Today the students arrived! Remember we are calling them the "Chulengos"? They liked their new name.... and can you imagine this was day one of 135 days of camping for them? And with a few exceptions, most of that time will be remote, backcountry camping--this will be a life changing chapter in most (if not all!) of their lives.
What did we do today? Mainly we gave them a thorough orientation to the coming weeks and months, and then we dove in head first and started packing food! We packed all the food for the coming two expeditions (sea kayaking and backpacking). Here are a few photos from our day:
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| Time to eat lunch! Some good Chilean food. Isadora is the young woman on the left and she is our Chilean scholarship student. She is from a smaller town near Santiago, but she has lived near Coyhaique for a few years recently. We are glad to have her! |
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| Sam is carefully weighing our lentils... 35 bags of 1/2 kilo... |
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| Packing food in the "Techo de Papas"... L to R: Hunter, Devon, Kyle, Luke. |
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| Time to set up tents... lots of learning happening in the next few days. |
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| Home sweet home for 135 days.... |
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| Ok, here are the "Chulengos"!! 15 students, 3 Instructors. |
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| Here is the instructor team for the sea kayak section: Lloyd, Me, and Abby. |
Great photos! We will be praying for you, your fellow instructors, and the students!
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