¡Hola!

Hello everybody from Pucallpa, Peru! Today we spent our first day in La Merced de Neshuya. We were graciously welcomed with a ceremony in the community´s church (the picture that is posted is during this ceremony). Everyone there was so excited to meet us and happy that we came. We spend most of the day hanging out with the children in the community playing with beach balls and frisbees...and they loved it! They were so excited to be around us and got so much joy from the sports equipment that we brought. The children accepted us right away by calling us ¨hermono¨ or ¨hermana¨ (which means brother or sister). We saw where our projects will take place which will be working on water wells, helping clear an area to build a soccer field, and plant a garden. Right now we are hanging out as a team in one of the bungalos at our hotel in Pucallpa and now it is time for some team bonding. More posts soon! Miss you guys and much love.