Training is rapidly coming to an end; I remember how slowly the first week of training went and how we all though the 10 weeks would never end, but now it seems like it flashed before our eyes. This past week has been a time for wrapping up final details and enjoying time with other trainees and our host families. We´ve all been finishing up our community diagnostics this week, which is a compilation of the trends, facts, and issues we´ve discovered about our host communities in the last 2 plus months. We presented our findings today and shared our observations.

Today we prepared a farewell party for all of our host families at the training center. A group of us have been practicing a dance for the last several weeks, so that was definitely my personal highlight of the day. Very few of us actually had any rhthym or dancing ability, but that made it all the more entertaining. We started with a dance to Shakira and finished with a Peruvian song with some pretty catchy dance moves. Other groups performed songs, dances, and other entertainment for the host families, and we shared memories over a wide spread of snacks. The host families all seemed very proud and excited to be included in our farewell, and many of us have become really close to our host families here in Chaclacayo.