These are just a few of the 81 children who come to the El Bichito for daily meals. According to the principal at the local school, Carlos, these meals have made a huge difference in the academics this year. He stopped by just to say "thank you" when he saw us gringos working there.
The smiles on these children's faces weren't as evident when we came at the beginning of the week. They couldn't quite understand why we were there or what we were doing, but they soon realized we were there to help and warmed up quickly. The big break through came when Randy, one of the men on the trip, went all out playing tag in the grassy area we rented next door to the El Bichito. The kids got the giggles when they saw Randy run as fast as he could to catch them, reach out for the "tag", miss and fall to the ground rolling and spinning! No wonder they all started making sure Randy was "it".
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