I apologize for giving y'all some late blogs but times have been BUSY lately here in Argentina. Lets talk about some exciting community work I got to be apart of with Academic Programs International (API).
At the end of October, the Baires group the chance to participate in helping the computer out! He visited a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires called La Boca. This place is known for the Argentina's favorite local futbol team, the Boca Juniors, and known by tourists is the colorful strip of apartments called El Caminto. All of that in mind, this neighborhood is extremely poor. It isn't for anyone... not just foreigners...to be there late at night.
We took a stroll through El Caminito and went to this small shop to an organization called Porteñitos or little porteños. This organization does some amazing things!
1. They reach out to the unemployed and children in the community and teach them how to cook traditional dishes like empanadas and alfajores.
2. They paint these boxes that show the colorful El Caminto
3. They sell their home made alfajores! YUMMMMM!
These profits don't go to themselves but goes a back to the community!
Now, our job in helping this awesome organization was to repaint a shop that is around block from the original shop. This (soon to be repainted) place is where some of the classes occur for the children and adults. I think we spent basically all day painting and luckily got some lovely snacks/lunch to motivate us to keep work! Also since I am the tallest person at day, my duty was to get all the hard-to-reach spots hahaha.
Lunch!!!! Pizzzzzaaaa!
Tall man's work!
The colors, of course, were royal blue and bright yellow = Pride of La Boca! We truly enjoyed this amazing opportunity to help out the people who do so much for Buenos Aires especially La Boca. Hope is something Porteñitos are able to keep alive through every action they do!
Bright yellow!
*Cool blue*
Painting away!
Hard at work or hardly working? haha
Finish product!
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