Today was our free day!!!! Finally, our first taste of freedom… well not exactly (we had adult supervision). We started the day off with a late wake up call, 8:00 am to be exact. 1 hour of extra sleep for everyone except for the (LDD) Lider del dia (who has to wake everyone up).
First, we had a delicious breakfast where I helped pass out plates of food and the drinks. Once we were done eating, we counted off using our special numbers and went off into adventure… actually, we went back to the hostel; then, we went off to adventure into the city of Leon.
We started by traveling in one giant group through the streets all the way to the cathedral, where we to gathered souvenirs and gifts for our friends and families. It was really fun and amazing and awesome.
When we were finally done with that, we went to the supermarket to stock up our candy and snack stashes. They had a lot of different types of treats and foods in the supermarkets I haven’t seen in my supermarket before like powdered milk and some chocolate treats that you can’t get in the US. We also enjoyed some delicious ice cream at Eskimos (see below).
Eventually, we had to go back to Imabite (our comador) for a quick lunch, and I passed out food and stuff once again. Well, after all that, we had our second round of free time and spent most of that time at the internet cafe checking emails and making phone calls.
Uhhhmmmmm, I’m kinda falling asleep at the time of writing this blog, so pardon me if the detail isn’t too great, but after phone calls, we went on to prepare our presentation for our CAP project tomorrow and then moved on to student tutoring prep. Then we had dinner, and moved on to English tutoring and met up with our wonderful students. It is still incredibly hard to believe that we are actually teaching all of these people English, especially when they ask questions I don’t even know the answer to. So, we are learning too!
At the nightly meeting, we learned that tomorrow is Living Like a Local Day which actually started tonight when the electricity was turned off and we were given buckets to take a shower. Tomorrow we will be meeting families and participating in their daily routines to see what it is like to live on 2 dollars a day. Wish us luck!
-Alan
Thank you for your email today Jeremiah. I literally stopped what I was doing at work so I could email you back right away. It puts me an ease knowing you are safe, with a wonderful bunch of group, having a great time and making new friends!! ❤️
That ice cream must have been refreshing! Did you go for your usual cookies & cream/vanilla or did you try a different flavor? ?
Whoa, so no electricity and showering with only a bucket tonight?! Yep, your flash flights will come in handy for sure! Good luck. LOL! ?
Living on $2 a day tomorrow will most likely be challenging but as long as you all keep your spirits up, it’ll be a humbling experience you won’t ever forget.
Best of luck presenting your CAP project. The improvements you all plan on making will not go unnoticed. ??????
Love you! *dab*
?mom
Naasir lol you look like you enjoying your ice cream ?but i really miss you and thank you for calling me earlier. Almost teared up a bit lmaoo but i see you having a good time touring the city sounds fun. Take alot of pictures so i can see when you come back. I love you ?
Wow! Seems like so much fun! An experience to last a lifetime. Naasir, it warms my heart seeing your picture! Love you!
Hola Flor. Gracias mami por tu llamada de ayer me dio mucho gusto escucharte y saber que estás bien siento mucho que los mosquitos no dejen de morderte -picarte- cuídate mucho mami y disfruta y diviértete, aprende. Te amo chikita hermosa. Abrazos. Tu mama
Dear Alison,
I hope you and your friends are enjoying your time away from home. What a great opportunity for all involved to experience another part of the world and culture. Last summer it was Shawn and now this! What will the summer after senior year bring – more great things I’m sure:) Aprecie cada momento! Love, Aunt Gerette
Katie, it was so great to talk to you on Friday! I missed hearing your voice! I can tell from the blogs that your days are really full, so I’m sure you appreciated the break that your free day gave you. While it’s supposed to be hot here for the next several days, I know it’s nothing compared to the heat and humidity you have there. Hope you are finding ways to cool off when you can and hope the mosquitoes are not too bad. Take lots of photos as we can’t wait to see them when you return. Love from Mom, Dad, Lexie, and Comet
Hi Peter
You and team sure seem to be having a good time and learning a lot. Can you teach me how to live on two dollars a day when you come back(^)? I like your smile in the picture as always. Miss you…
Dad
Hey Eduardo, mom was very happy to hear from you the other day she said that you wasn’t feeling well, I hope your doing better. We are all doing well just waiting to read the daily blog posting about you guys, I’m glad you guys got a day for your self , that ice cream looks good, it’s about 95 degrees today and tomorrow over 100 degrees. Tomorrow it’s an ice cream day for us, stay hydrated and can’t wait to see you guys pictures from today’s blog. Love y cuidate mucho.
No douts you must be having fun Joki.. Ice cream & shopping in Nicaragua AWESOME!!
Uhh the heat back home is horrible!!!! Today is 100° and it will go up to the 111° this week.. You know I hate this heat anyways enjoy your bucket shower with cold water like back at the retreats lol. You will survive boo thang? Love you & can’t wait to see you soon !!!!!
MANY HUGS AND KISSES
To:Jocabed
From:Nina
It is so fun to hear about your day… even your free day sounded busy!
Hi Nicole! Just a little news from home: Alex had his jazz camp concert today. It went really well, (Gpa Al, Nana Di, Uncle Kelvin, Aunt Marty and Megan all came too), then we all went to Dos Coyotes (with DEJS too) afterwards. It definitely feels like summer here; it got to 101 today, and it is supposed to get even hotter this coming week. We are all missing you and sending lots of love.
Love you so much, Mom, Dad, Alex and Molly
Hi Simone!
It was such a pleasant surprise to get a phone call and email from you today! Hope you see the photo shoot of Mante I sent to you ? ?❤️
Why was the man so happy at the BBQ?
He met the “grill” of his dreams! ?