Later on we made dinner for the team and had a fantastic time shopping and cooking for a group of 20! We made a delicious stir fry with fresh vegetables and meat from the market. Bianca shared her expertise and made fried plantains (platanos), which were delicious! A desert of fresh mango and pineapple rounded out the meal. The experience of shopping for ingredients and preparing the meal was amazing, as Jackie says ‘The meat market was quite the experience!’ The woman handling the meat had no problem grabbing it with her bare hands and tossing it around from person to person. At first the meat did not look very appetizing at the market, but we must say, the dinner was so delicious--everyone went back for seconds and some for thirds!
-Bianca Diaz ’13, Jacquie ‘12 and Sandy ‘13
Today, Group B: Bianca, Jacquie and Sandy, went to the Brothers’ office in the middle of the 'Cancha' the local market. The Brothers’ mission in the market is focused on providing a secure location for working children to do their homework and escape from the chaos of the street. We spent the morning working with those children, helping with Math, Biology, and English.
