The School

Traveller not Tourist runs a completely volunteer-run school in a poor community on the outskirts of Arequipa, called Flore Tristan. We take a 40 minute bus ride from the house to get to the rural community and we know we´re there when the paved road changes to dirt and the houses are very simple and made of stone. Kids run to us screaming ´Teacher!´

There are three classes, the Babies - ages 2 to 5, the Intermediate level and the Advanced level. The volunteers plan lessons according to the age group and have class for the first hour then the second our is play time at the cancha, basketball court. We are currently teaching the Intermediate class the seasons in English and vocabulary that goes with it.

During game time the girls like to play with any female Teacher´s hair and jump rope, and many kids enjoy running around playing basketball. The little ones like to be carried piggy-back style or swung around in a circle in the air.

It´s simple and sweet, the kids really just need some extra love in their day, and their parents probably need a couple hours to themselves.