After Ms. Kelleher’s substituted blog yesterday, the
students are back (Tommy and Aidan) to post. The day was started by another
lovely wake-up call credited to the howler monkeys. We really started to feel
the mental tiredness hit us today, considering that most of us just wanted to
sleep.
Today was our last real day of work on the Escuela. Aidan and Hannah finished by painting the
bases of the rainwater collectors. After
a full blue coat, they painted fish, raindrops, oceans, and messages for the
kids. Bruce did some odd jobs and
painted the tubes of the fence blue, along with several other community
members, who joined in after Davis, our foreman, had an administration meeting
the night before. Tommy and Chase (Ms.
Kelleher and Brooke too) painted “ESCUELA LINDA VISTA” on the fence which now
proudly sports the words.
Afterwards, we split up to eat our last home stay meal
because we will be eating with the whole community at the school tomorrow and
back here at Chilamate on Sunday. Chayote, fried tortillas, beans, and rice
anyone? We gave the families our gifts for taking care of us and also took lots
of pictures with them. Bianca let us
hold her baby chicks, which were the cutest things ever. Tommy held four of the five chicks most of the
time and lulled them to sleep under his bandanas. ‘Twas a splendid ending to a wonderful home
stay experience.
AFTER THAT… We went on another adventure with Jaime. He took us to see plants in the area and we
tasted tons of different exotic herbs, fruits, and other plants. So it brings
us to here, where we are sitting in the lodge writing to y’all. Take a look at
the pictures below, and we’ll talk to you tomorrow!
-Tommy and Aidan
