More than a week has gone by since my last post, and as
usual time is picking up as the days roll on.
This post will be a half post because that is all I seem to have time for! From Monday to Friday last week I spent with five
other students at Casita Copan. (check out their website
here) The organization
is a local one that was born in Copan just over a year and a half ago in what
use to be a traveler’s hostel. I like the idea of a building intended for white
privilege being restored into something that provides hope. The daycare that looks after 26 kids from ages
1-12 for single moms who have to work long hours to survive. The model is
awesome because some of the mom’s have been hired on as full-time staff at the
daycare, and ultimately the goal is to have mother’s sponsored to raise
children in a healthy home. Enough studies have shown that institutional care
is one of the most damaging places for a child to be raised, and so Casita
Copan strives to provide children with a real home, not another orphanage. In
fact, there already is an orphanage in town and it is highly corrupt in ways I
don’t have time to explain on here. The hope is someday all of the kids will be
able to be removed from that corrupt place.
During the week at Casita Copan our group has been engaging with
kids during the morning, as well as helping with a painting renovation. They
have decided to turn one of the rooms into a special mother’s room. You can see
some of the progress in the pictures below.
Despite this being my third time here I finally tried my
first Choco Banano. I was missing out! Only costs 50 cents for a fresh cold banana
dipped in fondue and peanuts. Mmm.
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| A couple days in |
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| By the end of the week |
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| My abnormally long arms were handy for the sky |
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| Rafael and I built some cool stuff :) |
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| The famous "choco banano" |
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