Past Expeditions: Bermejillo 2007

 

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Bermejillo, June 2007

In June 2007, a vivacious group of 20 young adults ventured into Bermejillo, Durango, Mexico.

With a majority of the participants having a background in teaching, our focus was on teaching courses to the communities, and increasing education in the region. We also added in our share of cement work and even managed to have some fun while we were there.

Some of the things we did were:

1. Built a one-room cement floor for a house 4 families share.


2. Dug out 3+ feet of dirt, poured a cement floor, and added in the cement work to build the future addition of adobe walls.


3. Visited Chapingo University to build a relationship for future expeditions.


4. Toured the high school in determining ways we can help share our resources.


5. Taught workshops to communities.


6. Delivered hygiene kits.


7. Toured the hospital and delivered newborn kits.


8. Made visits to local families and handed out school kits, clothing, and supplies.

The families we stayed with really made us feel as if we were their own children, and fed us so well each day. The trip also would not have been complete without our nightly trips to the taco shop for our fill of gringas!

As the week came to an end, we even had a chance to go out to the mountains to a suspension bridge. We walked hundreds of feet above a ravine on the suspension bridge and into the gold and silver mine. We explored the mine and made it from one side of the mountain to the other.

 

Before starting cement work, we first had to dig out 3+ feet of dirt


The finished product


Sorting through donated clothing


Teaching music


Teaching “Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”


An art project we taught the children


Learning to dance the Durango way


Exploring the mine


Our favorite chef