Jima

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On Saturday, Feb 12th, a group of staff, students and friends went out to Jima, a small town about 2 hours southeast of Cuenca. While the main purpose of the visit was to introduce students Full Immersion Spanish Program students Ed and Patty Toth to the Peace Corps volunteers currently in town, it was also an opportunity for some of us to see old friends. Ed is a former Forest Service employee who is helping to find grant money for the projects that Meg and Staley (the PC volunteers) have been working on for the last year and a half. The area around Jima is decidedly rural, with small houses in large plots that support cattle and potatoes, the Andean staple.