Group picture at the overlook of the Lagoon
Hey parents and friends, it’s Diamond and Brianna and today we were the leaders for fun day. We all woke up at 6:00am and got on the bus by 7 to prep for a very tiring bus ride. Our first stop was after two hours and was at the gas station. Students were allowed to buy snacks and take care of business. We continued our long travel to Mercado de Artesanias, a tourist attraction where we were allowed to purchase souvenirs, while at the attraction we bargained with vendors to lower the cost of the initial item. There were very persistent vendors who attempted to sell sunglasses after we declined time after time.
After buying souvenirs at Mercado de Artesanias we continued our travel to Tip Top, a fast food restaurant, where we were able to eat French fries and chicken wings. We took our food to-go and continued our long bus ride until we reached the main attraction, Monkey Hut. (On our way there we stopped to view a monkey in the trees!) Monkey Hut is a lagoon created by a volcano that exploded and created a crater. Today it is a sleeping volcano.
We had the option of either swimming with friends, kayaking with friends, or relaxing in a hammock and enjoying the weather/view. Everyone on the trip bonded with each other while playing fun games in the water, and just enjoying a day to have fun. After a long day of excitement and fun we traveled on the bus for about 3 hours back to the hostel. We were further surprised to find out that we would have pizza for dinner. Everyone was excited to have a little taste of home and something different to switch up the daily routine of rice and beans. We concluded today with our routine nightly meeting before having free time and eventually bedtime. Overall today was a very adventurous because of the places we traveled and the activities that we were able to do. This day will be forever remembered by everyone because of the bond we shared as a familia.
Shout out to my mom, my dad, my grandma, and my aunt for supporting me to come on this trip and believing in my potential. Love Brianna <3
Shout out to Tania, I love you mom! 😉
Students having fun in the water!
Our red cross lifeguard keeping a watch over water activities!
I’m glad everyone is well and having fun enjoy all the time because soon they will be back home with the family. God bless you all.
I’m very glad to see everything going well. I enjoy reading about the wonderful things you all are doing, wish there were more pictures. I miss you Christopher O. I’m so so proud of you and I miss you a lot. Love mom.
I’m happy to hear you guys are helping the natives with your community service projects. This is a great opportunity to travel abroad, continue to stick together as a family and enjoy yourselves. I’m proud of you Brianna.
MUCH LOVE,
DADDY
P.S
What did you eat in place of the pizza?
I’m happy to hear you guys are helping the natives with your community service projects, continue to stick together as a family and enjoy yourselves. I’m proud of you Brianna, much love, Daddy. P.S What did you eat in place of the pizza?
Hey Chris & Charles….
I love u all and miss u all. Should I bring brownies to the airport? Stay safe and see u all soon.
Love u
Kye
Hello Brianna…. I am glad that you are having a great experience & being involved in supporting the community… I am so glad you connected with students & enjoying your various adventures… Mommy loves you to the
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Hey Brianna, it’s awesome to see you doing positive thing in the world… have fun and enjoy every minute of it! You’re going to be famous one day, don’t forget I’ll be your head of security…lbvs. Love Jason ?
I’m so proud of you Brianna. Continue to strive towards new journeys and learning about yourself and others. I miss you so much and I love you!
Glad to see that you are having fun. This is the first time I did this blog. I see you guys are learning quite a bit. This experience is wonderful for you. I’m very proud of you and hope that you continue to learn new things. Stay safe and you guys take care of each other.
Hey Brianna! Auntie is so proud of this journey you are on. Continue to follow your dreams and help to make a difference in the lives of others. I miss you and I love you!
Bri this is an awesome opportunity. Truly engulf yourself as much as possible in the culture and enjoy this experience wholeheartedly. This major baaaaaby lol Have fun! Love ya kid
Hi, Bri, This is Net. I want to congratulate you on your endeavors in this country. Good job. I know you are learning a lot about this country and its customs. I am so proud of you. See you soon. Love always, Net
I very proud of you, glad you having a wonderful time with your experience .