Day 12: last day of work

Last day of working in Huancayo today and it has proven to be a rewarding experience. although we will not see the completion of the school, we feel good knowing that we helped to get it one step closer. One day it will be full of children and will hopefully be the beginning of a new way of schooling in huancayo. Be able to working side by side with the foreman, Maestro Augusto, was a rewarding experience in itself. he is an easy going guy with a sense of humour. Communicating was easy, he spoke zero english but with the help of our "pocito espanol" and a lot of hand signals we managed to get quite a bit of work done in the admin building. Its nice to be able to visualize what the entire place will look like when it is completed. the classrooms are already done, they have tiled floors and large windows and big fancy doors... the walkway that we worked on looked something like a labrynth, twisting and turning around what will be gardens and a meditations and chess area. There is a large grassy area for the kids to play if they like. The brick and cement keep the buildings cool in the day time. I am unsure whether or not Lizette and her family will be a permanent residence on the property after the completion of the school. But for the meantime it is necessary and quite a privilage for us to be able to see the daily life of this woman and her child while working at the jobsite. Just to see her out with Kimberly doing the washing, dishes, doing their hair or playing. Getting to play with Kimberly was also such a privilage, and great way to take a break from work :P Because we completed the walkway we got a chance to work in the gardens. Only preping them however, removing large rocks and grass. It was a little sad knowing we would not be back the following monday to keep working with the group, Yessie, Augusto... and have Nancy bring lunch at 1. Its so funny how easily one can fall into a routine. But mostly it will be sad that we wont get to see any of them again.