So after 5 full days of teaching (and 2 more to go before we leave Luz de Esperanza for the jungles of Quito), we are proud to report that we have survived and are getting closer and closer to the children as the days go by.As far as our daily schedules go, the three of us all teach different classes at different locations so we are never in one classroom all together. Miss Jenny ("Yenny") is in charge of the Principiantes, children aged 4 to 7. Miss La...

We finally made it to Peru Luz de Esperanza, the organization that we´re volunteering for! The house we are staying in is located in Chupaca, which is a short drive from Huancayo. The organization works with 4 different schools and the volunteers are scattered throughout, depending on each school´s needs. The house itself is a pretty decent building considering we are in a developing country. There is running water which allows us to take (mostly cold, someti...