Day 8 – June 23
5:51pm
There is only a few days left. People are always smiling in this village. You just can’t help but to smile back no matter how down you feel I think that might be something I take back to the U.S. This morning I woke up early at 5:15 am to put my clothes up. Since we washed Sunday morning, our clothes were dried this morning. I put them away in my bag. Although I still have three more work days, I could’ve waited because they would’ve gotten dirty anyways. It’s okay though I needed to wash them. After that we ate breakfast and headed to the work site. I had to go back to the house because of my camera. We were split into different groups, than last time, and we got the afternoon shift for the work site. For our cultural part we visited the school they already had. The reason we our building a new school, even though they have one, is because it is in a bad place. It’s right on a hill and when it rains, which it does a lot of, it floods the school. Sometimes the kids aren’t able to go to school because of this reason, so some drop out of school. Since we went in the morning the littlest kids were there. In the afternoon are the 11 and 12 year old. However before we went, we had to pump water. We have a special pump because our bodies aren’t immune to drinking their water. So we pump and put a few drops of bleach in each to clean it more. We talked about and planned what we would do at the school. When we went to the school, we first introduced ourselves and then had them say “my name is” to introduce themselves. It was so cute because they are so small and had trouble saying it. It reminds me of myself when I have trouble with Spanish. We also taught them four colors, red, blue, yellow and green. They opened up their notebooks and wrote everything down; it was adorable. We also taught them head, shoulder, knees, and toes and duck, duck, goose. They loved both of the games so much. We also taught them numbers one through ten. It is always amazing to see these kids smiling, and giving this gift of a school makes this journey worth every bit of my time.
5:51pm
There is only a few days left. People are always smiling in this village. You just can’t help but to smile back no matter how down you feel I think that might be something I take back to the U.S. This morning I woke up early at 5:15 am to put my clothes up. Since we washed Sunday morning, our clothes were dried this morning. I put them away in my bag. Although I still have three more work days, I could’ve waited because they would’ve gotten dirty anyways. It’s okay though I needed to wash them. After that we ate breakfast and headed to the work site. I had to go back to the house because of my camera. We were split into different groups, than last time, and we got the afternoon shift for the work site. For our cultural part we visited the school they already had. The reason we our building a new school, even though they have one, is because it is in a bad place. It’s right on a hill and when it rains, which it does a lot of, it floods the school. Sometimes the kids aren’t able to go to school because of this reason, so some drop out of school. Since we went in the morning the littlest kids were there. In the afternoon are the 11 and 12 year old. However before we went, we had to pump water. We have a special pump because our bodies aren’t immune to drinking their water. So we pump and put a few drops of bleach in each to clean it more. We talked about and planned what we would do at the school. When we went to the school, we first introduced ourselves and then had them say “my name is” to introduce themselves. It was so cute because they are so small and had trouble saying it. It reminds me of myself when I have trouble with Spanish. We also taught them four colors, red, blue, yellow and green. They opened up their notebooks and wrote everything down; it was adorable. We also taught them head, shoulder, knees, and toes and duck, duck, goose. They loved both of the games so much. We also taught them numbers one through ten. It is always amazing to see these kids smiling, and giving this gift of a school makes this journey worth every bit of my time.
After that we ate lunch. It wasn’t filling as the other lunches because we ate spaghetti and fried tortillas. The fried tortillas were delicious but the spaghetti needed work. However I’m grateful they put in effort to make something different. Also after lunch, Amy was so gracious to give us M&M’s for our hard work. My roommates and I had to lead the group discussions. Today it was about gender roles. I think it went pretty well. Although we had to wait an hour because it was raining a lot, this cut into our work time also. However we sang songs and played hand games. It was wonderful. Overall this day was wonderful. To top it off Mama made chicken and rice in a soupy form. I never felt that much relief. I was so grateful. I strongly believe it was because it is Father’s Day in Nicaragua. The chicken was so delicious; I loved it. I appreciate Mama for making it. This was one of the best days. Regardless of the treats it was just a happy day. I’m glad I came on this trip and the people around me make it even better.
Jazzy
P.S. But if it also made me realize it’s coming it an end. That’s the saddest part.
Jazzy
P.S. But if it also made me realize it’s coming it an end. That’s the saddest part.