A Voice Through Dance

Today was the girls’ last day to practice their dances before the big performance in the central plaza tomorrow for World AIDS day. It has been so much fun and so inspiring to be part of the process with the girls, and I truly admire Amanda’s energy,...

Today Corazon del Pastor celebrated two birthdays! The girls prepared a beautiful cake for Kattia (now 8) and Tia Maritza. Kattia, who has a very soft-spoken, shy nature, was thrilled to open her present- a new doll! Tia Maritza has been with Corazon for a long time,...

Dancing for good

This week we have Amanda Gavan, a dancer from New York here. She is teaching two classes a day to our girls and some children from another home. The classes are two and half hours and are held at a theater that has allowed us to use their space. We have 10 girls that...

Sunsets

On Saturday, I got to celebrate American Thanksgiving with my wonderful group of friends/’alternate family’ here in Cochabamba. The lovely Barb and Kimber hosted and cooked a delicious turkey and the rest of us brought a dish to share. Potlucks are a very...

New, Shared Experiences

Today Kelley and I officially started our Photovoice project with the girls. I’m really excited for it – it’s something I got involved in back in Hamilton, Ontario over a year ago with some inner-city youth and then some seniors this past summer....