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Otavalo, Ecuador Summer 2004
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Summer 2004
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Otavalo, Ecuador Summer 2004
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Summer 2004
Otavalo –
Thursday, July 8th we traveled to a town called Otavalo to give service to a
small group of 1st grade schoolchildren. We piled into Dr. Zambrano’s truck and
drove for about an hour and a half, arriving at about 10:30am. The teacher was
very excited to see us because Dr. Zambrano had come before to help the children
there. Were entered a classroom of about 20 children in their little green
uniforms. They were so cute. As usual, we entertained them for a bit with
Kevin’s juggling act and some songs by Dave and Lillie. After our little show,
Juan (Dr. Zambrano’s son), taught the class about parasites and we proceeded to
give them the bug pills followed by fluoride treatments and toothbrushes for
everyone. The children enjoyed everything and before we left sang us a few of
the songs that they knew. It was a lot of fun to serve these sweet children.
Before heading back to Quito, we spent some time in downtown Otavalo and in the
local Indian markets. We also spent some time at the amazing Cotocachi Volcano
which is an active volcano. There is a huge lake in a crater of the volcano and
if you take a boat out into the middle, you can look down and see bubbles rising
up from the depths of the volcano. After Cotocachi, Dr. Zambrano, with his
limitless energy, took us to the Quito zoo on the way home. It was another
awesome day of service! We’re loving it here.
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