{"id":328,"date":"2017-06-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chisnell.com\/travels\/2017\/06\/28\/wanderings-variety\/"},"modified":"2017-12-27T21:20:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T21:20:27","slug":"wanderings-variety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chisnell.com\/travels\/2017\/06\/28\/wanderings-variety\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Full Image&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.chisnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/urubamba-walk1a-web.jpg&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.62&#8243; background_blend=&#8221;darken&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(84,84,84,0.73)&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.55&#8243; background_position_1=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat_1=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; 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Knowing that what I am doing to help around directly and indirectly affects the children is very pleasing. Not only am I helping them, they are also helping me. Marko, a 17 year old, had conversations with me of various topics including my schooling, freetime activities, sports, and more. 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