We woke early, and after facing the freezing showers we were alert, alive, awake, enthusiastic (and the rest of the team have learnt some new Spanish words- frio and caliente).
Peer education was on the agenda and today the focus was on the distinction between a peer educator and a mentor. The participants were split into two groups and explored the qualities needed to be a peer educator/mentor and those that they can develop over time to improve their skills. The training was well understood and there was plenty of enthusiasm. "Is everybody ready, you bet your life we are!"
In the afternoon, we attended a WAGGGS leadership session on advocacy and it was really inspiring to hear the stories of 2 Peruvian Guides, Marysol and Nicole who spoke about an advocacy project they started when they were 16.
British Columbia in Canada have a twinning project with the Guias Scouts del Peru and a group have called in to La Castellana for two days as part of their tour of Peru. They're a really friendly bunch and we're looking forwards to having them in our GOLD sessions tomorrow.
Alice took one for the team, she claimed responsibility for the teams left behind items and had to stand up at the front and do a dance (along with the other culprits) as a forfeit!
We also had a WAGGGS surf smart session which encouraged us to think about ways to use the Internet safely. We created a Facebook page for Lady Baden-Powell #beprepared
The day ended with international night, where we gave a performance complete with Royal family masks, we learnt about the history behind the song 'barges' and had presentations about Peru and Tacna (a region in Peru we'll be visiting later in the project). We were then able to try lots of new Peruvian food including a drink made from black corn and a rice pudding which went down a treat!
We've had an action packed day and are looking forwards to what tomorrow has in store.
We are having trouble uploading pictures but hope to get more up soon!
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