Talent Show Champs!

Talent Show Champs!!

A statistic says that 90% of rural Paraguayans suffer from intestinal parasites. These parasites can have damaging effects on one's health and daily wellbeing. One of the easiest ways to prevent sevo'i from entering the body is by wearing shoes, which many Paraguayans, especially children do not do. As Education volunteers, we can play a vital role in bringing information to these communities on how to prevent and treat parasites. So while TRR did dental health charlas for Long Field Practice, another group did charlas in schools in another part of the country on parasite prevention. After a week of back-to-back charlas, this group had mastered their song in Guarani, "Areko che zapatu," which encourages children to wear their shoes and avoid getting sevo'i.
As the 11 weeks of tiresome training wrapped up, we had one last challenge. On the last day of training, there would be a talent show in Guarambare, and Schaefer put the pressure on when she said the Education group had won the past 3 years in a row. As we bounced around ideas of what we would do, we went back to Long Field. TRR remembered how we had fired ourselves up on the last day of our dental charlas, and we combined that memory with the Areko che zapatu song, and this was the result:
(These are the lyrics. It wouldn't let me load the video!)

Areko che zapatu REMIXXX

Man I see you playing futbol afterschool
Why you not wearing no zapatu (shoe)?
So listen up all you little mita'i (kid)
you don't want to quedar w that chivivi (explosive diarrhea)
we're education and we're here to say
you gotta wash your hands everyday
and while we're at it can't you see
we're doing participatory activities
promoting gender equality
bc we don't like our ladies with sevo'i (worms)
you know what you necesitas (need)
you need some gd zapatillas (flip flops)
that's right big booty i'm looking at you
why you ain't wearing no zapatu (shoe)
now when i say sevo you say i sevo'i sevo'i
and when i say zapa you say tu zapatu zapatu
now papa miguel's gotta pass the mike
to my brother rikzilla come and say what you like

listen to me i'll give you the scoop
ghiardhia ain't a joke son it's frothy poop
you don't get it from kissin
so stop drop and listen
heed my advice or from your butt you'll be pissin
no drip from your ano (anus) when you lava los manos (wash your hands)
cuidate (take care of yourself) everyday keep your shit sano (healthy)
now when i say frothy you say poo frothy poo frothy poo
and when i say lava you say po lava po lava po

listen to ricardo this is why they train us
bc we don't want worms coming out of our anus
thanks for listening to our charlita (presentation)
you can pay us back with a cervezita (beer)
we're triple e with annmarie coming at you from naranjaisUH