From Twinkies to Trout Restaurants. Update from Michelle in Peru

>There are moments that come along, where you realise you´ve become truly appreciative of the small things. Like flat roads, good suspension on the taxi you're currently traversing bumpy pot holed Cusco in, or the fact that the 'tienda' down the road is now selling Twinkies. But there exist other moments, which I believe life changing, even if they take only a minute of your life. Rather than re-evaluate my own luck, my first thoughts fell on the children at school. They all live in very similar situations, where their parents are out all day working, and on return home, it's their responsibility to help out with work as well; simple play time just doesn't exist outside of school.. this just made me so proud of their achievements, the fact that they are all such bright kids so willing to get an education and try hard at school. And proud of the parents too, that even though it is at a great cost to them, they put most of their children through school. Definitely makes me feel lucky that we can help their situation, for the school is truly one of their only outlets where they can feel like kids and experience true carefree childhood, where they are fed and given the opportunity to be healthy and clean via the hygiene project.
The trout restaurant is almost complete! With weeks and weeks of plastering, levelling the floor, concreting, putting in windows and doors, we are currently sanding and grouting the tiles; looks absolutely fantastic! also, the first trout was sold for lunch, so the project, even though not completed as fast as we wished, is definitely on the way to completion! hope to see it through to the end... only three weeks to go!
Your peruvian chica, Michelle