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Day 1 - Joyful arrival in Peru

4/7/2015

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PictureThe team about to leave from Leeds, 7am Monday. (Grace, Shelagh, Maureen, Leonora, Norma & Carol). We were really touched how many lovely St. Margarets' folk turned out to wave us off.
After a 5.30am start, 5 hours in a minibus, 3 epic flights, 2 non-stop days and one sleepless night on the go, we've finally arrived in the teeming city of Arequipa. We're all shattered but very happy to be here. En route we've flown over vast oceans, mountains, snowfields, forests, frozen lakes and desicated deserts each of which has stretched as far as the eye could see . It's been quite literally awe-inspiring.
​We stopped en route at a guest house in Lima between flights, the shambolic roof of which was populated with kittens, an unfeasibly fluffy angora rabbit and a pen full of enormous guinea pigs being fattened-up for the pot. 
Arriving in Arequipa we were surprised by a fabulous welcoming party from Neuvas Fuezas, one of the groups of adults with disabilities we're going to be training over the next couple of weeks. We were massively touched that they'd gone to so much trouble to celebrate our arrival. 

Finally settled in our guest house on the edge of the old part of the city, we unpacked the vast amount of craft equipment and materials we've brought with us and then got stuck into an evening of serious Uno-playing, before falling exhausted into bed. Busy day ahead tomorrow! 

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Surprise welcoming party at Arequipa airport ! We were so touched at how much trouble they'd gone to. So lovely and also very humbling.
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    Susie Hart MBE
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    Textile designer, Crafts instructor, Social entrepreneur, CMS Mission - Associate

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