May 11 Dia 5 in Peru

We had a busy day at Los Martincitos, the Senior Center today. First with helping serve breakfast. Then with bagging 30 bags of 2 kilos of rice that were used for give-aways to the women for Mother's Day. All the women were given artificial rose corsages. Also the Lions Club of Peru came and brought all the ladies a towel and bar of soap. We take for granted the basic essentials! There was bible reading and motivational time by Tony, the director and Nelly. Because it was all in Spanish, and my translator was absent today, I could only pick up bits and pieces. The gist was regarding the significance of women in our lives and the important roles they play in our lives! The staff also had drawings for door prizes. For example: dish detergent, cleaning supplies, juice, tissues, etc! All needed supplies and no frills like a manicure, or candy like we might use for door prizes in USA. In between the door prize drawings were 2 songs for dancing. One of the ladies was in a wheelchair named Isabel. She waved to one of my peers Jim that she wanted to dance. Reluctantly, he helped her out of wheelchair and slowly shuffled to dance floor, and then music stopped. It was time for another game. So Isabel sat back in wheelchair until the next dance 30 min later. In the meantime, I sliced tomatoes and red peppers in the kitchen for lunch. They had a good meal today with chicken, rice/vegetables with pesto and tomatoes/onions. I know some of you are thinking yuck, it doesn't sound good! We did more dancing, door prizes before serving lunch. The afternoon was light. Most of us are resting tonight for our sight Seeing this weekend. More to come....