Saturday, March 17, 2012

Team Colombia: Part One

Team Colombia's Schedule...Who knew the Colombian work-day started at 7am!?

Arriving at the airport in Bogota, Colombia....

 Ali, Heela, and Jasmine doing a little shopping in the market...

 Kristin posing with  two of the students from Cakike. Cakike promotes and provides arts education for students in Bogata.

 Kanupriya enjoying a deep conversation with her "Mi Casa, Mi Casa" friend...

                                                  Ali and friend enjoying a snack at Cakike...

                                             Manal is all smiles with the students from Cakike...

                                                           Paula and her two new friends...

                                                       Vidur and his Cakike merchandise...

 Unaiza loving on the "baby". Cakike also promotes a loving and tolerant community by having students engage in life skills activites.

                          Having dinner with former Colombia Secretary of Education Cecilia Maria Velez.

 Paula, Anna, and the Dean of Students at Gimnasio Monseñor Manuel Maria Camargo, a private school located on the outskirts of Bogota. GMMMC is a beneficiary of the Colombia Progressa program. Colombia Progresa provides resources (i.e. textbooks, uniforms, etc.) to schools in need.

               Manal and Heela enjoying the atmosphere on our way to the rural school visits in Cajica.

                                                                  The City of Bogota...

                                           One of the many memorials in the City of Bogota...

                                                                Colombian countryside...

                                     Kanupriya and Jasmine with "Mi Casa, Mi Casa" at Cakike...

 Unaiza, Vidur, and Anna talking to students in the after school program sponsored by Colombia Progresa...

                                                             Manal and friend at Cakike...

 One of the random signs in the hostel...

                                                    Street performers in Bogota, Colombia...

                                                                      More of Bogota...

                                                              Home for Team Colombia...

                                               Pictures of the missing...in Plaza de Bolivar...

Team Colombia loves the kids...and they love us back!

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