FundaVita

Last night we went back to the ghetto area that we visited on Monday and we spoke at a drop-in center. The program is called FundaVida (see www.fundavida.org for more information) and is run by a local church wanting to make an impact in the lives of children and young people in the city. One of my teammates asked the youth to describe the program (they ranged in age from 12 - 24). The 24-year old guy spoke up and said they this was more than just a drop-in center - it was a refuge from the streets and violence, but most importantly, it was family. After we spoke, I ended up playing ping pong with one of the girls and even though we both sucked at playing, we had fun together without a common language. Paola got quite serious in a game of Twister (as pictured below. . .the butt).