After being in Peru for a couple of weeks, we were informed that a group of students from UNC would be joining us. They were part of the Nourish International group and all of us worked on the water line together. I would be lying if I said there wasn't tension between the groups (and definitely some run-ins that made for interesting stories), but overall we got along and having the extra hands digging was welcome.
Before we got into the bulk of the digging, I was given the chance to accompany some of the Peruvian professional engineers to survey the water route, which was great for me. The skills I learned at Duke were being put to use (minimally) and that is a satisfying feeling. We also plastered the main wall of the plaza in the middle of Ciudad de Dios to prep it for mural painting. This was one of our community beautification projects, along with creating signs for them designating it as more than just temporary.
The completed mural that I designed in the plaza
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Ciudad de Dios,
Mural,
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