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Sonam plays with Shina - DSC03477
Achi Taita and Sonam play with Shina and Sisa - DSC03486
Yupanqui didn't want to do his homework, so I went inside and helped him. He needed to cut out a set of 10 objects and glue them onto a page of his notebook. He cut out 10 pictures of fruit, and cleaned up all of his supplies afterwards. He was very sweet and spontaneously said "Gracias, Achi Mama" when he was done. - DSC03490
Sonam shucking peas - DSC03495
Rosa carries a pipe to Antonio. They are working to connect their plumbing to the village's new sewer pipes. - DSC03500
Antonio was working on a plumbing project. He had dug a trench in the side yard to lay pipe to connect to the village's new sewer pipes. He headed into town this morning to procure a needed part, and then set to work on completing the project. - DSC03507
Shina Tayanta and Sonam - DSC03515
Antonio checks the sit of the pipes. - DSC03519
Yupanqui with a mango tongue (lengua de mango) - DSC03526
Yupanqui helps to mix concrete for the plumbing project - DSC03549
Sisa helps Antonio to heat the pipe to make a better seal - DSC03572
Sisa wrote Sonam's name with a stick in the dirt road. The smile on his face was precious, and Sisa was so proud. They gave one another a big hug! - DSC03574
As it wasn't pouring, we decided to go on a little outing to the tienda (store) with Sonam and the kids. - DSC03575
Achi Mama and Yuipanqui As we were preparing to leave the house, Yupanqui fell into a mud puddle and got absolutely soaked. He was obviously frustrated, but he had definitely matured. He didn't lash out at anyone or throw anything; he instead cried and then went to change his clothes. I encouraged him and helped him to get dressed. - DSC03585
Photo in front of the school. It turned out that the tienda was closed, so we walked to the community center to show Sonam around.