Thursday, March 15, 2012

Day 5: Full update (Leaders: Athena & Jessica)


After we woke up and ate breakfast we headed down to the school for the third time.  Once there, we split up. One group shoveled dirt, another finished up work in the library, and the last worked in the classrooms with students. The dirt was to make the foundation of the building and, with Louie constantly yelling at us to push and dump (the dirt), managed to finish the foundation. The library group finished labeling books and sorted them into their proper shelves, cleaning up the giant mess we had made while trying to organize them. In the classrooms some people helped out with Spanish tests, reviewing fractions, and other simple math, during which we learned how much we rely on calculators, especially when dividing fractions.
 We took a short break from the work, during which a few of us played hand games with the kids and others played soccer. At one point while we were working it started to pour but we didn’t let that stop us. By the end of the work time most of us were soaked and covered in mud, except for Kofi and Jessica who were in the library the entire time…reading.
After working we went back to the guesthouse to change and eat lunch. We were planning to go tubing that afternoon but due to the rain the river was overflowing and tubing was possibly disastrous , don’t worry we only lost five people…jk .
Instead, Julio took us to a national park where we hiked up treacherous terrain to a waterfall and swam in the “shark-infested” pool beneath. : D Some people even went into the cave behind the waterfall. On the hike there Julio pointed out several “deadly” plants and “vicious” animals, once again demonstrating his wide range of knowledge.
Once we got back we got changed and headed out to a soccer game with some of the village kids for the last time. This time, everybody participated and touched the ball at least once.
When we returned we ate dinner and listened to some songs on Marroquin’s iPad. After dinner we did a leadership activity where we tried to prioritize issues of the world. Then we packed our bags and went to bed nice and early… Well, the boys did.

-       Athena and Jessica

P.S. Don’t worry, about 20`% of this is exaggerated :3



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