Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Day 3: Community Service (Leaders: Peter & Matt)


We woke up today and had breakfast. After breakfast we went to the school and started building our library. The foundation is finished and is ready to enforce. Books in the library are slowly being sorted. Once we finished the work at the school we went for a scavenger hunt to find out more about the community. During this we walked up to members of the community and asked many questions. We went to the Mayan Museum afterword and learned about traditional culture of the Mayans. We learned how to ground coffee, make tortillas, play the marimba, and learned a lot of traditional daily life. At the end of the day, as we walked home, we stopped to play soccer with the locals. It was intense . . . we lost. Brian being the most offensive and Nate being an amazing goalie, we worked extremely hard till the last minute. Losing 2-1, we still had a lot of fun and hope to play again tomorrow. Finally getting home we end the day with a delicious dinner and putting medicine on our bug bites. We are now having a group meeting, looking forward to more exciting explorations tomorrow.



-Peter & Matt

6 comments:

Anne Galvin said...

Hey Matty
It's Drew.Who scored the goal? I hope you are having fun. I am using your phone haha. Mom will not me text any of your friends so I only am texting Joey. I can't wait to hear what you do next. Mom said you ate termites but I do not believe her.
Miss Ya
Drew
P.S. mom says start wearing your hat lol

Greg Mankiw said...

It sounds like you are all having a great time!

We are enjoying all the pictures and news up here in Wellesley. Keep them coming.

And most of all: Keep having fun!

Love ya, Peter.

Dad

Anne Galvin said...

Matt Galvin, Lily is here at 94 Pierce running the show. I am not sure, but perhaps she has moved her stuff into your room! Just to keep you in the loop--Stella has gotten a haircut. She looks great! She sends her best wishes. We miss you Matty! Enjoy every moment. We love you, Nana and Papa G.

Beth D said...

Hey Nate - glad to see you working and having fun. Gordon says hello, he didn't do as well at the Oyster show without you there to cheer him on. It has been warm enough to play baseball the last two days. Your new bat arrived on Monday. Take lots of pictures!

Love, Dad

Anne Galvin said...

Hey Matty, I'm glad all is going well. Did you find any info on the Mayan 2012 prediction? We all miss you. Your team went 1-2 down the Cape. I'm sure they're gonna miss you during the playoffs.
You guys are all on a working vacation but I'm sure everyone is still sleeping later than during a school week. Enjoy the sun. The temps here have been approaching the 70's.
Love Father

Mary Kate said...

Hi Matty I am so so proud of you. Have a great time and May May said you have to come home soon.
Love you Auntie KK

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