After many attempts to leave this sacred town (for 2 weeks) of Vilcabamba, Ecuador, Libby and I have decided to stay and get involved in the community under the curcumstances we found a good opportunity and we found a much cheaper place to lay our heads.
Yesterday, we met with Christina, a young, passionate women who has lived here for 3 years establishing a community center, JOCOTOCO, (jovenes communitarios tomando consciencia) with intentions to build a healthier communuty, emnpowering the younth through environmental awareness and promote sustainable development. Her main projects right now are; developing the domestic garden using native vegetables and herbs; getting the cafeteria ready for next saturday serving healthy, natural, and traditional food and drink; a recycling program; and ¨El Huilco¨a monthly newspaper written by the local youth here.
She needs so much help and I feel so grateful that I may be useful here. We start volonteering with her tomorrow morning. Next week, she would like Libby and I to provide after'school homwork sessions for the school children here, because apparently many of the children dont have a peaceful environment to study or their parents are too occupied taking care of the other children or cooking and cleaning with the Tv blasting.
So, we will hopefully be useful to the children assisting them in their studies and just being supportive. We are also being asked to tutor the young school children in English if they would like. A few hours a week in a fun way!!
Thats not it....we signed a one month lease today (well I have 3 weeks or so) in a casita (little house) with a beautiful view, 2 bedrooms, bathroom with lukewarm water, and a cocina (so excited to be able to cook for ourselves). Its basic but its home. We are paying $120 a month split btw the both of us and its a few minutes walk from town. We´re locals now,well kinda, and Libby and I are soooo excited to get to know the community alittle more.
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