it's hard to see people living in such poverty here. I feel deprived by not having warm water for my shower, not having a door on the bathroom in the hotel, not having a toilet seat to sit on, not being sure if it's safe to brush my teeth in the faucet water, not having air conditioning when I want it.... But then I see people living under a roof they have constructed from plastic and sticks, sleeping on dirt floors, and I wonder how they make it through the night when the heavy rains come.
We met some kids who sell things on the street. One named Juan Carlos befriended me. I thought he was 5, but he said he was 9. I don't know if he's so small due to genetics or malnutrition or both. But he had a beautiful, healthy smile. Many people here live long lives. We met a couple who had been married for 70 years. The man had his shirt off and was carrying heavy chairs up and down the stairs to his house that rests on stilts above the sewer canals of Belen....
The food is amazing here, with the rice and beans and fresh fruits. They have lots of natural remedies that they sell from the plants of the amazon.
Today we will have a free dental clinic!!!
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