May 21, 2007
Micheleluce- CHIAPAS
San Juan Chamula, México. Today, the LES Girls Club visited San Juan Chamula -a little village located outside of San Cristóbal de las Casas. In this village, children start working at a young age to bring some money to help feed their families and to buy school supplies.
As soon as we stepped out of "The Combi" (mini-van) several children rushed to us to sell us everything from candy, gum and bracelets. "Comprame una pulsera": "buy a bracelet from me" all of them said. I felt extremely moved by them.
When you find yourself surrounded by little children trying to desperatetly sell you things, you appreciate how lucky you are for what you have and all the opportunities you are exposed to.
Here is a photo of Andrés, one of the many children working on the streets of San Juan Chamula.
Posted by Michelle at May 21, 2007 03:55 PM