was beautifull and the picuters give a great idea of what people -especially for the traditional women- or still dressed like.
And they love their hats and I love that!
The band absolutely wanted to be on the pciture with us. They were nice guys -told us the difference between traditional and "american" marriage, typical foods,...- killing some time before they needed to play at a marriage. I gave them my mail and hope they need to play in Huancayo because it would be a great chance to here so traditional music. (they were from different parts of the country)
miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2008
Coto-Coto
The last two weeks I have been joining Salla and Suvi to the orphanage Coto-Coto in the morning. We have mainly been helping with the babies as you can see on the pictures. For the moment they are between 3 and 10 months and I have become expert in changing diapers -de goeie oude doeken- giving bottles and pap, changing there cloths -which is very challenging as they wear like so many layers, never ending. Like the picture of Eric in his yellow out-fit he looks like a puffy chicken. The orphanage is really well equiped, clean and organized. They have different blocks for different ages, have their own agricultural field were children can grow things, bakery to learn this very important art, guinea pig farm, footbal field,...
With the babies they do have some strange policies, we are normally not allowed to hold them -as they could get attached to us and they put the baby bottles in the beds that way that the children could-should drink themselves which I do think ideal for such small creatures, even dangerous. Anyhow I was informed of these rules by my finish friends but pretended not to know on arrival and they more or less let me do my thing.
The direction changed last week and apprently this is a good thing as this lady is more modern and open minded for changes. (direction apparently is linked to political parties,...)
Suvi and Salla told me that they were even allowed to take Jorge and Evita -both 10 months- out of their bed to play on a matress which is a big progress.
The children can be placed her for different reasons, their parents left them, they come from a difficult living situation -abuse ect- or they can be placed temporally during for instance a difficult divorce.
This week I am not in Coto Coto as I wanted Ladriella to be open for full days. (due to lack of volunteers it was closed the morning the last two weeks) So for the moment I go there by myself which is ok as it is always less busy in the morning and a lot of children don't realize it is open yet. I hope by the time they due I will be reinforced by some volunteers. There are lots arriving this weekend -a family with two children, who are more coming for observation I think, they are only staying for two weeks, and two others.
Patty and Juan Jose said they will make a schedule so that everybody will go to Ladriella and Coto Coto.
With the babies they do have some strange policies, we are normally not allowed to hold them -as they could get attached to us and they put the baby bottles in the beds that way that the children could-should drink themselves which I do think ideal for such small creatures, even dangerous. Anyhow I was informed of these rules by my finish friends but pretended not to know on arrival and they more or less let me do my thing.
The direction changed last week and apprently this is a good thing as this lady is more modern and open minded for changes. (direction apparently is linked to political parties,...)
Suvi and Salla told me that they were even allowed to take Jorge and Evita -both 10 months- out of their bed to play on a matress which is a big progress.
The children can be placed her for different reasons, their parents left them, they come from a difficult living situation -abuse ect- or they can be placed temporally during for instance a difficult divorce.
This week I am not in Coto Coto as I wanted Ladriella to be open for full days. (due to lack of volunteers it was closed the morning the last two weeks) So for the moment I go there by myself which is ok as it is always less busy in the morning and a lot of children don't realize it is open yet. I hope by the time they due I will be reinforced by some volunteers. There are lots arriving this weekend -a family with two children, who are more coming for observation I think, they are only staying for two weeks, and two others.
Patty and Juan Jose said they will make a schedule so that everybody will go to Ladriella and Coto Coto.
martes, 16 de septiembre de 2008
Adios Alex and Pierce, Bienvenido Salla and Suvi
As I am struggling with posting my jungle videos I decided to first give you an up-date of my day to day life. Last week was my last with Pierce and Alex.
It was a nice week with some great activities for the kids. We started up a pen-palls system with children in England -hope to have some letters back once Pierce and Alex are in England-, did junk band -STOMP idea of using everything as instruments, discovered that their rhythm needs a lot of work-, and ended the week with a treasure hunt.
Because we told them there would be a fiesta -farewell for Alex and Pierce- ladriella was packed friday afternoon, almost 50 children. Pierce stayed with the small kids and Alex was trapped by a dog when he went to get the camera so I ended up doing the trip by myself and 35 children.
Challenging but fun.
In the evening we had a farewell dinner in a restaurant specialized in cow hart and look-a-like donuts (more my thing).
Cullinair up-date of last week, the chaps ate cow hart and guinea pig, I learned to make pisco sour (is now my favourite cocktail) with wich I ate raw green beens -finish snack-.
The lads are now in Cusco and have rented a motorbike to go to Matchu Pitchu -probably the start of motorcycle diaries 2-
After a very quiet, relaxing weekend my finish roomies Suvi and Salla are now joining me to Ladriella. They both come from the hart -capital- of Lapland home of santa (apparently he really has a house their and loads of tourist come to visit him).
Tomorrow I will go to the orphanage with them for a few days to see what it is like. They will keep going to the orphanage as it is for their internship for school. Saturday a new volunteer should come to assist me in the future with Ladriella.
The picutures you see today are from our bingo -with pictures- and memory game. Both in an attempt to learn english names.
Tomorrow we go to the center to buy batteries for the music installation, also a good excuse to go to the cake shop, it has become a weekly ritual.
For the moment the weather is strange here, even more -wisselvallig- as in belgium, one minute you are sweating like crazy the next it s cold and windy. But in general the Peruvians -especially the older generation- always dress up like it s winter. Layers of wollen clooths when we are -puffen- in our t shirt. Patty told me it is because they believe that cold makes you sick. For instance you can't give children cold water, it will make them sick. Well it is perception propably because what they think is cold is a summer day in belgium. (Salla told me that an african friend said their green winter was bearable when he was he was talking about their summer...)
For some -unfortunate- under you the alarm clock will almost go 6h24. I am going to the land of the dreaming and hope to meet you soon in the virtual world.
slaapwel Bie
It was a nice week with some great activities for the kids. We started up a pen-palls system with children in England -hope to have some letters back once Pierce and Alex are in England-, did junk band -STOMP idea of using everything as instruments, discovered that their rhythm needs a lot of work-, and ended the week with a treasure hunt.
Because we told them there would be a fiesta -farewell for Alex and Pierce- ladriella was packed friday afternoon, almost 50 children. Pierce stayed with the small kids and Alex was trapped by a dog when he went to get the camera so I ended up doing the trip by myself and 35 children.
Challenging but fun.
In the evening we had a farewell dinner in a restaurant specialized in cow hart and look-a-like donuts (more my thing).
Cullinair up-date of last week, the chaps ate cow hart and guinea pig, I learned to make pisco sour (is now my favourite cocktail) with wich I ate raw green beens -finish snack-.
The lads are now in Cusco and have rented a motorbike to go to Matchu Pitchu -probably the start of motorcycle diaries 2-
After a very quiet, relaxing weekend my finish roomies Suvi and Salla are now joining me to Ladriella. They both come from the hart -capital- of Lapland home of santa (apparently he really has a house their and loads of tourist come to visit him).
Tomorrow I will go to the orphanage with them for a few days to see what it is like. They will keep going to the orphanage as it is for their internship for school. Saturday a new volunteer should come to assist me in the future with Ladriella.
The picutures you see today are from our bingo -with pictures- and memory game. Both in an attempt to learn english names.
Tomorrow we go to the center to buy batteries for the music installation, also a good excuse to go to the cake shop, it has become a weekly ritual.
For the moment the weather is strange here, even more -wisselvallig- as in belgium, one minute you are sweating like crazy the next it s cold and windy. But in general the Peruvians -especially the older generation- always dress up like it s winter. Layers of wollen clooths when we are -puffen- in our t shirt. Patty told me it is because they believe that cold makes you sick. For instance you can't give children cold water, it will make them sick. Well it is perception propably because what they think is cold is a summer day in belgium. (Salla told me that an african friend said their green winter was bearable when he was he was talking about their summer...)
For some -unfortunate- under you the alarm clock will almost go 6h24. I am going to the land of the dreaming and hope to meet you soon in the virtual world.
slaapwel Bie
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