Today was our first day at the work site in the indigenous community of Mondaña. Our group is building a kitchen in the school to benefit the community. A year ago, the Ecuadorian government ruled that children in indiginous schools would only be provided a drink and snack for lunch.  Building the school kitchen will allow the children to receive a full, nutritious lunch. Cooking is like chemistry, so technically we're helping to make delicious 'science.' 
We are so ready:

This is a brief overview of the Mondaña community:

At the work site, we began work clearing and constructing. We removed old boards, dug, and started to fence the area.

 The sunset after a long day of work: