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It’s so hard to believe that we have already finished our second-to-last week in communities! Meghan’s route has been busy having a fun and successful summer. In Etla Central, Sophia, Joy, and Rachael are keeping busy with talleres about amaranth and food sovereignty, which are very popular with the local kids. Their CBIP is well underway, with recycling bins for the school they are working with already purchased and a workshop about worm composting with our partner agency CAMPO set for next week. The girls also had a chance to visit the Guelaguetza, a celebration of Oaxaca dance, music, food, and culture, with their host family. In Santo Domingo, Alex and Parker’s talleres have been going well and they are working very closely with two enthusiastic local volunteers. They have already made great progress on their CBIP, and have received almost 100 donated books for the community library! In their free time, Alex and Parker enjoy playing soccer with their host brother Angel and learning to make quesadillas, atole, and other yummy foods with their host mother. In Tejotepec, Maddie, Marvin, and Alison are hard at work on their CBIP, with a successful community workshop about environmental health and the separation of trash already behind them and another one set for this week. This week, they were busy teaching kids in their talleres about community and personal health with help from their local doctora. The doctora and host family also organized a special early birthday party for Marvin, featuring tlayudas (a popular Oaxacan dish involving tortillas, beans, cheese, avocado, radishes, and chorizo) and a yummy apple cake. All the volunteers are having a wonderful time in their communities and can’t believe that the summer is already winding down!

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Es imposible creer que ya acabamos con la penúltima semana en las comunidades! La ruta de Meghan ha tenido un verano muy divertido y exitoso. En Etla Central, Sophia, Rachael, y Joy están ocupadas con talleres sobre el amaranto y la soberanía alimentaria, cuales son muy populares con los niños locales. Ya andan bien con su microproyecto, incluso ya han comprado contenedores para reciclaje por un bachillerato local y tienen un taller sobre la composta con lombrices con nuestra agencia contraparte CAMPO la próxima semana. Las chavas también tuvieron la oportunidad de visitar la Guelaguetza, una celebración de la cultura, baile, música, y comida oaxaqueña, con su familia anfitriona. En Santo Domingo, los talleres de Alex y Parker han tenido mucho éxito y colaboran mucho con dos voluntarias locales. Ya han hecho mucho progreso en su microproyecto, y han recibido casi cien libros donados para la biblioteca comunitaria! En su tiempo libre, Alex y Parker disfrutan de jugar futbol con el hermano anfitrión y aprender cocinar quesadillas, atole, y otra comida rica con su mama anfitriona. En Tejotepec, Maddie, Marvin, y Alison están trabajando mucho en su microproyecto, con un taller exitoso sobre la salud ambiental y la separación de basura ya cumplido y otro planificado para la semana que viene. Esta semana, enseñaron niños en sus talleres sobre la salud personal y comunitaria con el apoyo de la doctora local. La doctora y la familia anfitriona también organizaron una fiesta de cumpleaños para Marvin, con tlayudas (una comida popular oaxaqueña que incluye tortillas, frijoles, quesillo, aguacate, rábanos, y chorizo) y una pastel de manzanas muy rica. Todos los voluntarios se disfrutan mucho en sus comunidades y no pueden creer que ya casi acaba el verano!

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