Second Day on the Job

On Tuesday Carol, Darwin and I had breakfast on the Plaza (or town square) for breakfast. We met Adam who is the MTI contact for Oaxaca. He has lived here for several years having come to Oaxaca as a teenager to work as a missionary. He was born and raised in Portland and has worked for MTI for 4-5 years. Adam met and married a local girl. He gave us quite a bit of information on the local projects. He will be working with us in the field on Thursday.

After our breakfast we met up with Abraham and we headed out to Yagay to get to work. Goni felt well enough to go along but she was still not 100%.

On the way to Yagay we stopped at a roadside fruit stand and picked up a large bag of oranges for the neighborhood. We once again broke into two teams at locations right next door to each other.With a little bit of experience under our belt the work went a little easier. The families, and especially the kids, really enjoyed the oranges. They are a special treat they do not get often.

We stopped at the same local restaurant for lunch. We had meat ball soup and vegetables. This is a small family restaurant with home cooked food. The owner is a nice lady who has many relatives in the US.
We went back to the hotel for a shower and a little rest before going down to the plaza for dinner. The plaza was occupied by a group of protesters. We were not sure what the protest was all about but it was peaceful.

Eric told us that each town or city has a plaza where people congregate. The Oaxaca plaza has lots of indigenous people selling their homemade crafts. Many others come to just walk around. Tourists, locals, and beggars all co-exist here.