Hey guys, my name is Joanna Villeda and I was leader of the day for fun day. Today’s activity for today was going to Pico de Garza, which is an island located on a small island on the lake of Nicaragua. Wake up call was at 7:30 am, but as usual I was already up before then and so was everyone else. So our transportation for today was at first we took a bus which was about 10-15 minutes, and then we took another 10-15 minute boat ride. The main challenge for today was to sit next to someone who we have not sat next so far on our bus rides. So for today’s “Fun day” we went to Pico de Garza which had 3 pools, diving deck, and paddle boarding, which was obviously super fun and cool. Everyone had a really good time and seemed to enjoy today so much. Being able to swim and swim all day long and relax and do what we could on the island was very fun. During our time on the island there were many pictures taken in groups and individually. Once it was time to leave the island we were all pretty bummed because the island was very fun and beautiful, but it also just had finished raining on us which was actually pretty amazing. When we got back to the hostel we had free time, which meant that we had the opportunity to go out of the hostel and see around Granada on our own in groups, so a big group of people decided to go out while the rest stayed back and listened to music, danced, sang, and just enjoyed the time we had. After our free time we had dinner and after dinner we started nightly meeting a bit early so we could have more free time later in the night before lights out. Today in nightly meeting we did a survey about our stay here in Granada, then we did our routine of nightly meeting. Once that ended we played a game called “guess that tone” which was actually pretty fun to play, I personally believe that everyone had really fun. Overall today’s fun day was actually pretty fun, it was filled with many great memories and filled with many things to do and activities to do.
-Joanna
P.S This is Faith! I just want to do a shoutout to my crazy big family! I miss you all so much and I can’t wait to see you all in a few days!
JACKIE OMG! You look absolutely stunning in the pictures! I can’t wait to see you (: I miss you and I can’t wait to hear about your trip! Your funday seemed lit asf! The island looks so beautiful and you all seem to be enjoying yourselves! I love you so much, jackie! These two weeks are breezing by slowly ): I miss you so so so much! ?? goodnight jackie ? Can’t wait to read about you being the LDD
Joanna, Thanks for the amazing recap of your “fun day”! Pico de Garza looked like paradise! I’m so excited to see you all having such a wonderful time together. It is so much fun being here at home and getting to read all about your adventures and see all the pictures every night .We look forward to it so much! Keep all the great blogs coming and keep enjoying every moment!
Jared I enjoyed seeing all the photos of you enjoying your day on the island. What a cool day you had! Keep pushing yourself to step outside your comfort zone .& take full advantage of every opportunity .We love & miss you tons!
Mom, Dad, Ji and Koda❤️
A day illustrated with fun, joy and smiles. Thank you for sharing the memories. We all have enjoyed them as much as you all have taken and shared them with us.
Thank you!
Well, it seems everything was about fun today Joanna! Thank you for letting us know how the day was!
I have to say today was a very, very happy day because I got to hear my daughters’ voice for the first time since you all left from SFO!!!
Stephanie what a beautiful surprise to hear your voice and excitement about being in Nicaragua ??. You made my day!! I am also happy that you told me how you are all becoming such good friends. I could tell by your voice that you are happy, having fun, learning, and meeting a lot of new people. Keep enjoying your time and learn as much as possible because this experience is going to transform your life.
Mija, te extraño y te deseo lo mejor,
Con amor, tu mami!!???
Hi Faith,
Looks like you guys all had a fun free day!!!
A big huge shout back to you honey, we love and miss you so so much!!
Want to hear something funny, I was planning on getting to the airport at 10:30 p.m. on August 4th (Friday night). You don’t come back until the 5th, someone kindly corrected me of this!!!. I guess I am that excited!!!
Nice lake behind that pool and I am glad you have met new faces, that is what you wanted to do, remember?
Well enjoy today’s day and I will post on the blog tomorrow!!
Love you beautiful!!!
Mom & Dad
Hi Faith,
Great pictures!! I am posting again because I do not see my comment earlier posted yet!
So this comment may be a repeat!!
Anyhow, I am so glad you all had a fun day yesterday, looks like you all had a great time. The lake that sits behind that pool is so nice! I am so happy that you are meeting new friends, that was what you wanted remember?
Can I share something funny with you. Well I woke up today doing the countdown and I text someone saying I will pick you up at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. The kind response I got back was, you mean Saturday? Their flight does not leave until Saturday night!! LOL!!
Well I was planning on arriving to the airport 24 hours in advance!! Imagine that!!
I guess I am excited for your return!!!!
I love you so much and am glad you are having a great time!! Can’t wait to read what you all did today!!
Hi Jackie!!!
Hi Mariah!!!
I love you Faith,
Mom & Dad
I miss you so much! 🙂 hugs and kisses
Hey Elijah, sorry I missed your call today. We’ve been waiting for it since the last time you called. First things first! We love you so much and miss you a lot. We see all the posts your group has put up and love it when we get to see you doing your thing over there. I really enjoy all the posts so far, and can’t wait to see if you will right one. We can’t wait to hear all the stories of your trip. Susana says she hopes you’re having a great time and glad to see your healthy and glad to see you in those pics. We both wish you success in all that you do there and because of the helpful person you are we know you are doing good there.
We love you
Dad
Hi Carlos,I noticed you’re looking forward to Elijah’s post. I think Elijah and Manuel will be LDD on Wednesday, so stay tuned 🙂 – Manuel Sr.
oh FINALLY they let you guys have fun on this trip! Kidding!! Those pictures make me wish I was chilling in Nicaragua rn ): anyways keep having fun yall!! All day, everyday.
Hi Mito! Thats awesome that you guys got to go to an island! It looks so pretty. I’m glad you guys are having fun! – Cori
Hey Mito! It’s so cool that you got to go to in island, and have a fun day! I think it’s also pretty cool that the challenge was to sit next to someone new, that way you get to know them. Just imagining swimming all day sounds amazing, especially since it started raining! – Venezia
Hola: Mito veo que disfrutaste mucho tu dia libre, banandote en la alberca y jugando volleyball. Buenas noches, te quiero mucho. Tu mami
Hola Mito, Quiza ya puedan completar un equipo de voli en Rainier el proximo año. Que agusto la lluvia calientita! Espero que tengan mucho exito con su proyecto comunitario. Te quiero mucho – Tu Papi
So glad you guys had a day to decompress, enjoy Nicaragua’s beauty and have some fun! Miss and love you Nia!