First Days at IMIF

Well you can imagine how meetings go with 5-6 new people and 2 languages. We met at the offices which are down the street, at 10am and met Ernesto, Lucy, and an old friend Ivonne (a Dentist which we met last trip to La Paz) as well as Yumey. There was a lot of questions and joy had to tell them her vision of the three weeks we were to have in Aucapata. For those that don´t know Aucapata and a number of surrounding villages high in the Andes and many hours by bus or truck from La Paz have been receiving dental care and breakfast program for chidren in schools through the IMIF headquartered in Halifax and Lima. Joy sponsored the idea of sending and art student to the area to teach art in the same schools. Now it is Joy´s turn. She (and I ) will spend the next three weeks in Aucapata trying to mix art and dental health. The first day we didn´t quit until 7pm! This regular working must be for the young!
Jim