So we have 3 schools in total in Cusco and about 40 kids. One of our schools is in an area called Puquin and a few weeks ago we were given notice and told that we would have to find another hovel to teach in.
After a bit of coming and going, the teacher in Puquin, Roger, and our social assistant Haydee found an alternative location for us. It´s an equally glamorous hole with 4 walls, no water, no bathroom and no windows! It´s got great views though!... and it's not next to the road like the old school.
There was a timely strike in Cusco a few days before we had to move schools so we spent our time decorating and preparing it for the kids and turning into a virtual aquarium.
We had help from our new volunteer Severine and she brought a friend too. In the end there was 5 of us, plus a little help from a local boy that Nelly befriended. We got it all done in a few hours, all ready for the move on the friday.
The new school and the old school aren´t actually that far away from each other, but as luck would have it the road was blocked that day with roadworks so we had to move the furniture and everything on foot. The first thing we saw was lots of little people on the horizon, carrying a table. From then on the grown-ups took over and for the next 2 hours lugged tables, chairs and a lot of 'stuff' from one to the other in the mid-day sun. I felt like was in the world's strongest man contest....until I realised I was carrying two children's chairs!!
When the kids saw their new classroom they went nuts, and all the cutting and sticking and painting had been worth it!
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