Another Day in Yantaló

Today was an exciting day in Yantaló. We finished getting the computers set up, checking all the disk drives, setting the backgrounds to pictures of various places in Yantaló, having some members of the community come in to see the computers and learn a thing or two. After spending the morning there, we returned to Moyobamba to eat and to relax for the afternoon. This evening, we returned to Arizona Chicken (I know all you previous travelers are jealous) to eat with the (or, rather, as a) family and now the nightly internet ritual takes place.

The rest of the week (that is, the three workdays that remain) look like they will be filled with teaching people how to navigate the new computers. I will be sure to post some pictures of the lab, and perhaps we can eventually put some in First Press - Victor wants very much for Bill Meihlan to see the fruits of his labor - as do we. I am afraid that we haven't done as much with the computers themselves as I expected - the electrician types did a lot of work for us. But the opportunity to teach and interact will be a wonderful way to finish up here.

And with that, I will leave this a short entry. More to come as we continue to work and experience. As always, grace and peace to all.

Happy trails -
sch