progreso con la biblioteca

We have finally finished construction of our community library. We are getting final details together to move forward. Peru’s Ministry of Education has a program called PromoLibro that donates books to developing communities who have a library. So, in addition to buying books, my committee and I are working on an application to solicit a donation from the Ministry of Education. This process has been long and I have faced many unexpected challenges. But I have been enjoying the managing this project and it is exciting to see it finally coming together. The community members are starting to get more and more interested in the library and the opportunities it will bring.

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This week I am in Lima for my Close of Service Conference. My group and I have been in Peru for almost two years and we have only 3 months left. We all came to Lima for a conference to prepare for our last three months in site as well as readjustment back to the US. It was nice to see all of the volunteers again and hear about everyone’s experience. We all have lived in rural communities for almost two years and in some ways have had similar experiences and in other ways very distinct experiences. Our group started off with 48 people and 38 of us are finishing are finishing our two years of service. It was a bittersweet ceremony with mixed feelings about being excited to go home and distressed to leave our communities. At the end of the week, I’ll be heading back to my town and I’m anxious and excited to finish my projects and my Peace Corps experience.